Boxing community of Cebu mourns passing of ABAP president Ed Picson

Glendale G. Rosal 04/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu boxing community mourns the untimely passing of one of the country’s sports icons, Edgar “Ed” Picson on Wednesday.  The 69-year-old Picson passed away last Wednesday after battling liver cancer.  Besides his…

Ex-DFA chief Albert del Rosario dies at 83

Beatrice Pinlac 04/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, 83, died on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, his family announced. The longtime diplomat’s daughter, Dr. Inge del Rosario, broke the news of his passing in a statement…

Sotto: ‘No chance’ of passing SOGIE bill in Senate

08/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — There is “no chance” that the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill will pass in the Senate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said. Sotto said Senate could pass an anti-discrimination…

Cebuano celebrities mourn passing of the legendary Eddie Garcia

Michelle Joy Padayhag 06/21/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Cebuano stars are among the celebrities who mourn the death of legendary actor Eduardo “Eddie” Garcia, who passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Kapamilya singer Vina Morales took to Instagram and shared a photo…

Passing through the needle’s eye

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 10/13/2018

As a child I associated camels with Christmas, in particular with the Three Kings, whom they transported across vast deserts to offer their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Infant Jesus. Depictions of the Three…

More than just a breath of passing air

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 08/25/2018

While surfing the Web, I came across this little poem by the 19th-century English writer, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, entitled “The Power of Words:” ‘Tis a strange mystery, the power of words! Life is in them, and death.…

‘Infinity War’ opens with record $250M passing ‘Star Wars’

AP 04/30/2018

NEW YORK—A whole lot of superheroes added up to a whole lot of ticket sales. The superhero smorgasbord “Avengers: Infinity Wars” opened with predictable shock-and-awe, earning 250 million in box office over the weekend and edging past…

Motorists passing through Ouano Ave. urged: Leave for work early

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 03/04/2018

MOTORISTS and commuters, who have to pass along Ouano Avenue at the Mandaue Reclamation Area, are encouraged to leave early for their work or appointments or they will likely arrive late because of expected traffic in the…

A master’s passing

Radel Paredes 05/20/2017

On May 6, 2017, the Philippine art community lost a father. Manuel Rodriguez Sr., considered to be the Father of Contemporary Printmaking in the Philippines, died in his home in Florida at the age of 105. He…

Bar results out today

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/02/2017

  ASPIRING lawyers who took the Bar examinations last November will probably have butterflies in their stomach as they await the results of the 2016 Bar Exams which will be announced by the Supreme Court (SC) today.…

The Roberto Aboitiz legacy lives on after his passing

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/17/2017

CEBU’S business icon Roberto Eduardo “Bobby” Aboitiz may have passed on, but government and business leaders believe his legacy will forever be remembered. Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III, who paid his respects to the bereaved family on…

‘Butch’ remembered

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/17/2017

Relatives, DOT-7 employees mourn late DOT-7 director’s passing He may have gone gently into the good night barely two months after his transfer in Cebu, but his brief time here has left the people whose lives he…

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