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  • Why are the youth drawn to the Traditional Latin Mass?

    Why are the youth drawn to the Traditional Latin Mass?

    “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 Relics in Tabor Hill in Barangay San Jose holding the Latin Mass missal her grandmother gave her. The 21-year-old religiously attends…

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  • What Boljoon lost: antique tabernacle

    What Boljoon lost: antique tabernacle

    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 Garcia, NCCA Chair Ino Manalo, Commissioner Ivan Henares, and Dr. Jobers Bersales last Wednesday evening.

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  • No CCPC statement

    No CCPC statement

    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 Seares and he said, “under our agreed procedure, KBP handles cases involving broadcast outlets and journalists.” It is disappointing but expected.

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  • Cebu broadcaster (a lawyer!) lets child rape victim recount abuse in lurid details on air

    Cebu broadcaster (a lawyer!) lets child rape victim recount abuse in lurid details on air

    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 nimo imong ba-ba unya iyang gipasud ang iyang kinatawo or otin,” Patiño said early in the segment as he and Dennes Tabar were talking to the…

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  • What Boljoon lost: The Baptism of St. Augustine by Severino Flavier Pablo

    What Boljoon lost: The Baptism of St. Augustine by Severino Flavier Pablo

    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 1970s or early 1980s, allegedly stolen by the town’s parish priest.

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