The abandoned boat

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 02/06/2016

Four years ago, I learned on TV about a huge gathering in a stadium in Dublin, Ireland. This caught my attention for three reasons. First, the stadium was Croke Park, where years ago I watched a hurling…

The multiple gains of the 51st IEC

Madrileña de la Cerna 02/06/2016

An anonymous friend offered to sponsor my registration fee for the last four days of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress but registration was closed on the first day of the sessions.  But I did not miss anything…

Online outrage over ‘Binay Country’ tarpaulin at SCR

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/01/2016

Even the final Mass of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (EIC) was not spared from candidates wanting to maximize their exposure to the more than one million devotees who attended the event. A tarpaulin that read “Welcome…

‘Statio Orbis’ draws close to a million devotees

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/31/2016

Close to a million devotees attended the Statio Orbis, the closing mass of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) on Sunday afternoon. City Councilor Dave Tumulak, head of the Cebu City command center, said 907,641 people occupied…

Pagasa: Rain in the morning, sunny at noon

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/31/2016

CEBU residents especially those in  Metro Cebu,  are advised to bring umbrellas, at least until noon today, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Pagasa Mactan chief Alfredo Quiblat said light to moderate…

Going to Mass today at SRP? It may rain

Juli Ann M. Sibi 01/31/2016

MASS starts at 4 p.m. However, be at the venue much earlier  at 2 p.m. at the latest. By  3 p.m. the arrival of busloads of IEC delegates  may cause traffic congestion. The general public is advised…

Dry land, fireworks for Statio Orbis

Juli Ann M. Sibi 01/31/2016

The sound system has been tested and mounted. Large  LED video screens, and about 30 tents of the  Cebu city government are set up. With the sun shining for the past two days, and gravel layered on…

Successful congress

Ricky Poca 01/31/2016

Today is the closing mass of the International Eucharistic Congress. The activity at the South Road Properties (SRP) is expected to draw  about a million people this afternoon. The whole week saw different IEC   activities. This included…

Statio Orbis site readied

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/30/2016

Forecast: Partly cloudy with sunny periods on Sunday afternoon THE sunny weather since yesterday has helped dry up the grounds at  the South Road Properties (SRP), where the Statio Orbis  closing Mass will be held on Sunday…

MASS AT SRP, RAIN OR SHINE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Apple Ta-as, Juli Ann M. Sibi 01/28/2016

Palma tells faithful to wear slippers; gravel to fill flooded area Regardless of the weather, the closing Mass of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) will be held at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City.…

Palma: ‘Statio Orbis’ will be held at SRP

Eileen G. Mangubat 01/28/2016

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma announced on Thursday afternoon that the “Statio Orbis” or the closing Mass of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) on Sunday will be held at the South Reclamation Properties (SRP). Palma explained that…

VENUE CHANGE?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Juli Ann M. Sibi, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 01/28/2016

Rains flood SRP site for closing Mass; Options weighed With three days  left before the end of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC),  the Cebu Archdiocese is faced with a wet challenge. The 27-hectare vacant lot  at…

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