Consumer trends tackled in CDN forum

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/25/2015

Three industry leaders in the digital and marketing landscape yesterday discussed trends, innovations and opportunities for business, especially in social media, in Cebu Daily News’ Conversations, the first of a series of special forums. The insights can…

Davao’s ‘Besh’ rules the world of memes

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/27/2015

Besh, a 19-year-old student in Davao city,  has more than 200,000 followers on  Facebook. His memes—Internet micro-content, usually an image with witty text or short video—have made him an online celebrity especially  among followers of  Bisdak  humor.…

Medyo Maldito: Pun intended

Neil Iosif Ylagan 09/06/2015

Memes have dominated social media for the longest time. 9GAG posts spread like wildfire on Facebook and Twitter. Being the social media capital of the world, Filipinos too love to read and create memes—quotes and pictures that…

Fight against corruption

08/31/2015

Maybe the leadership of the Bureau of Customs should have attended the anti-corruption meetings held during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) event here in Cebu prior to deciding on their policy for random inspection of balikbayan boxes.…

A piece of paradise in Olango

Doris C. Bongcac 06/07/2015

Social media posts led to the discovery of this paradise located close to the bird and marine sanctuaries in Olango Island. Over a hundred people would visit the Olango Paradise Island Resort in barangay San Vicente on…

Dumaguete forum to tackle BBL provisions

PR 06/04/2015

SOME 150 civil society organization members are expected to participate in the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) forum today at 9 a.m. at Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City. According to Bantay Bayanihan Negros Oriental chapter lead…

ICT stakeholders push home-based outsourcing

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/03/2015

  Home-based outsourcing opportunities will be highlighted during the annual Cebu ICT & BPM Conference, which opens today. Wilfredo T. Sa-a Jr., conference chairman, said stakeholders area encouraging home-based outsourcing as an extension of the government-initiated “Rural…

IBM to expand products, services

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/03/2015

IBM Philippines is looking to expand its services and product offerings in the Philippines while taking advantage of key technological shifts in the industry. Luis Pineda, president and country general manager of IBM Philippines, identified three major,…

‘Ato ni Vines’ to do Olango Island videos

Norman V. Mendoza 04/26/2015

Three Davao City teens whose videos became viral on social media will be in Cebu on Monday to help promote tourism sites in Lapu-Lapu City. Sotero Matthew “Matt” Calumba Lubid, 17,   John “Lenarr” Lagahit Sanchez, 17 and…

Social media’s power

02/09/2015

Video footage taken by a foreigner was uploaded on YouTube  supposedly showing  two members of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) extorting P1,500 cash from him for a traffic violation in January. This was   another powerful …

Warden wants signal jammers in jail

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

Provincial Jail Warden Romeo Manansala lobbied for the installation of signal jammers in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to block incoming network signals of cellular phones inside the facility. This after Manansala and Capitol…

Social media influence

Editorial 12/13/2014

Sen. Loren Legarda’s appeal for the government, the media and other stakeholders to promote  disaster risk reduction (DRRM)  and climate change adaptation down to the grassroots resonates  even after the country  managed to overcome the worst of …

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