Ancient voice: Scientists recreate sound of Egyptian mummy

AP 01/26/2020

BERLIN — Researchers say they’ve mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, 3D printing and an electronic larynx. In a paper published Thursday by the journal…

Duterte tackles Cebu traffic, drugs during Sinulog speech at CCSC

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte covered two problems of Cebu as he addressed Cebuanos in a 20-minute speech at the Sinulog Grandstand at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) at past 7 p.m. on Sunday,…

Vice Mayor Rama calls for resumption of Cebu City night market

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/20/2019

CEBU CITY—Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, called on the executive branch to resume the downtown night market here. The vice mayor noted that it has already been six months since the…

Tomas: Araw ng Kagitingan is a celebration of victory, heroism of Filipino freedom fighters

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hundreds of Filipinos may have died in the Fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942 , but their deaths led to the victory of freedom fighters who fought against Japanese invaders during the…

Dignified speech: An election issue

Editorial 12/09/2018

How dignified will public discourse be as we draw nearer to the elections in May 2019? If our conversations become less charitable than ever, it will be in many ways due to the unwillingness of President Rodrigo…

Akihito makes last war-end anniversary speech

AP 08/15/2018

TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Akihito expressed “deep remorse” over his country’s role in World War II as he made his last appearance Wednesday at a ceremony marking the end of the hostilities. The 84-year-old emperor is scheduled…

The Sona as authorized speech

Randy David 07/23/2018

Presidents of the Republic give countless speeches in the course of their terms. These speeches vary not only in length and style and their audiences, but also in the degree to which they are shared with the…

Janet Jackson rocks Billboard Music Awards with performance and speech

Life 05/21/2018

JANET Jackson rocked the 2018 Billboard Music Awards with an energetic and powerful performance of her past hits in an epic week that included her 52nd birthday and the 25th anniversary of her groundbreaking “janet.” album. In…

Tomas willing to face plaint on dispute in court

Doris C. Bongcac 02/14/2018

  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he is ready to face any complaint to be filed against him in relation to his confrontation with court sheriff El Cid Caballes in Barangay Capitol Site last week. Osmeña…

Osmeña Jr. to deliver privilege speech in his first council session

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 12/06/2017

THE appointment of Renato “Junjun” Osmeña Jr. to the Cebu City Council would mean proper representation of the south district of Cebu City, said Councilor Joel Garganera. Junjun Osmeña, who ranked ninth in last year’s elections, will…

Keep out Maute remnant from C. Visayas, troops told

Nestle L. Semilla 11/14/2017

The military’s Central Command (Centcom) was called on yesterday to protect Central Visayas from “spillovers” coming from Marawi City where government troops ended their offensive against the Maute terror group. “Hindi natin masasabi na walang nakalusot (from…

Healing in our speech

Jason A. Baguia 03/17/2017

The quality of our discourse has taken a nosedive. It has become commonplace to hear the half-joking expression “ipa-Tokhang ka nako ron (or else I will put you through Tokhang)” addressed to someone by whom the speaker…

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