Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said the problem on sexual abuse by the clergy needs a “new paradigm.” Palma issued the statement in reaction to the publication by a US watchdog of a list of 82 priests and brothers publicly accused of the sexual abuse of minors. Of the 82, 10 have links to Cebu.
TWO executives of a Cebu-based business process outsourcing (BPO) company have been arrested along with a United States-based officer for allegations of defrauding elderly authors in the US of almost $44 million or more than P2.5 billion.
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will announce legal action against the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) over four pulpit panels stolen from the heritage church of Boljoon in southern Cebu. Garcia will hold a press conference to make the announcement Monday noon. It will be streamed live over the Sugbo News Facebook page, in case… Read more: Gov Gwen to announce case against NMP; DOT offers help in return of stolen panels to Boljoon
I used TurboScribe.ai to automatically transcribe the press conference held by Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma Tuesday and was surprised at the high degree of accuracy in its Bisaya transcription.
From mid-year releases, the annual audit report (AAR) of government agencies are now uploaded to the Commission on Audit (COA) website from December 1 to 15. They now also come with an update on what the audited agency has done to address findings.
The Christmas tree lighting at the lobby of Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort last Saturday evening reminded me why I love dining there. After the ceremonies, we had buffet dinner at 5 Cien and I gravitated, as is my wont, to the seafood station.
The cases against two men linked to the takeover of what used to be an official Cebu City Government Facebook page have been dismissed for lack of evidence after the complainant withdrew her charge with the change of leadership at City Hall, this writer has learned.
Pope Francis is “trying to destroy tradition” in his suppression of traditional Catholic practices such as the Latin Mass but his actions will only make it grow stronger, Italian Bishop Giacomo Ballini told this writer in an interview.
The press conference by the camp of Michael Rama was scheduled for 10 am Friday at La Fortuna Bakery near the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño. I wanted to interview lawyer Collin Rosell for a separate story that was only tangentially connected with the conflict at city hall.
For former Cebu City mayor Alvin Garcia, a thing wasn’t just very good, it was “very, very good.” I’m not sure if he still has that verbal mannerism today but it was very, very evident when I covered him at City Hall when he was mayor in 1996.