THE daughter of the late Santander Vice Mayor Marilyn “Bebe” Wenceslao was able to substitute her just before the May 9, 2022 elections in the town.Lawyer Honorito Flores, Santander town’s election supervisor, and Wenceslao’s son, town councilor-elect Wilson Wenceslao, confirmed to SunStar Cebu the late vice mayor’s daughter, Julie, was able to substitute her just […]
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Son to replace ‘Yayoy’ for councilor
THE son of the late councilor Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba will be substituting his father as candidate for councilor in Cebu City’s South District.In an interview on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, Ramonito Alcoseba told reporters that he will continue the legacy of his father.The elder Alcoseba passed away on Saturday, April 23, at the age of […]
Broadcast journalist Bobby Nalzaro laid to rest
“A HEARTBREAKING moment when the newscaster becomes the news.”This was what Rev. Fr. Dan Angeles said when he started his homily during the burial mass for the late Cebu tri-media personality Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro at the Sacred Heart Church on D. Jakosalem Street, Cebu City Monday, March 21, 2022.Nalzaro’s friends, family, and media colleagues recalled […]
Barili mayor endorses Durano-Davide after Gwen fields nephew against him
BARILI Mayor Julieto “Julie” Flores will support the candidacy of gubernatorial candidate and former tourism secretary Ace Durano and re-electionist Vice Governor Hilario “Junjun” Davide III in the May 2022 elections. In an interview with SunStar Cebu on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, Flores said he had been a supportor of Davide since the latter’s stint […]
Asian shares mixed after US inflation report
ASIAN shares were mixed Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 after a worrisome report on US inflation that slammed into the bond market and knocked stocks lower on Wall Street. In Japan, where investors are awaiting an economic stimulus package from newly elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the benchmark Nikkei 225 climbed 0.5 percent to 29,255.02. Australia’s […]
Cebu officials remember ‘Ninoy’
“MAY we find inspiration in his tremendous love and faith to the Filipino people.” This was what Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said as he paid tribute to the late senator and democracy icon Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., whose assassination was commemorated on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, […]
Pnoy’s legacy revisited
POLITICAL and business leaders in Cebu paid tribute to former President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III, who died on Thursday morning, June 24, 2021, in Metro Manila, expressing their gratitude for his improving the economy and anti-corruption stance. Aquino, the first bachelor to serve as the country’s chief executive from 2010 to 2016, succumbed to […]