The tragedy of Valentine

Dr. Philip S. Chua 02/11/2018

LOVE is thick in the air once more, as powerful and triumphant as ever, inspiring people around the globe, as different societies celebrate it according to their own tradition during that special day called Valentine’s Day. Indeed,…

Fire victims show strong faith for Sto. Niño amid tragedy

Nestle L. Semilla 01/15/2018

Barangay chief calls for more aid for 3,570 fire-affected Pasil residents Maridol Dacua and her family will still celebrate Fiesta Señor even if they are now homeless. “Mo-celebrate mi bahalang gamay lang (We will still celebrate the…

Tragedy, outcry, resiliency

09/21/2017

Who was it who said that parents should never have to bury their children? That line came to mind when I learned about the murder of a female disc jockey, Marie Alexi “Maxi” Bolongaita, daughter of broadcaster…

The tragedy of being Yellow

Mike Acebedo Lopez 08/29/2017

The biggest tragedy of being Yellow in this day and age is not that Duterte is president. It’s that their highest official, their only viable alternative to PRRD, Leni Robredo, is both stupid and a fake. And…

Personal tragedy

Editorial 07/13/2017

By now, everyone who’s learned about the suicide of Kiane Shannon Sophia Cañares, a tourism student of the University of San Carlos, may have researched on similar suicides on Google and somewhere along the way, came across…

BLOODY, SAD CHRISTMAS

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 12/26/2016

They were heartbreaking tragedies, two senseless shooting incidents that occurred just as the world over was about to celebrate Christmas. They claimed the life of a father and left the son fighting on for dear life, but…

Three persons trapped inside burning house die

Norman V. Mendoza 09/01/2016

AN early morning fire took the lives of three family members, including a teenager, as the victims were trapped inside their house inside the Ouano Compound along S.B. Cabahug St., Barangay Ibabao-Estancia, Mandaue City yesterday. Another family…

Three fatalities in Mandaue fire identified

Norman V. Mendoza 09/01/2016

The three persons that died after being trapped inside a burning house in barangay Ibabao-Estancia were identified by police. The victims were 60-year-old Nestor Ouano, his 50-year-old sister Ma. Lyn Ouano King and King’s 16-year-old daughter May…

Teenager killed in dawn fire

Chito O. Aragon 05/26/2016

A 16-year-old boy was killed in one of the two separate fires that hit two villages in Cebu City early Thursday. Jonathan Bihagan was sleeping in the house of his aunt, Cherry Bihigan in Sitio Gansen Site,…

Forensic official: Human remains suggest blast

05/25/2016

Cairo — Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 suggest there was an explosion on board that may have brought down the aircraft in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian forensics official said…

School dormitory fire kills 17 girls

05/24/2016

Bangkok, Thailand — At least 17 young girls died after a fire swept through the dormitory of a school for children of hill tribes in northern Thailand, officials said yesterday, adding several others were either missing or…

Father, son killed in accident while on vacation in Cebu

Jhunnex Napallacan 03/31/2016

A seaman brought his family to his hometown in Santander, Cebu for a vacation, which ended up in tragedy. Modesto Juguilon, 52 and his 15-year-old son Aldrich were killed after the motorcycle they were riding was hit…

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