A 13-year-old boy in Talisay City lost three of his fingers when a whistle bomb went off in his hand on Christmas Day. A man walking home in the same barangay of Tabunok, Talisay was hit in the waist by a lighted “kwitis” thrown by a reveler. Both were among 15 persons in Cebu injured […]
December 11, 2012
A 25- year- old student was found dead floating off the seawaters in South Road Properties near the barangay Ermita, Cebu City viaduct. Police said they considered the death of John Rey Redona, a student of Leyte Normal University in Tacloban city, as an apparent suicide. Investigation showed that Redona arm was tied to a […]
December 9, 2012
THE court lien on parcels of land at the South Road Properties (SRP) which were earmarked for a joint venture with Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) is making it difficult for the real estate developer to already market condominium projects in adjacent lots. “Although we’re not yet developing and marketing the property (under lien), it is […]
December 4, 2012
Until arrangements are finalized with the Cebu Archdiocese, the Cebu City goernment is willing to secure the templete used in the Nov. 30 Thanksgiving Mass at the South Road Properties to prevent any acts of vandalism. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said the city will provide security and pay for the lights there. Rama, who […]
December 3, 2012
While the Nov. 30 National Thanksgiving Mass in Cebu City was generally successful, a weak sound system was a major hitch that church organizers will be looking into. People could hear the liturgical rites in the main altar but the choir music of almost 2,000 singers could barely be heard by the thousands who filled […]
December 2, 2012
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino sat in the front row of the VIP section. Beside him was Liberal Party Cebu province chief Hilario Davide III, who is running for Cebu governor. As the Calungsod Thanksgiving Mass started, Vice President Jejomar Binay took the seat between them. The two national officials chatted, but they turned to other people […]
December 2, 2012
There won’t be any pressure applied on House allies to vote for the Reproductive Health Bill, President Benigno Aquino III said last Friday. The President, who was in Cebu to meet with local Liberal Party (LP) members and attend the Thanksgiving Mass for San Pedro Calungsod in the South Road Properties (SRP), said it’s more […]
December 2, 2012
THE weather cooperated. A multitude of people showed up, including President Aquino and Catholic church leaders. The Mass was both solemn and joyful in a huge outdoor venue that was used for the first time. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said he was grateful for the success of the Nov. 30 National Thanksgiving Mass for St. […]
December 2, 2012
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said he’s willing to wait, but is confident the site of Friday’s National Thanksgiving Mass for St. Pedro Calungsod will eventually be declared a historical landmark. “In due time. It’s very obvious. This place is historical,” Palma told Cebu Daily News when asked about the prospect. Palma said he was happy […]
November 30, 2012
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma poured sacred oil on a bare altar table, burned incense and added a piece of the bone of St. Therese of the Child Jesus as a treasure of the newest church dedicated to St. Pedro Calungsod. Palma led the consecration rites of the St. Pedro Calungsod Chapel at the SM Seaside […]
December 27, 2012
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