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We are a people deeply absorbed in Catholic traditions — processions, fiestas and Semana Santa or Holy Week. Mention Holy Week and visions of biko, bibingka and binignit float into the Cebuanos’ collective memory. Semana Santa is…
A crucial point sticks out in this paper’s March 23 story about official exhortations for the police to investigate killings in Cebu that in the last month claimed the lives of at least 45 people. Supt. Reyman…
THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS She arrived with three boxes of pizza and a Black Forest cake. Regine Villamejor, University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR) 2017 Magna Cum Laude, visited Cebu Daily News in the afternoon of…
Last week, my friend, ship captain Ronald Librando who is enjoying his vacation, visited me in my office and invited me for a recreational target shooting or firing. While we were in the firing range, I met…
I just received a call from an online shopping company. I was told that they would be delivering my order, and that I should be ready with the payment. They asked for directions, and I gave them…
Government officials have emphasized the economic benefits of oil and natural gas mining in Alegria town of southwestern Cebu as they anticipated the start of such activity by the Chinese International Petroleum Company Limited. Alegria Mayor Verna…
THERE is such as a thing as an honest bee and it delivers groceries and pretty much every single essential that a juggling-with-all-sorts-of-chores mother needs. Picture this: Bumper to bumper traffic all over Cebu at 7 p.m.…
To be honest, the dismissal of drug trafficking charges against Cebuano businessman Peter Lim wasn’t totally unexpected given how the administration’s case buildup capabilities leave so much to be desired. Despite two past congressional investigations that pointed…
Cebu City Hall’s decision to allow passenger jeepneys to pass through the South Coastal Road (SCR) in order to alleviate the traffic congestion caused by the closure of one lane at Natalio Bacalso Avenue is a stop…
No Filipino student goes to school with the intention of rebelling against the government. Likewise, no teacher enters a classroom with a plot to turn his or her students against governments. The military’s plan to monitor Cebu’s…
I met Bong Go, President Duterte’s most trusted man, a few years ago, when his principal was not yet president but mayor of Davao City. As far as executive assistants of local chief executives go, one could…
The Regional Development Council (RDC) plan to defer the P711.8 million underpass project along UN Avenue in Mandaue City may carry some weight but it’[s ultimately public sentiment and the Mandaue City government that should decide whether…
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