Pope guides locked-down world through virtual Easter

04/10/2020

VATICAN CITY—Church doors will be shut and the Vatican sealed off when Pope Francis leads 1.3 billion Catholics in Easter Sunday celebrations held under a worldwide coronavirus lockdown. Fear and confusion in the face of a disease whose…

President Duterte to visit Cebu for Sinulog 2020; Signal shutdown being pushed

Alven Marie A. Timtim 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will be in town for the Sinulog 2020 celebration, which means cellphone signal shutdown may push through after all.  Police Brigadier General Valeriano De Leon, director of the Police Regional…

Promoting child development through Ayala Center Cebu’s Kiddo

Marc Cosep 07/06/2019

  Healthy physical and interactive activities among children can offer great developmental benefits that will help them academically and socially. Interacting with friends in a new environment can also teach them to appreciate each other’s talents and…

CDN THROUGH THE YEARS: The rise of the digital-savvy Siloys

Marc Eric Cosep 12/29/2018

  CONCLUSION Digital technology presents an often bewildering array of choices for media organizations as it compels everyone to produce breaking news on their social media pages and on their websites, slideshows and videos, join social networks…

The Siloy’s nest

Rosalie O. Abatayo and Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/27/2018

CDN THROUGH THE YEARS Once a Siloy, always a Siloy. Beyond the nest of Cebu Daily News (CDN), former employees of the publication who once shed their passion for journalism, continue to exude the trademark of a…

CDN THROUGH THE YEARS: Selling the newspaper

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/23/2018

Part 9 of a 13-part series A good newspaper runs on the quality of stories and photos that are put together by its editorial team of reporters, photographers, editors, and support staff. But on the other side…

Lady Jaguars breeze through Cesafi beach volley semis

Ray Charlie Diaz 12/16/2018

THE UNIVERSITY of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars women’s and girls beach volleyball teams advanced to the semifinals of the 18th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) beach volleyball tournament after winning their games yesterday at the sand…

Through the years Part 1

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/15/2018

20 YEARS OF CEBU DAILY NEWS It was a Sunday afternoon in the late 1990s when a small one-storey house along Escario Street came abuzz with preparations as editors and writers patched together the maiden issue of…

Bid to dispose three ha. SRP lot through public bidding pushed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/03/2018

The Cebu City Government is determined to dispose a three-hectare parcel of land in the South Road Properties (SRP) before the year ends. Francisco Fernandez, executive assistant of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, said in a press…

Passing through the needle’s eye

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 10/13/2018

As a child I associated camels with Christmas, in particular with the Three Kings, whom they transported across vast deserts to offer their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Infant Jesus. Depictions of the Three…

Nagahanons celebrate feast through prayers, simple meals

Rosalie Abatayo 10/10/2018

Nagahanons celebrate the feast of the city’s patron saint, Francis of Assisi, today by going to church to attend Mass. While some prepare food, it’s not as grand in previous years. During the fiesta Mass, Cebu Auxiliary…

Cebu’s population and agriculture through the years

Fernando Fajardo 09/13/2018

With 2.01 percent annual growth rate, Cebu’s population is projected to reach 4.9 million this year In the last census in 2015, Cebu was reported to have a population of 4.6 million. Still the biggest in the…

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