Attempt to sneak in drugs, cigarettes inside Cebu City Jail foiled; 2 women nabbed, minor rescued

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic 11/18/2017

Two women-visitors were arrested by jail officers on Saturday for allegedly trying to sneak in contraband at the Cebu City Jail. Marlyn Estorgio, 20, was caught hiding in her genitals two heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets believed to…

Cebuano jins show off in UAAP 

Rabboni Centino Borbon 11/14/2017

Cebu’s promising taekwondo stars showcased their skills in the UAAP taekwondo poomsae tournament on Tuesday at the Blue Eagle Gym in Manila. McAvengyr Alob of De La Salle University (DLSU) led the list of Cebuano winners in…

Saudi to allow women into sports stadiums in 2018

AFP 10/30/2017

Starting 2018, Saudi Arabia would allow women into three sports stadiums for the first time, a landmark move that would open up the previously male-only venues to families, Saudi Arabia authorities said on Sunday. The kingdom, which…

Two women missing in Mactan found dead in Leyte

Norman V. Mendoza 10/21/2017

Two women who carried away by huge waves while collecting seashells along the shore of Sitio Saac, Barangay Buaya, Lapu-Lapu City on Sunday afternoon, October 15, were found lifeless at the coast of Albuera town in Leyte…

Women and water

Sofia Aliño Logarta 10/18/2017

The Cebu Women’s Network’s (CWN) lively discussion on water reminded me of my “water experiences.” When I was studying in Diliman and had to do a paper on women and the environment, I found out that many…

Two women nabbed for illegal drugs in Cebu City

Benjie B. Talisic 10/11/2017

TWO women yielded more than P120,000 worth of illegal drugs in separate drug bust operations in Cebu City on Tuesday evening. Analie Barillano was apprehended at Sitio Mahayahay 1, Barangay Calamba past 9 PM. The 37-year old…

Elderly-friendly communities

Sofia Aliño Logarta 10/04/2017

The Legal Alternatives for Women (LAW) Center TV program “Sa Mata sa Kababayen-an” at CCTN was very informative regarding assisting the elderly among us. Program guests, Dr. Amparo T. Florida, Golden Center of Cebu, Inc. (GCCI) president,…

Saudi university to open driving school for women

AFP 10/01/2017

A university in Saudi Arabia has said it will open a driving school for women, in a first for the ultra-conservative country after a ban on women driving was lifted. “Princess Nourah University is preparing to set…

Women heroes

Sofia Aliño Logarta 08/30/2017

The column (Sun.Star) of Lelani P. Echaves entitled “Passion and Attention” opens with: “The letter of the Redemptorists of the Philippines which was read yesterday in all their Masses was most welcome.” It closes with: “Sadly, the…

Living CTRC’s four-walled life

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/27/2017

KICKING DRUG ADDICTION What a journey it has been, and the end is not in sight,” the women sang in chorus, with arms held together. “But the stars are out tonight, and they’re bound to guide my…

PH women’s volley team downs host Malaysia in SEA Games

Inquirer 08/24/2017

KUALA LUMPUR — There is a prediction that it’s going to be a Thailand versus Philippines in the finals. Philippine national women’s volleyball head coach Francis Vicente said his is putting his hopes on that pre-tournament prediction…

375 women in Lapu get rice from Customs

Norman V. Mendoza 07/31/2017

  The members of the Kababayen-an Association in Lapu-Lapu City have benefited from the outreach program organized by the Bureau of Customs Sub-Port of Mactan last Thursday in celebration of its 131st founding anniversary. A total of…

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