Coca-Cola to extend assistance to women sari-sari store owners

Aileen Garcia-Yap 11/05/2014

INTERNATIONAL beverage company Coca-Cola committed to assist 200,000 women sari-sari store operators in the country within the next six years in acknowledgement of their crucial contribution to the country’s economy. In an interview last week, Coca-Cola Philippines…

Mandaue women avail of breast cancer screening

Norman V. Mendoza 10/06/2014

ONE hundred women availed of the free cancer screening sponsored by the Zonta Club Cebu II held in barangay Alang-Alang, Mandaue City as part of the annual observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. “We are…

PB to finalize review of anti-child sex tour ordinance

Peter L. Romanillos 09/08/2014

THE Cebu Provincial Board (PB) will review for third and final reading the Anti-Child Sex Tourism ordinance in its session today. If passed, hotels and resorts in the province’s component towns and cities will be required to…

Triathlete wins hearts—and weight war

08/05/2014

She joined the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines to show her love for her husband and biking. But as Maria Khristina Fontillas pedalled through the challenging 90-kilometer bike course,  she got a lot of love, too, from the…

Woman sued for libel for posting insult in FB

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/30/2014

Another woman in Cebu City is in trouble for posting insults against a woman in her Facebook account a year ago. Libel charges were filed against Anne Grace Lacaron Nagy before the Regional Trial Court in Cebu…

Jaguar girls acquitted of trafficking

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/21/2014

HOLDING a miniature image of the St. Niño and a prayer booklet of the Our Lady of Manaoag, Mary Jane Seno, 38, prayed while the verdict of her human trafficking case was read in court. Her prayers…

Sleep apnea hits women, too

Dr. Philip S. Chua 06/02/2014

While men appear to be “the snorer” and more susceptible to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), it is now evident from a new study that a large number of women are also victims of this sleep disorder. What…

La Femme Fleur

Edward James Castro 05/28/2014

Florals for summer? Groundbreaking! (insert Miranda Priestly’s snarky sarcasm). I remember that line so well in the movie “The Devil Wears Prada,” only that it was Spring instead of Summer. What else is more appropriate then? Flowers…

Secretary Dinky lauds Cebu for drive vs cybercrimes; will help fund shelter for victims

03/30/2014

Cebu has nothing to be ashamed of,” said Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman yesterday. After several well-publicized raids against cyberpornography in Cebu since 2011, Soliman said Cebu’s campaign against the Internet-based menace is worth emulating. “The…

Be guided by church’s doctrine- Binghay

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/30/2014

Msgr. Esteban Binghay, episcopal vicar of the Archdiocese of Cebu, urged people to always be guided by the “sound doctrine” of the Catholic Church. He said cults are  groups that  come up with separate teachings and devotion…

Eight Cebuanos qualify for national Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA

Jonas N. Panerio 03/25/2014

Eight Cebuanos have earned their stripes and are headed to the national stage after they qualified to the 2014 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA National Training Camp at the close of the regional selection camp yesterday at the Sacred…

At 60, lola looks forward to teaching in high school

Carine M. Asutilla 03/21/2014

Perpetua Cañete is enjoying her last few days in college by doing her teaching assignments in Liloan National High School. The 60-year-old Cañete is one of 37 graduating students of La Consolacion College in Liloan town. She…

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