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  • How not to write about a food and wine festival launch

    How not to write about a food and wine festival launch

    The buzz was mainly on two dishes prepared by top-notch chefs married to each other but occupying stations at opposite ends of the sprawling three-ballroom setup that was the grand launch of Cebu Food & Wine Festival 2024 at NUSTAR Resort.

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  • It’s not my job to make the Church look good

    It’s not my job to make the Church look good

    On Sunday, the priest who had me barred from entering the Archbishop’s Residence apologized and explained what happened. I won’t be naming him. He’s young and I hope he moves on and learns from this episode as much as I have learned from it.

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  • Boljoon parish inventory missing

    Boljoon parish inventory missing

    (UPDATE: I have been told by members of the parish that the inventory was in the custody of a lay volunteer who died of COVID at the height of the pandemic. It wasn’t turned over and the parish only thought of looking for it when the issue on the pulpit panels broke out. They are…

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  • Can Archbishop Palma set aside church ownership of Boljoon pulpit panels?

    Can Archbishop Palma set aside church ownership of Boljoon pulpit panels?

    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 was taken, that’s the proposal of NMP Director General Jeremy Barns.

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  • Who’s your daddy?

    Who’s your daddy?

    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 “child,” however, makes one assume that the Dad in the headline refers to the father.

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