Nora’s Story: Why is Life like a Balut
She was already comfortably settled in her work place when I arrived. She looked frail and frazzled. Otherwise, the slight sheepish smile on her face, typical of first encounters, was an encouraging...
View ArticleCebu Tourist Arrivals on the Upswing Again, and 10 Ways You can help to make...
Philippine tourism is on the upswing again, after an anemic performance last year, what with that deadly Zamboanga siege (September 11, 2013), closely followed by the Bohol quake (October 15, 2013)....
View ArticleKnowing Roberto “Bobby” E. Aboitiz of RAFI in 30 Mins.
Tick! Tick! Tick! That’s the sound of the clock beside my pillow as I tossed and turned in bed the previous night, sleep escaping me. I closed my eyes hoping to detach myself from the small world of my...
View ArticleWhy Visit Cebu
DOT 7 reported (Sun.Star, Aug. 22, 2015) that roughly 1.9 million tourists (mostly foreign), arrived in Cebu the first half of the year. That may be small compared to our Asian neighbors, but...
View ArticlePreciosa Coyoca: Legless Dancing Queen of Cebu.
Preciosa was born without lower legs. For us who were born complete, the difficulties she went through as she grew up are incomprehensible. The bullying she got when she went to school (assuming she...
View ArticleNew Look of Conching: Best Roasted Native Chicken in Cebu
More than 50 years ago, Concepcion Pia of Dalaguete opened a bistro using a very simple business model: sell roasted native chicken and other native foods to a target market. What was her target...
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