Youth group Batan-on Na Pud gives 500 Hagnaya students a head start

Pia Piquero 07/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Armed with backpacks, notebooks, and a spirit of service, youth volunteers from Batan-on Na Pud returned to the place where their mission first began. This time, they served over 500 students at Hagnaya…

Pope Leo warns of AI risks to young brains

06/21/2025

Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday of the potential consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) on the intellectual development of young people, saying it could damage their grip on reality. Since his election as head of the Catholic…

Archival taps youth as key force to fix Cebu City Hall

Susej Frasco 06/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The incoming administration of Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. is banking on the youth as central players in reshaping how City Hall works. Councilor-elect Nice Archival said the youth would take center stage in…

Day of Valor: Raymond tells youth to ‘be curious about the history’

Pinky Rondina 04/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is urging young Filipinos to seek a deeper understanding of the nation’s past, as the city government commemorated the 83rd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on…

Inaugural ASBL cagefest promises less exposed talented players more spotlight

Glendale G. Rosal 12/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The inaugural Active Sports Basketball League (ASBL) will invade Cebu next year promising to provide an avenue for the Cebuano youth to strut their hardcourt skills.  ASBL will field a total of 40 teams vying…

CBCP eyes sainthood of Niña Ruiz-Abad three decades after her death

Charie Abarca 07/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is considering sainthood for Niña Ruiz-Abad, noting that she could serve as a “good model of piety and fortitude” for today’s youth. This comes 30 years…

Cebu’s Suico remains upbeat even if he did not make it to the Gilas Youth U16 final line-up

Glendale G. Rosal 07/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano hardcourt prospect Henry Kristoffer Suico remains optimistic even if he did not make it to the final line-up of the Gilas Youth U16 roster for the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA). Suico…

QC lawmaker pushes passage of adolescent pregnancy prevention bill

Faith Argosino 06/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City 1st district Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde is pushing for the passage of a measure seeking to prevent adolescent pregnancy in the country, which has the highest teenage birth rates among member-states…

U.S. announces P20M in grants for PH’s out-of-school youth

PR 06/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced new grants worth over P20 million ($370,000) for Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) working on innovative programs to improve the lives…

Villaba Wings rule 1st Mayor Bebot Veloso Under-21 Intertown Basketball Tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 05/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Municipality of San Isidro, Leyte eyes more basketball tournaments in the coming months following the successful inaugural Mayor Bebot Veloso Under-21 Intertown Basketball Tournament which wrapped up on Sunday evening, April 30, 2023.…

Tagbilaran mayor wants buntings used in May 1 fiesta donated to make tote bags

Doris C. Bongcac 04/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Tagbilaran City Mayor Jane Yap wants all buntings, that would be used in the celebration of city’s annual feast on May 1, to be donated to the city’s Upcycling and Livelihood Center for…

Borres, 15, of Cebu bags silver medal in weightlifting youth competition in Albania

03/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu has found a new weightlifting star in Eron Borres after earning a silver medal in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships in Durres, Albania on Saturday, March 25, 2023. It…

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