Liberation and a lockdown

Jobers Reynes Bersales 03/26/2020

  Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia will call on all the mayors of Cebu to a meeting today. The agenda is to get this COVID-19 pandemic over and done with in Cebu through a lockdown of the entire…

War veterans in Cebu dream of ‘decent’ memorial park for WWII heroes

Zena Magto 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – War veterans in Cebu look forward to having a decent burial place for heroes of the World War II. Rodulfo Buma-at Jr., vice president of the Veteran’s Federation of the Philippines in Central…

PVAO seeks immediate passage veterans pension hike bill

Inquirer.net 07/04/2018

PHILIPPINE Veterans Affairs Office (Pvao) administrator and Defense undersecretary Ernesto Carolina said war vets, severely diminishing in number, have long been waiting for the passage of a pension hike bill for senior veterans. “You can just imagine…

War veterans honored during Talisay Landing reenactment

Nestle L. Semilla 03/26/2018

A 100-year-old World War II veteran was among 10 Cebuano veterans commended during the 73rd anniversary of the Talisay Landing in Talisay City yesterday. Guillermo Antoni Alegado, who hails from Pinamungajan town, Cebu, was with his wife…

Despite losing veterans, CIT-U looking to make semifinals

John Carlo A. Villaruel 07/20/2017

FOLLOWING a decent season last year, it seemed like that the Cebu Institute of Technology – University (CIT-U) men’s volleyball team looked good for this year’s Cesafi wars. But manpower woes might dampen CIT-U’s chances this year.…

PBA veterans to beef up Gilas for Fiba Asia

Inquirer 07/18/2017

  TAIPEI — Gilas Pilipinas will have the team it wants for the Fiba Asia Championship next month after the PBA’s board of governors agreed to lend its top players to the national team. This means that…

Osmeña: Remember the sacrifices of our brave Cebuano veterans

Nestle L. Semilla 04/09/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña reminded Cebuanos about the sacrifices of fellow Cebuanos to achieve the kind of freedom we enjoy today. In his speech at the commemoration of the 75th Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)…

Lapses found in Cebu City cemeteries

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/31/2016

Minor deficiencies were noticed by city officials after inspecting some cemeteries in Cebu City on Monday morning. Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) operations chief Harold Alcontin said the entrance and exit areas in…

China veterans protest pension delays

10/17/2016

BEIJING — For Yu Shuiping and other Chinese veterans, the country they served has yet to show its gratitude. Fed up with paltry pensions and benefits, they’re taking to the streets, hoping to shame the government into…

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