Tearful crowds sing ‘God Save the Queen’ at Buckingham Palace

Reuters 09/09/2022

LONDON — Thousands of people gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London, shedding tears and singing “God Save the Queen” in an impromptu show of emotion as news emerged that Queen Elizabeth had died. A double rainbow arched…

Start your day right with a ‘Morning Miracle’

Doris Mondragon 04/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines —How do you start your day? How you wake up each day and your morning routine generally affects your levels of success in all areas of your life. According to Hal Elrod in his book…

PBA celebrates 45th anniversary in silence

Bong Lozada 04/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines—The PBA has to forego its 45th anniversary with Luzon still under enhanced community quarantine due to the grip of COVID-19. With 45 years being a milestone, celebrating it in normal circumstances would’ve been a given…

Six minutes of silence

Rina Jimenez-David 03/27/2018

It was the silence “heard” around the world. After reciting the names of her friends and schoolmates who died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Emma González then lapsed into silence, a silence…

The illegal drugs battle runs full speed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/29/2017

PART 1 For 19 years, Henry (not his real name) has found himself in the frontline during drug raids. The task has not been easy. “Di gyud lalim. Kahibaw ta nga armado ang mga drug personalities ug…

After the silence, comes the music

Ador Vincent Mayol 12/10/2017

After more than 40 years of silence, Argao town’s historic pipe organ was played anew to a new generation of Catholic faithful at the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Michael the Archangel last Saturday evening. From sacred music…

God in ‘Silence’

Jason A. Baguia 03/24/2017

One weekend, some of my colleagues at the University of the Philippines Cebu and I watched Martin Scorsese’s “Silence.” The movie, nominated for achievement in cinematography in this year’s Academy Awards, is based on an eponymous novel…

Break the Silence Run gets needed support from Cebu City Government

Glendale G. Rosal 03/17/2017

THE CEBU City Government signified its support for the Break The Silence run that will be held this Sunday. The footrace held simultaneously around the world aims to raise the awareness of sexual abuse on deaf women…

NEVER TOO OLD

Glendale G. Rosal 02/10/2017

Nietes vows to silence critics who doubt if he can still win a world title at 35 years old Age is just a number. So for Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, being 35 years old shouldn’t be a problem…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/12/2016

MORNING NUISANCE A group of trainees from southern Philippines who were staying at a boarding house in a Cebu City for a month-long training in a fast-food chain manage to wake up early in the mornings since…

Cup of silence

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 07/19/2015

Thank God for corners. If this coffee shop were oval, at a busy time, people would tend to get in the way of each other, because movement strays from the center and follows a straight line. Or…

The fear of thought

Radel Paredes 07/12/2015

Noise,” Friedrich Nietzsche said, “kills thought.” The story goes that  people were coming to the house of Martin Heidegger, another great philosopher, to interview him. His wife met them at the door and said: “I’m really sorry,…

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