Cebu’s own safari to open before the year ends

Apple Ta-as 03/11/2017

A FEW more months of waiting and Cebuano pawnshop tycoon Michel J. Lhuillier will be opening the country’s biggest zoo in the upland area of Carmen town, 41.7 kilometers north of Cebu City. With everyone’s excitement building…

23 Minore Park opens, unveils IC3

PR 02/07/2017

SIX months after the launch of 23 Minore Park, its central park, which showcases landscaped gardens, mementos of the St. John XXIII Minor Seminary, and an outdoor chapel, opened to the public on December 15. 23 Minore…

Ivan Dorschner gears up for showbiz comeback

Apple Ta-as 12/04/2016

FOR two years, fans of Ivan Dorschner lost track of the Filipino-American actor and host when he decided to leave the country to study in the U.S. Just recently, however, he surprised showbiz not just with a…

S. Korean lawmakers order probe on Park

11/18/2016

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s parliament on Thursday passed a law that would allow a special prosecutor to investigate a corruption scandal threatening the presidency of Park Geun-hye. The opposition-controlled National Assembly also voted for a…

Duros Land launches 23 Minore Park

Izobelle T. Pulgo 06/23/2016

Duros Land Properties, Inc. launched on Thursday what is to be a place they dubbed as “where nature is greeted by history” located on the former grounds of St. John XXIII Seminary, where the IEC Pavillion now…

Mandaue plaza gets P50-M face-lift

Julit C. Jainar 06/08/2016

THE Mandaue city hall and plaza are getting a 50-million facelift, a project that incoming Mayor-elect Gabriel Luis Quisumbing envisioned to do when he assumes office. Quisumbing in his May 25, 2016 Facebook post said he hoped…

RESPITE FROM THE HEAT

04/25/2016

A city resident takes a nap under the cool shade of a tree at the Senior Citizens Park. (CDN PHOTO/Christian Maningo)…

Market across Pepang cemetery demolished

08/20/2015

Shanties in the  marketplace fronting the Doña Pepang Cemetery were torn down yesterday by a City Hall demolition crew a day earlier than its original schedule. “The island where the market place used to be was a…

Tensions flare as Probe tries to demolish structures

Nestle L. Semilla 08/14/2015

Cebu City’s demolition team failed to demolish two structures in  Doña Pepang cemetery in barangay Tejero yesterday after former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña and his lawyer, Benjamin Militar, intervened. Osmeña, who is also a former Cebu…

Doña Pepang settlers hold protest at City Hall

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/06/2015

Several settlers in the Doña Pepang Cemetery protested in front of City Hall yesterday saying their relocation site remains a question. “Why were our homes demolished when there is still no relocation site for us? When we…

Reconsider TRO bid on cemetery closure, Osmeña asks court

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/06/2015

Former Cebu City mayor and congressman Tomas Osmeña asked the court to reconsider an earlier ruling that rejected his petition for a temporary restraining order against the closure of  the Doña Pepang Cemetery. In a pleading filed…

Most families want remains to stay in Doña Pepang cemetery

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/01/2014

‘HONOR THE DEAD’ The relatives of 30 to 35 families whose loved ones were buried in the Doña Pepang Cemetery don’t want the remains to be transferred to another cemetery. “We want to retain the heritage and…

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