The act of giving

Radel Paredes 12/17/2016

One of the most common moral dilemma is how to do a good turn and resist the temptation to advertise it. We are all guilty of it, this urge to announce our acts of charity and how…

Settlers’ plight

Editorial 12/15/2016

We can only hope that both Cebu City Hall and the provincial government resolve the plight of the Apas settlers, a substantial number of whom are blind people with very few opportunities for gainful employment. The fire…

Officials hold dialogue with Apas victims

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/09/2016

THEY have grievances, worries and concerns, and last night, the voices of the Barangay Apas fire victims were heard by officials from both the city and provincial governments as they lamented their plight and aired their thoughts…

The blind left homeless

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 12/06/2016

They felt the searing heat as the fire burned. They coughed and gagged as smoke filled their lungs. They heard the sounds of frenzy and the painful cries that followed. They felt and heard it all; but…

City and province to work hand in hand

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/06/2016

MONDAY’S afternoon fire in Barangay Apas has moved both the Cebu provincial and city governments into action to address the plight of fire victims. Apas barangay captain Ramil Ayuman met with representatives from both local government units…

Two more fires hit Cebu City and Mandaue

Dominic D. Yasay, Nestle L. Semilla 12/06/2016

A cellphone that was left plugged, purportedly overnight, sparked a blaze that burned four houses, one of them totally, in Bayabas Extension, Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on Tuesday. Cebu City fire investigator SFO2 Roland delos Reyes…

P1.5 M worth of properties damaged by fire in Duljo-Fatima

Nestle L. Semilla 12/02/2016

A fire hit a densely populated urban poor village in Cebu City on Thursday night and damaged at least 200 houses in five sub-villages. Investigators placed estimated cost of damage to properties at P1.5 million. The blaze…

CARRETA FIRE VICTIMS ASK: Where do we go?

Morexette Erram 11/30/2016

About 300 victims of a fire which struck Sitio Ponce I, Barangay Carreta, on Monday may have no place to go beginning Sunday, December 4, as they have outlived their welcome in classrooms which had served as…

Forgive and forget

Ricky Poca 11/21/2016

The “secret” burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani pushed through last Friday in order to prevent it from being stopped by demonstrations and rallies. There are those who are professing…

Fire hits residential area in Barangay Suba

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/21/2016

CEBU CITY–Houses made of light materials were destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Suba, Cebu City on Monday morning. No one was hurt during the fire, said Cebu City Fire Marshal Rogelio…

Dino asks contractors to turn over Yolanda houses by year-end

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/20/2016

Close to 240 families can expect to move in to new homes by December this year, more than three years after their old houses were destroyed by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. Presidential Assistant for the Visayas…

I have a voice

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/02/2016

I Have a Voice: Trafficked Women — In Their Own Words” reveals to us the life stories of young women who all experienced various forms of violence in their lives. They have undergone healing. We are grateful…

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