Age and towers

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/19/2017

Tokyo – Back in high school, kids called me a “walking encyclopedia”. I carried the moniker around campus both as a curse and as a badge of honor. “Walking encyclopedia” came with the word “nerd,” a term…

Davide urges LGUs to improve services following Metro Cebu’s recognition

Intern 02/17/2017

CEBU Governor Hilario Davide III was hoping that Metro Cebu’s recognition as one of the models for metropolitan governance would encourage other local government units (LGUs) to improve their services. Early this week, Metro Cebu, along with…

Postcards from the edge: Why living on the fringes of Tokyo made my budget trip possible

Jude Bacalso 01/03/2017

FIRST, let me tell you that I only had nineteen thousand pesos in my pocket when I boarded the plane to Narita. I spent the odd thousand missing on the terminal fee, and could not get more…

PAL to add one international, two domestic flights from Cebu by mid December

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/29/2016

National flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Tuesday announced the launching of a direct flight from Cebu to Singapore, Caticlan and Clark starting December 16. Ryan Uy, PAL vice president for sales, said this new service reinforces…

Pacquaio says his next fight must fit his sked as senator

11/25/2016

Tokyo — Manny Pacquiao says his next fight will be in April or May next year as that best fits his schedule as a senator for the Philippines. And he would like a rematch with Floyd Mayweather…

Sarah Geronimo wins at Tokyo Classic Rock Awards

Apple Ta-as 11/14/2016

POPSTAR royalty Sarah Geronimo has brought home another award at the recently concluded Tokyo Classic Rock Awards held in Japan. She was named as the Best Asian Performer. Sarah together with fellow Kapamilya singer Bamboo, performed during…

Giant sinkhole swallows southern Japan city street

11/09/2016

TOKYO — Parts of a main street collapsed in the heart of a major city in southern Japan on Tuesday, creating a massive sinkhole and cutting off power, water and gas supplies to parts of the city.…

DOT bullish over 5.80 million tourist target for CV

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/02/2016

THE Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) is confident it can meet its target of welcoming 5.8 million tourists this year with more airlines opening direct routes to the region. DOT-7 officer in charge Judy Gabato…

PH bet Kylie Versoza wins sixth Miss International Crown

Apple Ta-as 10/27/2016

THE PHILIPPINES’ bet Kylie Verzosa brought home the crown in this year’s Miss International pageant held at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan last Thursday (Oct. 27). Kylie is the sixth Filipina to bring home the…

Caveat emptor

Jobers R. Bersales 10/19/2016

Even as President Rodrigo Duterte hobnobs with the great Chinese “empire” albeit sans his appointed representative, the former president Fidel V. Ramos, we must also look to other possible allies as we seemingly veer away from the…

Tapales to defend title in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 09/05/2016

A MONTH after dethroning Pungluang Sor Singyu as the WBO world bantamweight champion, Filipino Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales will make the first defense of his newly-acquired crown against Japanese Takuma Inoue on December 30 at the famed…

Japan’s aging emperor worries about fulfilling duties

08/09/2016

TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Akihito expressed concern about fulfilling his duties as he ages in an address to the public Monday that was remarkable for its rarity and its hinted possibility that he may want to abdicate…

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