A Father Followed His Son on His Daily Walk in the Neighborhood. What He Saw...
This happened in a rural area in the Philippines. For about two weeks, the father noticed his little boy doing something out of the ordinary while taking his dog for a walk in the neighborhood. He...
View ArticlePaul Whiteway: The Guy Who made a Lemonade from his Lemons
Paul was born in England, but lived many years in Australia – first in Perth, then in Melbourne. He is, therefore, an interesting mix between the guarded formality of the English and the jovial...
View ArticleElsa Whiteway: The Woman Who Wields the Swiss Knife
In Cebu Reviews’ interview with Paul Whiteway, he recalled with pleasure a client who described him as the “Swiss Army Knife of Cebu” In a bit of mea culpa, after realizing that a knife, even a Swiss...
View Article30 mins with a Small Guy with a Huge Vision
He’s the kind of guy you wouldn’t give a second look if you meet him along the hallways of Parkmall or anywhere else. In fact I had to give him a second glance to ascertain that it was him at Postrio...
View ArticleLove: Nelyn’s Legacy to Her more than a Dozen Children
“Nelyn” is short for Rosalinda G. Saraspe, 60 years old. To the people in the Cebu SOS Children’s Village, she is simply Nanay (mother) Nelyn who, for 24 years, took care and nurtured more than a dozen...
View Article10 Cebuanos Who are Forgotten Parts of Our History
Magellan landed in Cebu in 1521 and got killed on April 27, 1521. Forty four years later, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi arrived, and founded the Philippines in 1565. Then we were occupied by the Americans...
View ArticleHow to Train a 105-lb Rottweiler with a Bad Attitude
Ask Crystal Wakeman that question, and chances are that she’s going to say, “Patience, perseverance and a game plan.” That’s the strategy she used in her first case – her Mom. Crystal was around...
View ArticleA “Manny” Splendored Thing at SM Cebu
When a family or personal problem is stressing you out, if you are about to lose your job or haven’t found one yet, if your body aches in a thousand places due to old age, or you are beset with so many...
View ArticleHQZ: A New Gig in Cebu for Budding Artists and Art Lovers
Occupying a two-storey space in the E-Zone commercial complex in Panagda-it, Mabolo, Cebu City, HQZ’s significance is not in its façade but in its contribution to the local arts scene. The post HQZ: A...
View ArticleAntonio Tambuli: Lepidopterist of USC’s Butterfly Sanctuary
He is not Charles Lee Remington, the “Father of modern American lepidopterology,” but ask Antonio “Tony” Tambuli anything about butterflies, and he will satisfy your inquisitiveness (or ignorance)....
View ArticleNora’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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