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Annabelle grew up on Rahman Street, but doesn’t own the house
The house on 131 Rahman Street in barangay Zapatera, Cebu City which appeared in Cebu Daily News’ front page on Nov. 4 and 5, 2012 is a Rama residence but not the “ancestral home” of talent manager and congressional candidate Annabelle Rama. Members of the Mendezona family clarified that the house belongs to Evelyn Mendezona […]
Children’s dream of Jollibee fulfilled
November 6, 2012
Five children who cleaned tombs in Consolacion town to earn P5 per job to contribute to their daily meals of rice, water and ginamos (fish paste), got their wish – a family meal in Jollibee. They didn’t spend their hard earned coins. An SM Cebu mall official read the story in Cebu Daily News about […]
No pol dynasties in PH – PJ Garcia
November 5, 2012
HIS sister is the governor of the province in her 3rd and last term. His father is a former governor and now congressman in Cebu’s 2nd district. He has two brothers who are town mayors and an in-law who is a mayor. But for 3rd district Rep. Pablo John “PJ” Garcia, who has filed his […]
Dreaming of Jollibee
November 2, 2012
As far as he can remember, Luigi Ewican had dreamed of eating at Jollibee, the popular domestic fastfood outlet. He and his siblings never entered Jollibee before. “We wanted to save money so we could eat there but friends said it was expensive so we stopped dreaming and instead focused on our schooling,” Luigi said […]
Parent-investors pour money into mall playground for kids
October 29, 2012
by Aileen Garcia-Yap, Reporter As parents, Marvin Espinosa and his business partners thought that investing in helping children develop their social skills in a creative and fun way would succeed in Cebu. They opened Kids Planet in one of the newest malls in Cebu, JCenter Mall, in Mandaue City in October last year. “In our […]
2 boys killed in Dalaguete fire
October 17, 2012
by Jhunnex Napallacan and Joy Cherry S. Quito Two cousins, aged four and three, were burned to death after they were trapped in a burning bamboo house in barangay Catolohan, Dalaguete town, southern Cebu. The cause of the fire has yet to be established. Jayden Sidney Indig, 4, and John Mark Jorolan, 3, were […]
Lapu-Lapu’s Radaza gives way to daughter
October 6, 2012
By Norman V. Mendoza and Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Correspondents The biggest surprise in a politically charged day for declaring candidacies in Cebu came from Lapu-Lapu Rep. Arturo Radaza, who showed up in crutches. In a 2 p.m. press conference in the office of his wife, Mayor Paz Radaza, the first-term congressman announced that […]
Ex-convict faces raps for firearms possession
September 10, 2012
Charges will be filed against an ex-convict who brandished a firearm in sitio Canton, barangay Cansojong, Talisay City last Sunday afternoon. The 37-year-old suspect named Yeo Lastimosa alarmed residents in their area when he showed up with his firearm. Responding police pursued Lastimosa who fled to his house and locked it. Insp. Rio Hugo Ipong […]
Baby hit by stray bullet
August 29, 2012
A THREE-MONTH-OLD infant is in critical condition after being hit by a stray bullet that entered through his home’s plywood window in barangay Basak, Mandaue City at 7:50 p.m last Tuesday. The victim identified as Denzel Dumadapat was placed at the improvised hammock, when his mother saw him already bloodied. The victim’s mother Carmel Dumadapat […]
3-day vigil, city award, aerial salute for Capt. Bahinting
August 23, 2012
When the remains of Capt. Jessup Bahinting arrive today in Cebu, his family will grieve but will also find out what impact the pilot had made in many lives with his kind ways. Honors for the Siquijor-born pilot, who had flown several mercy missions to typhoon-stricken areas and made his home in Cebu, are […]
November 12, 2012
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