School heads told: Have simple graduation rites

Futch Anthony Inso 03/19/2018

Keep graduation ceremonies simple and not extravagant.” Amaryllis Villarmia, Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) information officer, said that this is DepEd-7’s reminder to school heads as the department sets the schedule for the commencement exercises…

Osmeña wants simple Charter Day celebration

Doris Mae Mondragon 02/19/2018

MAYOR Tomas Osmeña said Cebu City will have a simple celebration of the 81st Charter Day this coming Saturday, February 24. He said the city will allocate around P1.5 million budget for this year’s celebration. “I don’t…

DILG to gov’t workers: Live a simple life

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 01/29/2018

Amid arrest of a municipal councilor involved in gambling activity inside a casino The Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) has reminded government employees to live a simple life, following the arrest of…

Dissolution of marriage: A gift or a curse?

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 11/23/2017

  The answer of the abovementioned question will depend on which side of the fence you are in. Those who are against HB 6027, otherwise known as the Dissolution of Marriage Bill, might say that it is…

Funeral rites simple but meaningful

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 10/23/2017

VIDAL’S BURIAL The funeral of Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal will be simple yet rich in meaning. Members of the clergy and religious organizations who played significant roles when Vidal was archbishop of Cebu for 29 years…

Taking Flight

Rione Palacios 08/05/2017

SHE’S all of 18, on the cusp all of 18, on the cusp of stardom, or wherever she wants to take her budding acting career. Dainty as a bloom, Mary Joy Apostol is more than a fresh-faced ingénue as…

Chevrolet Sail: Simple yet sweet

Brian Mikhael J. Ochoa 06/19/2017

With the competition in the subcompact category (B segment) expected to heat up once the country’s new tax scheme takes effect later this year, Chevrolet made sure it will be a contender. So last year, the American…

Joselito Melloria: How a simple lad became an Abu recruit

Benjie Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 04/23/2017

It was his marriage to a Muslim woman that prompted the conversion of Joselito Patalco Melloria, the son of a poor and simple farmer from Barangay Napo, Inabangga, Bohol to Islam and his inevitable recruitment by the…

75th ARAW NG KAGITINGAN: A simple celebration of valor

Nestle L. Semilla 04/09/2017

It was a simple yet meaningful celebration of Araw ng Kagitingan or the country’s Day of Valor in Cebu City on Sunday. Around 300 public officials and war veterans sat side by side to watch a short…

Simple majority

Editorial 03/28/2017

Setting aside the numbers game that is part and parcel of the country’s political landscape, what can Cebu City residents expect from the emerging simple majority that is the Bando Osmena–Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) bloc in the Cebu…

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