Man killed, wife injured in Carmen mishap

Nestle L. Semilla 04/17/2017

A SCRAP metal dealer died on the spot while his wife sustained multiple injuries after a motorcycle they rode in collided with a minibus in Carmen town, northern Cebu yesterday morning. Adoly Balayo and his wife Violeta,…

Date jar

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/10/2017

Bangkok — In my absence from Casa Ruffolo Uno, the date jar has been placed in a little corner by Jeff’s work desk and there it is: sitting, lingering, waiting for its other owner to come home…

Wife appeals for understanding

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/08/2017

THE wife of David Go Lim Sr. who figured in a road accident that killed a fish trader in Cebu City last Saturday vowed to take care of the victim’s family even as they try to settle…

Meet you at the station

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/03/2017

Singapore — I packed my bags and left the Philippines. Okay — not forever or for good. At least twice a year, I venture on a trip with myself to clear my mind of the pressures of…

For whom the heart beats

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/14/2017

It seemed like an uneventful day for boatman Dominador Gonzaga until he saw Alicia Tizon strolling by the seashore of San Francisco, Camotes Island. He stopped fixing his pumpboat and stared at Alicia, who was spending time…

Salt and light

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 02/04/2017

Our hands, as well as eyes, Meet when you pass the salt. Indeed, life is encounter (Buber has it down pat). I could have asked you for Your name, but you’re my wife, My cure-all, like salt-water,…

Paulina Sotto and Jed Llanes tie the knot

Apple Ta-as 01/02/2017

JANUARY 1 was not just a celebration of the new year for Jed Llanes and Paulina Sotto but also a beginning of their new life as husband and wife. The two exchanged “I dos” in an intimate…

A different kind of surrender

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/29/2016

CONCLUSION (A four-part series on why there is hope for drug users and pushers) Katherine (not her real name) started using shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) last February. She was only 14 years old and wanted to get the…

A wife’s lament: He was too serious with his job

Nestle L. Semilla 12/27/2016

“DAY nag-ilis nako. Padulog nako lakaw (My lady, I’m already dressed. I’m on my way)” These were the last words of slain Catmon police chief Senior Insp. Alexander Nuñez to his wife before he was killed by…

Jail guards arrest woman who presented fake marriage cert to visit high-profile inmate Joavan Fernandez

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/29/2016

A woman who wanted to avail of a conjugal visit with her ‘husband,’ high profile inmate Joavan Fernandez, was instead arrested for presenting a fake marriage certificate to jail guards on Tuesday morning. Virgie Desuyo was visiting…

Broken

11/27/2016

My flight to Manila was delayed. And I just sat there with that nagging feeling of annoyance. Seems like delayed flights are getting to be the normal situation instead of the exception. My mind was mentally calculating…

Man runs amok, kills wife and sister

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/25/2016

In the sleepy town of Dalaguete, 90.9 kilometers south of Cebu City, residents of a mountain village were painfully jolted at dawn when a drug-crazed man suddenly slashed his wife’s throat, stabbed his sister and injured his…

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