World’s oldest man dies at 114

04/03/2024

Caracas, Venezuela—Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, certified in 2022 by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the age of 114, officials and relatives said. “Juan Vicente Perez…

Philippine ‘library home’ stacked with books to inspire reading

03/04/2024

MANILA (Reuters) – “A good book is easy to find” reads the sign on Hernando Guanlao’s two-storey home located on the outskirts of the Philippines’ main financial district which he has turned into a public library where…

ICMA and familiarization of  the culture of Filipino seafarers

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 02/28/2023

Unlike land-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), a Filipino seafarer is required to make an allotment which shall be at least 80 percent of the seafarer’s monthly basic salary, payable once a month to his designated allottee in…

Rizal reminders for 2023

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 12/30/2022

Every year on Dec. 30, newspaper editorials try to make the martyrdom of Jose Rizal relevant to readers who know of him but have not really read Rizal’s works. Early in the morning, the President of the…

Face-to-face classes

Edilberto C. de Jesus - @inquirerdotnet 08/04/2022

A rare consensus among experts from different disciplines point to the protracted suspension of classes, followed by the restrictions on face-to-face (F2F) instruction, as the biggest blow inflicted by the pandemic on education and society. The public…

Kid-tour guides help keep Argao’s heritage alive

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 03/16/2019

ARGAO, Cebu, Philippines—The stories of the old no longer stay with the old as these stories are now fresh in the minds of the youth of Argao while they bring in tourists to appreciate the heritage of…

Councilor wants cinemas to play 3-minute videos on waste segregation, and illegal drugs

Morexette Eram 08/18/2018

Cebu City Councilor Eugenio Gabuya Jr. has filed an ordinance mandating cinema operators in Cebu City to play a three-minute video on waste segregation, proper garbage disposal, and fighting illegal drugs before every film. He said the…

MAO BA?

MAO BA? 09/18/2017

MEDIA’S ROLE IN SOCIETY As Cebu media outlets celebrate Press Freedom Week, netizens were asked on what they think is media’s role in today’s society. Randy Fabria said, “Media nowadays has a big impact on our society.…

Thank you, Cebu

Ryan Macasero 04/22/2017

For the past three months, I’ve been tasked to come up with a column that explores media and social media issues from the Cebuano perspective. And with this column, I end my short stint as a columnist…

Siete Palabras to tackle EJK among other issues in the society

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/12/2017

Extrajudicial killings; second chances, youth empowerment,and hope. These are among the issues that will be discussed in this year’s Siete Palabras or the reflections on the Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral…

Aid from LGUs, civil society pours for earthquake victims

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Thea Verona Oliverio 02/13/2017

Minda Ocleasa turns 74 on February 21. But instead of throwing a birthday party, she decided to donate the P5,000 she set aside for her party to earthquake victims in Surigao City, saying it will be better…

PRAYER AND DANCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Aileen Garcia-Yap, Cebu Daily News, Dominic D. Yasay, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/16/2017

1.5M devotees, revelers show up for the country’s biggest feast The week-long Sinulog Festival culminated yesterday with a plea for unity among Filipinos from Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma and dances that did not only venerate the Santo…

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