Somali pirates release 26 Asian hostages

10/25/2016

NAIROBI, Kenya — Following more than four years in captivity, 26 Asian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates have been rescued from their captors, China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday. The sailors arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday,…

Trust in the US versus China

Mahar Mangahas 10/22/2016

The very high trust of Filipinos in the United States has always been taken for granted. In the latest Social Weather Stations survey of Sept. 23–27, 2016, 76 percent said they had much trust in the United…

‘Investors still coming to Cebu’

Nestle L. Semilla 09/29/2016

CEBU continues to be a bright spot for local and foreign investors despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades and the criticisms on the government’s campaign on illegal drugs. “I don’t see any negative reactions because I’ve been meeting…

Taiwan asks Google to blur pics of South China Sea island dev’t

09/23/2016

Taipei — Taiwan’s defense ministry has asked Google to blur images of a new development believed to be for military use on a disputed South China Sea island. Tensions remain high in the region over conflicting territorial…

Why the Marcos dictatorship failed

Jobers R. Bersales 09/21/2016

Yesterday was 44th anniversary of the start of dictatorial rule by late president Ferdinand Marcos, a one-man rule that would last until he was hurriedly whisked off Malacañang by forces of the United States in 1986. As…

The locals show us around Yilan’s night market

Jude Bacalso 09/20/2016

(Photographed with a Fujifilm XT 10 and a Fujinon XF 16mm lens) THE night market pulsates with a nocturnal energy that is neither frenzied nor frenetic. In fact, it seems the Taiwanese have their game plan all…

Tumulak to oversee security concerns

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/04/2016

AS he is set to fly overseas for a forum today, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has delegated Councilor Dave Tumulak to handle security concerns in the city. He reiterated his concern on last Friday’s bombing incident…

UP Cebu, Taiwanese school establish academic partnership

Maurice Jitty Villaester 08/23/2016

A memoradum of understanding was signed between officials of the University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) and Shu-Te University (STU) of Kaohsiung, Taiwan at the AVR 1 of UP Cebu to promote academic collaboration between the…

From Auto to X: My wobbly journey to photography

Jude Bacalso 08/23/2016

IT WAS an uncharacteristically breezy evening on an otherwise hot day, and the rooftop of a building in Mandaue had the most perfect light. I whipped out my camera to snap away at Kairos’ beautiful food and…

Nepartak kills 6 in China

07/12/2016

Beijing – A tropical storm in China left six people dead and at least eight more missing, reports said, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain. Supertyphoon Nepartak brought chaos to Taiwan Friday, forcing more…

Thousands evacuated as Nepartak hits Taiwan

07/10/2016

Super Typhoon Nepartak brought chaos to Taiwan on Friday, forcing more than 15,000 people to flee their homes as the strongest winds in over a century lashed part of the island. The season’s first major storm hit…

Majority of the Philippines’ workforce have sedentary lifestyles at risk of obesity

05/01/2016

Herbalife a global nutrition company, has released the findings of the new Nutrition At Work Survey, which revealed that the majority of Philippines’ workforce leads largely sedentary lifestyles, putting them at risk of obesity. The Survey1, which…

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