2024-04-18 16:42
The inventory of the heritage church of Boljoon is missing, its parish secretary confirmed to me this week. They are still looking for it, she said over the phone.
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2024-04-16 11:26
Encased in an ornate and antique tabernacle or urna at the parish museum of Boljoon is a pitiful sight – a wooden replica of the Niño Dormido sleeping on a stainless steel bed t… Read More
2024-04-12 08:56
Let the panels from the pulpit of the heritage church of Boljoon in southern Cebu be the property of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) but displayed at the parish from which it wa… Read More
2024-04-10 08:14
By Dad, the writer of this The Freeman headline meant a Cebu City Councilor. “After child fell to death: Dad wants condos’ permits checked.” The presence of the word &ldquo&hell…Read More
2024-04-07 05:41
The Cebu Provincial Government will write to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to clarify its legal opinion on the pulpit panels from the heritage church of Boljoon in southern Cebu… Read More
2024-04-04 18:46
The following is the transcript of my interview with National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) Director General Jeremy Barns. I have decided to publish it in full to serve as reference on the… Read More
2024-04-01 10:12
The Cebu Provincial Government is preparing a case against officials of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) on the issue over the four pulpit panels stolen from the heritage church… Read More
2024-03-28 05:05
Binignit, that dish of root crops cooked in coconut milk, finally broke out among the trending Google search terms for the Philippines today. Today is likely its peak.
For the past fe… Read More
2024-03-26 03:58
Greta Garbo stipulated in her contract that the studio had to provide her with silk underwear, said The New Yorker writer Susan Orlean. Producer Louis Mayer questioned having to spend money… Read More
2024-03-20 18:32
The Facebook messages came one after the other, “is this true?” By this, those who contacted me meant a report yesterday by a local news outfit about the return of pulpit panels… Read More
2024-03-20 17:31
Writing it down on paper will help you figure it out, artist and writer Jenny Odell said in her talk on “The Art of Observation” hosted by the NUS Libraries Writers’ Centre… Read More
2024-03-19 02:41
“Ave Maria” is how Carmel Grace Alde Fulache would greet me in chat messages. That is also how she greets people in person. She is shown in this photo inside the Chapel of Holy R… Read More
2024-03-16 12:26
This urna or tabernacle was reported to have been sold for P1.44 million, inclusive of commission, in 2017. This was briefly mentioned during the discussion among Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Gar… Read More
2024-03-16 02:41
Don’t expect any statement from the Cebu-Citizens Press Council on that vulgar and inhumane interview by Juril Patiño and Dennes Tabar on Brigada News FM. I asked Atty Pachico S… Read More
2024-03-14 15:50
Controversial broadcaster Juril Patiño on Wednesday let a 4-year-old rape victim recount her experience in lurid details and on air over Brigada News FM.
“Mao to gi open na n… Read More
2024-03-08 03:07
For two centuries, the baptistery of the Boljoon Church was adorned with a painting by Manila-based artist Severino Flavier Pablo of the baptism of St. Augustine. It was lost in the late 197… Read More
2024-02-29 18:58
Andoni Aboitiz, chair of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) Board of Trustees, met with Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia at the Capitol late Tuesday afternoon. I wrote about it for R… Read More
2024-02-25 04:26
Several people I talked to separately all said essentially the same thing: Edwin Bautista initially wanted to donate the panels directly to Boljoon but then changed his mind and donated it t… Read More
2024-01-31 01:08
What’s your verbal mannerism? Mine is to say, “boanga no?” (That’s crazy or isn’t that crazy?)
I say this a lot during interviews and even for such munda… Read More
2024-01-29 16:53
Disappointed was the word a few priests used to describe what they felt about the silence of the Archdiocese of Cebu on the deceptive move to gather signatures for a people’s initiativ… Read More
2024-01-24 09:33
By several accounts, Brigida Gerzon was a diligent student and great friend. One of her former blockmates at the Cebu Normal University (CNU) said Gerzon, known to those close to her as Brig… Read More
2023-12-08 18:50
In 1996, a newbie reporter at The Freeman submitted a news article about then Cebu City Mayor Alvin Garcia’s comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What happened, as is often th… Read More
2023-11-22 15:56
The Commission on Laity (COL) has sent out three questions for discernment by members of the laity and eventual inclusion in the Sugbuswak proposal that will be submitted to the Catholic Bis… Read More
2023-11-14 19:38
“The Church’s inherent nature is to give rise to local churches,” said the guidelines for 13th General Pastoral Assembly (GPA) of the Archdiocese of Cebu. The GPA opened ye… Read More
2023-11-13 07:40
I woke up today to several messages about an ongoing press conference on Sugbuswak, the move to break up the Archdiocese of Cebu. I knew there was to be a launch of a Facebook page on Sugbus… Read More
2023-11-12 07:05
I can’t find any report that indicates the level of popular support for Sugbuswak or the move to break up the Archdiocese of Cebu. I’m not sure if anyone in the Archdiocese is lo… Read More
2023-11-06 04:33
For a Church that moves at a takyong’s pace (context below), how meaningful a consultation can one do in just a few weeks? Not much, some priests have told me. From what I understand a… Read More
2023-10-24 11:40
(The following is the welcome address of Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma during the Day of Prayer and Discernment last September 19, 2023. The Clergy Recollection was held to discuss the move… Read More
2023-10-11 13:36
If the recommendation to study the viability of breaking up the Archdiocese of Cebu came after the Cebu Archdiocesan Priests’ Congress on August 20, 2002, why did the move happen only… Read More
2023-10-08 13:05
A key concern on the division of the Archdiocese of Cebu that was shared by several priests and lay people I’ve interviewed these past few weeks is the timeline.
Sugbuswak was a… Read More
2023-10-02 08:10
I’ve covered several news beats and in my experience, the Church is among the least transparent. At times, their approach to dealing with the media is Old Testament Biblical – li… Read More
2023-10-01 04:43
The Archdiocese of Cebu will be split into three new territories: Archdiocese of Cebu-Central, Diocese of Cebu-North and Diocese of Cebu-South. During the Day of Prayer and Discernment on Se… Read More
2023-04-25 14:25
On World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Cebu media will hold a forum on “How Cebu City’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Ordinance Works.” K.
I’m sure it’s importa… Read More
2023-02-17 02:44
On the trail of St. Vitalis of Milan, I found myself at this stall selling religious images behind the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral.
St. Vitalis was an early Christian martyr described by… Read More
2023-01-20 15:20
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2023-01-09 10:58
Cebu Updates, the current iteration of what used to be the Cebu City Public Information Office (PIO) Facebook page, mocked the decision by Mayor Michael Rama’s administration to hold t… Read More
2022-12-28 05:53
The only flavor in the thing I am loathe to call batchoy was provided by the small packet of McCormick ground black pepper that came with the bowl.
I don’t use condiments with batch… Read More
2022-12-19 13:04
Technology is neutral, it’s how we use it, artist Jan Leeroy New told Cebu bloggers at the sidelines of the Cebu leg of the 55th Pilipinas Shell’s National Student Arts Competiti… Read More
2022-10-17 11:10
A key problem with using text to speech (TTS) services like Amazon Polly is the foreign accent it renders certain words. One such word is Cebu, which systems often pronounce as “say bu… Read More
2022-09-22 17:29
Do newsrooms still have publication standards apart from engagement? Apparently not the Sun.Star Cebu Facebook page, judging by its recent posts. There is a noticeable shift by the page to t… Read More
2022-03-30 07:39
The accusation published by Manila Bulletin that singer Moira dela Torre was paid P5 million to perform at a Leni-Kiko campaign rally is an example of what journalist Nick Davies described i… Read More
2022-03-19 17:55
A recent story by Manila Bulletin illustrates the inanities of traffic whoring by the rewriting-social-media-posts beat. The story amplified a serious accusation – that the artist Moir… Read More
2022-03-10 20:06
Google Trends predicted the winners of the past two presidential elections in the Philippines. Except for former President Donald Trump’s loss in 2020, Google Trends predicted the winn… Read More
2022-03-03 03:25
Miffed at being criticized over a news coverage, a reporter once juxtaposed his “real journalism” of being out on the field with “armchair journalism.”
The attempt… Read More
2022-02-20 06:00
Dimitris got locked inside our AirBnB unit when he visited the Philippines in March 2019. He called up his son back in Lamia, Greece, who then messaged us for help. It was his son who booked… Read More
2022-02-19 11:23
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Ahong Chan shared on his Facebook page today results of a survey reportedly by a group called Pulse Phil Survey that shows not only that he leads bitter rival Rep. Paz R… Read More
2022-02-18 06:07
People see themselves as fans of political candidates, that’s why campaigning in the Philippines is what it is right now, said author and political strategist Earl Parreño.
P… Read More
2022-01-18 18:56
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States reminded me of this great podcast episode on improvisation in public speaking. King was a fantastic orator who was meticulous in preparing… Read More
2021-11-22 05:49
Determining crowd size has always been a challenge when reporting an event such as a protest or campaign rally. Opposing sides either inflate or downplay the number to serve their interest… Read More
2021-09-20 05:48
I have a Pavlovian hankering for pansit whenever news breaks. It is the result of conditioning in the years that I worked in the Sun.Star Cebu Central Newsroom.
Whenever a story broke lat… Read More
2021-05-08 08:47
(In a meeting at the height of lockdowns last year, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia summed up the high-strung atmosphere when she shared what she observed while going all over the province. She d… Read More
2021-03-19 02:33
Cebu has historians like Drs. Resil Mojares and Jobers Bersales as well as institutions like the Cebuano Studies Center and yet for the historic commemoration of the arrival of the Armada de… Read More
2021-03-17 20:15
(This story first came out on Rappler.)
To watch a YouTube video for an online lesson in Gilutungan Island, you have to be at the side facing Cordova town. Using mobile data, the phone co… Read More
2021-03-07 07:01
I wanted a framed print of The Lady with an Ermine when we were redesigning our workspace during lockdown. Important works such as this painting by Leonardo da Vinci usually have high-resolu… Read More
2021-01-29 07:24
I cannot now recall the incident — whether it was a fire or debris falling from a building — only the deep frustration. “Asa na uy!” I was driving and apart from gene… Read More
2021-01-12 18:50
The grand prize winner of Globe’s Picture Perfect 2.0 has been accused of submitting an image from a stock photo site for his winning entry.
Charles Chamberlaine Igot won the grand… Read More
2021-01-08 08:57
Mobility data gathered by Google showed how Metro Cebu residents did last-minute grocery shopping leading to Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and stayed home on Christmas Day and New Y… Read More
2021-01-01 12:41
I like to start on a new notebook on New Year’s Day. It’s symbolic both of a fresh start and a clean slate. Or scraped tablet as the phrase “tabula rasa” translates t… Read More
2020-12-30 05:01
This was expected but it’s fascinating to see actual data. Google Mobility Data showed how residents of Metro Cebu rushed to Groceries and Pharmacies with visits hitting 19 percent hig… Read More
2020-12-24 10:44
For a country known for its early and long Christmas celebration, the Philippines saw people in urban areas returning to groceries in mid-December in numbers not seen before quarantine lockd… Read More
2020-12-13 08:10
I love how the New York Times displays its bylines. It comes with a photo of the author. Apart from looking good on the screen, a photo byline makes the reader “feel they know the repo… Read More
2020-12-10 04:26
I checked today and Cebu-based print media still ignored the Plantation Bay issue. This, even after the decision by the Department of Tourism national office to investigate the resort. No st… Read More
2020-12-09 09:32
Save for the article by CDN Digital, I can’t find other stories by Cebu-based mainstream media on the Plantation Bay Resort and Spa fiasco. It is in times like these that we need good… Read More
2020-11-22 07:05
In 1933, Cebu City passed a Blue Sunday Ordinance that mandated businesses and factories to close on Sundays. Only libraries, photography shops, barbershops, bakeries, restaurants, public ma… Read More
2020-11-01 06:38
There are many online fora and seminars nowadays – from technology, to business, to history and culture. But unless you attend or listen to the replays of each one of them, you won&rsq&hell…Read More
2020-10-30 03:59
Not everything shared on Facebook is true. At times, what is shared is wrong. This is either because there was a mistake in the gathering or presentation or facts or there is a deliberate in… Read More
2020-10-28 12:10
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia asked reporters about “sunog” in a recent press conference. This was in relation to a story based on a social media post that was eventually deleted. T… Read More
2020-10-22 19:48
The global kerfuffle over a statement by Pope Francis on civil union for gay couples shows the need for a religion beat reporter to offer important context on history, church precepts and pr… Read More
2020-10-12 11:54
Ronnie was crying at the back of our classroom. We were in Grade 4 at the Mt. Matutum Christian School in Polomolok, South Cotabato and Ronnie’s crying was disturbing our class.
He… Read More
2020-07-09 07:10
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2020-07-06 08:13
Her voice was earnest, almost pleading. “Kung mamatay mo, madala na ninyo inyo sakyanan? Ang inyong balay? Ang kwarta?” (When you die, will you be able to take your car, house, o… Read More
2020-06-23 19:58
“Ayaw sultii si Fionah ha? Ayaw tagai si Jasmin,” I used to tell sources when working on a story I was sure would be an exclusive when I covered Cebu City Hall for The Freeman wi… Read More
2020-06-17 17:43
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut consequat semper viverra nam libero justo laoreet sit amet. Feu… Read More
2020-06-12 15:43
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Placerat vestibulum lectus mauris ultrices eros in cursus turpis… Read More
2020-06-10 13:50
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Placerat vestibulum lectus mauris ultrices eros in cursus turpis… Read More
2020-06-09 07:59
Risus quis varius quam quisque. Et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas integer eget. Sit amet risus nullam eget felis eget. Nunc id cursus metus aliquam eleifend mi in nulla posuere… Read More
2020-04-24 04:23
Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama still uses the same personal phone number that I called to contact him some years back. He unwittingly confirmed it to me and gave it to thousands of other… Read More
2020-04-20 07:23
Authorities arrested artist Maria Victoria Beltran yesterday over allegations of spreading “fake news” when she posted on Facebook that there were 9,000 new COVID-19 cases in Zap… Read More
2020-03-08 07:29
“How do I add ® to my post?” an acquaintance posted on Facebook as everyone piled up on Azul for trademarking Tuslob Buwa by posting their own versions of trademarking Cebu p… Read More
2019-11-10 08:47
It’s a tester stock, the Lazada seller explained. I’ve heard that explanation before-from the owner of a perfume shop in Parkmall that also sells “tester” stocks… Read More
2019-10-13 08:26
Every day, thousands of tourists visiting the Magellan’s Cross are told that the cross you see there “Encases the Original Cross Planted By Ferdinand Magellan On This Very Site… Read More
2019-10-02 03:22
Late in her life when she was broke and reduced to hiring men for sex and the affections she craved, Nina Simone performed My Baby Just Cares For Me in Montreux. The song was used in commerc… Read More
2018-01-01 15:15
It had to be Edith Piaf, Madeleine Peyroux, or Joan Baez. It could also have been Eva Cassidy, Janis Ian, Sarah Jarosz or Joni Mitchell. More likely, it was my listening to all these artists… Read More
2017-08-25 05:20
Are you open today? What’s the number of your Ayala branch? Answers to these questions are easy to program as chatbot routines. Instead, here I am, after more than an hour of calling a… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
In announcing his company’s purchase of Oculus VR, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social networking giant now has more than a billion active mobile users a month. &l&hell…Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
MOBILE isn’t the future; it’s the present. That’s the gist of recently released Internet usage reports. Last month, more Americans used smartphones and tablets than desktop… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Over the holidays, I’d often find our youngest kid, 10-year-old Lennon, hunched on the sofa watching YouTube episodes of a cartoon series on the phone. Once in a while I’d offer… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
There is a big chance you’re reading this on your phone. A bigger chance this year than in 2012, anyway. A common pathway to this article would be from social networks like Facebook an… Read More
2015-09-13 06:47
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For the first time ever, US consumers spent more time on applications than watching TV, according to Flurry Analytics, a mobile analytics c… Read More
2015-04-26 07:15
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Smartphones are used extensively throughout the travel process – from getting inspiration on where to go, to planning, booking, actua… Read More
2015-04-25 07:32
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This week, our startup updated the official guide to the International Eucharistic Congress 2016 that will be held in Cebu this January. Th… Read More
2015-04-22 04:41
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After yesterday’s upgrading of key WordPress plugins to fix a cross site scripting vulnerability, the WordPress team released version… Read More
2015-04-21 02:34
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Do you use WordPress to run your site or blog? You better head off to your dashboard to check for plugin updates. Now.
A cross site scripti… Read More
2015-04-19 12:08
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WHILE testing Smart’s deployment of its high-speed packet access (HSPA) network in Siquijor in 2009, it occurred to me that with the… Read More
2015-04-12 17:11
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AS SOON as Albay Gov. Joey Salceda wakes up in the morning, he greets his constituents on Facebook (“Good morning, Albay”) and… Read More
2015-04-05 05:07
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ABOUT two years back, someone reached out to me because of our digital tourism initiative. He introduced himself as the open source softwar… Read More
2014-12-21 07:15
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BUILDING on the success of Zenfone 5, Asus recently released a cheaper version of the handset in time for end-of-the-year upgrading –… Read More
2014-12-14 10:22
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Except for their prices, the Starmobile UP Mini and UP Lite don’t come off as cheap. Their build quality is excellent and the phones… Read More
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