FACES OF CEBU: Kareem Alocillo, basketball coach  

Glendale Rosal 11/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Coaching is usually about winning games. But for Coach Kareem Alocillo, it’s about something much deeper: molding players into well-rounded individuals, both on and off the court. A former varsity player turned coach, Alocillo…

FACES OF CEBU: Dexter Alazas, Cebuano fashion designer

Pia Piquero 10/13/2024

Cebu City, Philippines–Life often takes us on unexpected detours. The dreams we once held close may shift as circumstances change, yet those shifts do not define failure. Instead, they offer an opportunity to listen to our inner…

FACES OF CEBU: Oliver Moeller, the heartthrob lawyer of Cebu

Pia Piquero 08/18/2024

Cebu has become a breeding ground for rising stars. The noontime show It’s Showtime has long been a platform for discovering talents across the Philippines. Among its recent discoveries is a man who, while already well-accomplished in…

Gena Rowlands dies at 94

08/15/2024

Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and who later charmed…

Meet the Cebuano behind the app that helps students get organized

CTU Intern Lorde Cagang 08/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the new school year begins, here’s something that might be of great help to students. Ethan Supatan, a Cebuano Computer Science student, has created an app to help students organize their school…

FACES OF CEBU: Francis Isaiah Diluvio, 21, budding dancesport athlete

Arwen Pondoc 08/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For as long as Francis Isaiah Diluvio could remember, he had always been dancing his way through life – figuratively and quite literally. Introduced to dancesport at a very young age, Diluvio has…

FACES OF CEBU: Alexa Jade Sanchez, 26, floral painter and architect

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos have always proved to excel in various fields, especially in the arts. In painting, there are a couple of painters that we have met in books or television during our history or…

FACES OF CEBU: Ian Bacalla, 40, surfer from San Fernando, Cebu

Immae Lachica 07/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— From skating on rough pavements to riding waves, to creating a grassroots community in surfing for young athletes in San Fernando, Cebu. This is the story of Ian Bacalla, 40, a skateboarder, paddle boarder,…

Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, father of Kobe, dies 

07/17/2024

PHILADELPHIA— Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises,…

FACES OF CEBU: Mark Muñoz, US-based professor and published author

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — When we were kids, we all had dreams and aspirations about what we want to become. Others dream of being a teacher, a doctor, a nurse, a policeman, and the list of those…

FACES OF CEBU: Zeke Abella, 19, Rising Tiktok Content Creator

Jessa Ngojo - CDN Social Media Specialist 06/30/2024

CONSOLACION, Cebu—In a world of fleeting fame and countless TikTok videos, rising Tiktok creator Zeke Abella stands out—not just for his humor shared with people online, but also for the passion that drives his love for making…

FACES OF CEBU: Maria Lava, 29, Cebuana drag artist

Kurt Romariz 06/23/2024

Beauty. Comedy. Camp. Political. In her short stint in Drag Den: Retribution, Cebuana Drag Queen Maria Lava showed the Philippines her true brand with two goals: to make a statement and represent Cebu’s drag scene. Being the…

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