Repairs stepped up for January

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/16/2015

Piece by piece,   Cebu’s historic churches are slowly being rebuilt two years after the Oct. 15 earthquake that shook  provinces of Cebu  and Bohol. The slow work of restoration continues. For the Cebu Archdiocese, the big challenge…

A glimpse of Cebu’s culture, history

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 09/03/2015

With their tablets and smartphones, some 50 delegates to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings took note of Cebu City’s history and culture. They visited  the Magellan’s Cross, Basilica del Sto. ?Niño, Fort San Pedro, and the…

Hotel guest faces libel plaint for online post

05/29/2015

The management of a Cebu City-based hotel filed a libel complaint against a former guest who wrote of her “horrible” experience at the place in a travel website. Erica Pelaez faces a libel complaint filed by Dr.…

Docu on children with cancer wins in Sinulog filmfest

Apple Ta-as 02/02/2015

A film about miracles and children with cancer topped this year’s Sinulog Short Film Festival for best in video documentary and short film. In the video documentary, Rolando Pascua’s “Dare to Live,” bested other entries. It also…

January 2016 busy with Sinulog, Int’l Eucharistic Congress, and maybe the Pope

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/25/2015

SIDE BY SIDE AGAIN Cebu City will have double celebrations in January next year when it hosts both the Sinulog Festival and the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) a week apart. With the almost-simultaneous events expected to draw…

Church reminds flock: Do good works

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/24/2015

As the final drumbeat of the Sinulog fades and the Fiesta Señor ends, devotees of the Sto. Niño are challenged to bring about change by loving God and neighbor. “Let us always remember our baptism. We are…

Time to work for renewal

01/23/2015

Pope Francis is back in the Vatican, but the message he gave to Filipinos remains. Not just to reflect upon. While the pope’s calls to stop corruption in all levels,  to serve the poor and work to…

Morning, evening Sinulog contest for 2016?

Flor R. Cartuciano 01/23/2015

A morning and evening competition for participating contingents in the Sinulog is being considered by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama for next year’s celebration. At yesterday’s press conference, Rama said he also wanted to categorize the dance…

Unwelcome

01/22/2015

SPO1 Arthur Sabang may rue the day that he tried to take on Masbate Gov. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete, her son Placer Mayor Joshua Judd Lanete II and her security detail at the entrance gate of the Cebu City…

Keeping the best of Sinulog 2015 for last

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/21/2015

Out-of-town dancers glowed in the dark; congressman asks organizers to level the playing field When out-of-town dance contingents performed toward the end of the Sinulog 2015, it was already nightfall. Twinkling LED lights, an innovation in the…

Placer, Abuyog reflect on their win

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/21/2015

The bounty of  a sugarcane harvest in a make-believe “Hacienda Placer” was the theme of the winning dance contingent from Placer, Masbate in the 2015 Sinulog in Cebu City. The town from the Bicol region retained its…

Cebuano policeman accused of aiming rifle at Masbate governor during Sinulog grand parade charged

Chito O. Aragon 01/21/2015

A Cebu City policeman who allegedly pointed a rifle at the governor of Masbate and her son who is mayor of a town in the said province in a commotion at the entrance gate of the Cebu…

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