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Pasil launches 4th PWUDs community-based rehab program
CEBU CITY – Barangay Pasil successfully launched its 4th batch of Persons Who Used Drugs (PWUDs) to undergo the Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Cebu City Police Office’s City Director, Police Colonel Ireneo B. Dalogdog, urges for the swift clearing of drugs from the barangay in collaboration with the Philippine.....»»
USC ‘Last Dance’ hoop tourney: Batch 2011, 2013, 2015 get wins
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Batch 2011, 2013, and 2015 grabbed victories in the ongoing University of San Carlos (USC) North Alumni Basketball Club (NABC) “The Last Dance” Congressman Bingo Bagtik Matugas Cup on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at the USC North Campus gymnasium. The Batch 2011-Sharks routed Batch 2012-Dragons, 97-69, to have a rousing start.....»»
Batch 2003, 2009 grab crucial wins in Damazo Cup Season 13
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Batch 2003 and Batch 2009 continued their ascend in the team standings of the ongoing University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) High School Alumni-Damazo Cup Season 13 on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at the USJ-R Basak campus. This as Batch 2003 nipped Batch 2001, 88-78, to grab their fifth win in six.....»»
SHAABAA : Batch 2000, Batch 2012 beat foes, take game 1 of semifinals
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Defending champions Core Pacific Money Exchange-Batch 2000 and Heritage Supreme Land Developer-Batch 2012 took game one of their respective best-of-three semifinals series in the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) on Sunday evening, September 17, 2023, at the Magis Eagles Arena in Mandaue City. Division A defending champion Batch.....»»
SC to release results of 2023 Bar exams before Christmas
The Supreme Court disclosed that the results of the 2023 online Bar examinations will be released before Christmas while the oath-taking of new lawyers will be held before New Year. Yesterday, the three-day Bar exams started in 14 local testing centers (LTCs) nationwide. The SC said the last two days of the exams are on 20 and 24 of September. Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, chairperson of the 2023 Bar exams committee, said: “For the longest time, Bar examinees have had to endure several months of perceived agony of waiting before the results of the professional licensure exams for future lawyers are released. “This year, however, following the examples of my recent predecessors as Bar Chair, the time spent by the examinees waiting in agony for the results of the exams will be cut short: my team and I are eyeing the release of the results of the 2023 Bar Examinations in early December before Christmas day. “Moreover, there will be simultaneous oath-taking and signing of the Roll of Attorneys in December also before Christmas day so that we will have our new batch of full-fledged lawyers before the year ends. “It will be an additional reason for those who will hurdle the Bar Exams to celebrate the Holiday Season.” Hernando added that as of 17 September, a total of 10,791, instead of 10,816 as earlier announced, will take the six-subject examinations spread over three days. The change in the number was a result of the withdrawal of 25 examinees who had earlier registered. As in previous examinations, they may still withdraw from the exams after the first day. Hernando said the conduct of the examinations by the SC will be assisted by 2,571 Bar personnel deployed in the 14 LTCs. The SC headquarters for the exams is at the San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City is the appointed SC headquarters for the exams. “The 2,571-strong 2023 Bar workforce—which includes court officials; judges; numerous personnel from the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, the Court of Tax Appeals, and First-and Second-Level Courts; and volunteer lawyers in the government and private practice—are fully committed to ensuring the integrity and orderly process of this year’s Examinations,” Hernando said. Six core subjects are covered in the examinations—Political and Public International Law, 15 percent; Commercial and Taxation Laws, 20 percent; Labor Law and Social Legislation, 10 percent; Criminal Law, 10 percent; and Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics with Practical Exercises, 25 percent. The subjects yesterday were Political and Public International Law in the morning, and Commercial and Taxation Laws in the afternoon, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. On 20 September 2023, the subjects covered are Civil Law in the morning and Labor Law and Social Legislation in the afternoon. On 24 September 2023, Criminal Law and Remedial Law will be in the morning, and Legal and Judicial Ethics with Practical Exercises in the afternoon. In the National Capital Region, the LTCs are at the San Beda University, Manila; University of Santo Tomas, Manila; SBCA; University of the Philippines, Quezon City; Manila Adventist College, Pasay City; and University of the Philippines, Bonifacio Global City. In Luzon, the LTCs are at Saint Louis University in Baguio City; Cagayan State University, Tuguegarao City; and University of Nueva Caceres, Naga City. In the Visayas, the LTCs are at the University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu City, University of San Carlos also in Cebu City, and Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation in Tacloban City. There are two LTCs in Mindanao—one at the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City and the other at the Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City. Courts within the areas of the 14 LTCs will be closed on 20 September. Several local governments in the 14 LTCs have announced traffic rerouting in areas where the examinations will be held. During the three-day examinations, most of them have also banned the sale of liquor at certain times of the day. The post SC to release results of 2023 Bar exams before Christmas appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Batch 2001 win second straight in SHAABAA
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The ARQ Builders-Batch 2001 logged back-to-back victories after beating Speed Demon Vivant-Batch 1994/95/96, 60-51, in Division A of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 26 at the Magis Eagles Arena in Mandaue City on Wednesday evening, August 30, 2023. The win followed Batch 2001’s 68-65 win against Division A’s The post Batch 2001 win second straight in SHAABAA appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
LTO to release 5,000 driver’s license cards before July 24
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday said that at least 5,000 copies of driver’s license cards will be released before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation address (Sona) on July 24. According to LTO Officer-in-Charge Assistant Secretary Hector Villacorta, the first batch of license cards will be distributed to […] The post LTO to release 5,000 driver’s license cards before July 24 appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Batch 2014 outclasses Batch 2012 to log first win in SHAABAA
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The start of the 26th season of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) on Sunday, July 16, 2023, was highlighted with six action-packed games at the Magis Eagles arena in Mandaue City. In Division C, Batch 2014, last year’s runner-up eked out a close win against defending champion, […] The post Batch 2014 outclasses Batch 2012 to log first win in SHAABAA appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
First Panambal Festival promotes Siquijor’s folk healing practices
[caption id="attachment_123658" align="aligncenter" width="558"] Photographs by Roel Hoang Manipon for the daily tribune | Common healing oils, concoctions, haplas and tambal used in Siquijor.[/caption] At the junction of Tañon Strait, Cebu Strait and Bohol Sea, in Central Visayas, the island of Siquijor has been inspiring fascination and curiosity mainly because of its reputation of being a home to many practitioners of sorcery, witchcraft and folk medicine, and its often being described as “mystic.” Whenever I was in Dumaguete City, in the neighboring province of Negros Oriental, I could see the island from the coastal boulevard, a fuzzy landscape floating on the sea, shrouded in mystery. My only images about it were culled from television shows featuring sorcery practices, particularly of a man who made paper dolls dance. Last Holy Week, through the very first Panambal Festival, I was able to step foot on the island province, which is about an hour’s ferry ride from Dumaguete City, and know more about the culture, particularly the folk and traditional healing practices, of one of the smallest provinces of the Philippines. [caption id="attachment_123661" align="aligncenter" width="747"] photographs by Roel Hoang Manipon for the daily tribune | Olang Arts Park in Maria was the venue for the first Panambal Festival.[/caption] We arrived at night in the town of Maria, in the southeast portion of the island, and during late dinner, we heard the story of Maria Nico, the resident engkanto of the town, together with his sisters Maria Nica and Maria Luisa, told by the town’s tourism officer, the loquacious and always flamboyantly dressed Aldrin “Aldrina Braxton” Daguman. Said to be tall, handsome and fair-complexioned, Maria Nico seemed to be a benevolent character, often granting wishes of people. Aldrina said that once millions of pesos worth of furniture was delivered to Maria but the recipient was unknown. People attributed this to Maria Nico. Stories about him bear some similar details to stories of Maria Kakaw of Cebu, Olayra of Antique and other engkanto characters in other parts of the Visayas. Local lore of mystical beings before we got to see the island was a very apt introduction. [caption id="attachment_123664" align="aligncenter" width="742"] The opening of the Panambal Festival led by Maria mayor Roselyn Asok.[/caption] The folk and traditional practices are what many people in Siquijor want to highlight and promote, and a cultural and touristic festival was created for that. Using the Cebuano word for “to heal” or “healing,” “tambal,” the Panambal Festival was held in the town of Maria, spearheaded by the local government, led by its mayor Roselyn Tancio Asok and co-organized with Eufemia “Minnie” Solomon Crouse and Anna Lacpao Tabujara Cornelia of the Olang Arts Park, the main venue of the festival in the barangay of Olang. The festival was conceptualized by veteran events organizer and tourism planner Nilo Agustin, who lives in Metro Manila but considers Siquijor a home, with the crucial help of 43-year-old folk healer and visual artist Junel Tomaroy. [caption id="attachment_123660" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Junel Tomaroy, one Siquijor’s traditional healers.[/caption] The Panambal Festival is not Siquijor’s first festival highlighting local pananambal. The province has been holding the Pahi-uli Festival since 2010 in Mount Bandilaan, a 212-hectare forest reserve in Maria. The mountain is the highest point of the island and is an important source of plants used in folk medicine and concoctions. According to Agustin, the event has become too commercialized, and Panambal Festival aims to present more authentic practices and spotlight the traditional healers. Both festivals are held on Holy Week, particularly from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, which is a very important time for local folk healing. During this time, haplas or healing oil, tambal or remedy and other potions are concocted. According to Tomaroy, considered one of the most reputable mananambal or practitioner of folk and traditional medicine, in Siquijor, they start gathering ingredients on Friday after Ash Wednesday and continue only every Friday, culminating on Good Friday. They can only gather ingredients and make concoctions during this time of the year, the Lenten season, on seven Fridays. [caption id="attachment_123665" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Traditional healer Ricardo Oyog doing the haplas.[/caption] Folk healing in Siquijor is a blend of practices that appear old, animistic and of pre-Christianization and Catholic religiosity, with the use primarily of concoctions, prayers and rituals and faith. The people of Siquijor are predominantly of Cebuano ethnicity as much of Central Visayas which includes Cebu, Negros Oriental and Bohol. Catholicism is a strong presence in the island, which has a number of old churches, as in most parts of the country. The neighboring Cebu is where Christianity first gain foothold. But remnants of native Visayan Cebuano culture survive. The Panambal Festival opened on 7 April with a short program at the three-and-half-hectare Olang Arts Park, which was established in 2005 by Crouse, who hails from Pangasinan. According to organizers, the festival aims to feature the arts as well as traditional healing. A visual arts exhibit was also opened, showcasing works, mostly depicting healing practices, by Siquijodnon artists of the Pahiuli Artists Collective—Tomaroy, Joven Y. Ansing, Vicente C. Looc, Jr., Peter G. Agan, Dubonga Jorom, Louie Gabucan, Malvin E. Lomosad and Dondon dela Victoria. Performances of the young Olang Arts Park Orchestra were also featured. The next day, Good Friday, healers demonstrated steps in making concoctions and oils, and conduction healing sessions in a cluster of huts surrounded by mahogany trees. One common healing practice is the tuob or suob, a kind of body fumigation, for a variety of ailments and to drive away general bad vibes or spirits. The minasa, a black dry concoction, is burned inside a dry coconut husk to create palina or healing smoke and is place under the patient who is wrapped with a blanket or malong. [caption id="attachment_123666" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Tuob using fumigation is a common healing practice.[/caption] In one corner, Ricardo “Ricky” Oyog doing the haplas, application of healing oil on the feet and legs, massaging them with their version of reflexology. The 55-year-old mananambal, a former radio operator from Caitican, Siquijor, Siquijor, also had common oils and remedies for sale. These concoctions include himughat, a dry mixture of wood chips and bark of different plants believed to be medicinal. At P250 per bag, the himughat is mixed into vino or wine or any alcoholic drink, letting it steep. A shot or a tablespoon or two is recommended for fatigue or general tiredness, for headache, dysmenorrhea and kidney ailments. The haplas sa panuhot is an oil concoction for lamig or bodily aches. It is also used for buntis (pregnancy), pamanhod (numbness), pamaol (muscle ache), and arthritis. The tambal sa hilo ug daot is a treatment for as well as panagang or defense against poisoning and paninira (slander, defamation) and jealousy and envy, which is a kind of poisoning. It is also used to treat pangatol or itching. There were also concoctions in small vials, to be placed in the cash box to bring luck in business, and in amulets, a general charm. Other participating healers were Daniela Sartin, Gibrint Edd D. Reyes, Dodong Amboludto, Jomar Enanor, Dean Mark Enanor, Tessie Calimpon and Delia Bajo. On Good Friday, the mananambals performed the adlip on the gathered woods, stems and branches of different plants and trees, which they have gathered during the season. There were several kinds and the healers know by their local names such as tagnipas, duguan, tabun-hangin, etc. There are kinds they call pahiuli or restoration plants. According to Josel B. Mansueto, a professor at the Siquijor State College who have conducted studies on the island’s folk healing practices, mananambals use 377 varieties or kinds of plants. The forests and mountains are sources of these. Other sources of other ingredients are caves (stalactite, earth, etc.), the sea (anything that causes itching or irritation, bearing toxins, etc.), the church (holy water, flowers offered on funerals, candles, etc.). Pag-aadlip involves chopping the woods and stems into smaller pieces. On this day, they also do the pag-uuling, the burning of collected materials to be used as ingredients in the making of minasa. On Black Saturday, Tomaroy led in pagmamasa, the preparation of the minasa. A large kawali was placed over fire and ingredients were put in, which included beeswax, candles, incense, tawas, kamanyang, tuba, honey, soil from the floor of a langub (cave), lana or coconut oil, pahi-uli wood, uling and many others. [caption id="attachment_123662" align="aligncenter" width="728"] Preparing the minasa to used to make palina for the tuob.[/caption] The black mixture was frequently stirred until the healer deemed it ready. Aside from tuob, the minasa is also used in producing anting-anting or amulet or charm. On Easter Sunday, the paglalana was done. It is the process extracting coconut oil. They scraped off the meat out of coconuts using the kudkuran. The most potent coconut comes from the “bugtong na niyog na nakaharap sa silangan,” or a lone coconut facing the east. Every batch must contain at least one. If more, they must be in odd numbers, such three or five. Lana made with coconuts facing the west and used in even numbers (two, four, etc) is for pangkukulam/pambabarang or witchcraft. They squeezed the milk out of the grated coconut meat. Only kakang-gata, the milk of the first squeezing or extraction, is used. The milk was boiled over fire until the oil came out after about two hours and was then separated from other particles. The lana or coconut oil is an attracting agent as well as a vehicle to deliver the efficacy of the herbs and other ingredients. The popular lumay is also concocted during Easter Sunday. It is also known as gayuma or love potion but lumay gererally is meant to attract positive vibes and good fortune not only in love and romance but also in business, career and even marital and family life. [caption id="attachment_123657" align="aligncenter" width="752"] Flowers, seeds, twigs and other ingredients for making lumay, popularly known as gayuma.[/caption] Lumay is concocted during Easter Sunday because many ingredients are gathered from materials used in salubong and other Easter events and practices of the church such as leaves and flower decors. It can be concocted by anyone if one knows the ingredients. Some of the ingredients in making lumay include tawa-tawa, amorseko, buhok sa hangin, lagay-lagay, makahiya or mimosa, rosary pea seeds, sampinit, kadena de amor, and likup-likup. These are gathered and put in a bottle together with perfume or honey. Dab some perfume on the skin or smear a little honey on the lips, the healer advised. Tawa-tawa is used maybe because the fruits are phallic, and the likup-likup, maybe because they cling to the trees. The plants’ perceived characteristics as well as their names indicate what powers they can add to the potion. One ingredient is the curious, bag-shaped plant called lagay-lagay sa amo, the Hydnophytum plant that grows on tree branches and trunks, and is structured like an ant colony, thus it is called the ant plant. The mananambal includes it their healing oil concoctions to treat bukol or swellings or tumor-like symptoms as well as goiter, and certain types of cancer. The name means testicles and it is also included in the concoction of lumay because of its sexual connotation. While the lumay making was going on, an Easter egg hunt was organized for the children, a seemingly incongruent inclusion in the festival. But the hunt is also a practice with old, paganistic roots, with eggs and bunnies as symbols of fertility, like the healing practices, an amalgam of native and Catholic beliefs. Agustin has been planning for the next holding of the Panambal Festival. He has invited the Aralan ng Gamutang Pilipino, led by Dr. Isidro C. Sia, convenor and executive director of Integrative Medicine for Alternative Healthcare Systems Philippines, to hold its national convention during the festival. Organizers also envisioned having traditional healers from different parts of the country, such as mumbaki of the Ifugao and healers of the Ati of Negros Island, as guest participants. An herbarium has been started, with an ambition of growing all the plant ingredients used in pananambal. All these are for the vision of making Siquijor the healing center of the country. The post First Panambal Festival promotes Siquijor’s folk healing practices appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Batch 1997 mauls Batch 1996, continues win streak in Don Bosco Cebu Alumni Basketball League
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Batch 1997 continues to soar high in Division 1 of the Don Bosco Cebu Alumni Basketball League 2023 after routing Batch 1996, 68-47, on Sunday, at the Don Bosco Technology Center campus, here. Batch 1997 clinched their seventh straight win, while remaining undefeated to lead Division 1’s team-standings. Their victory inflicted […] The post Batch 1997 mauls Batch 1996, continues win streak in Don Bosco Cebu Alumni Basketball League appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Mayor Rama implements revamp of city hall officials
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government on Monday, March 13, 2023, implemented the revamp of city hall officials. City Administrator Suzanne Ardosa, after the early Monday morning flag-raising ceremony at the Plaza Sugbo grounds, announced the first batch of new appointments for various city hall departments and offices. However, Ardosa said the list […] The post Mayor Rama implements revamp of city hall officials appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Batch 2009 goes 5-0 in Don Bosco Cebu Alumni cagefest
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Batch 2009 clinched their fifth straight win by narrowly beating Batch 2008, 75-73, in the ongoing Don Bosco Cebu Alumni Basketball League 2023 last Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Don Bosco Gym in Punta Princesa. With the victory, Batch 2009 leads the team standings in Division 2 of the tournament, […] The post Batch 2009 goes 5-0 in Don Bosco Cebu Alumni cagefest appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
U.S. Peace Corps volunteers return to the Philippines including Cebu
MANILA, Philippines —On January 30, nearly 40 American volunteers arrived in the Philippines to resume the U.S. Peace Corps’ work in the sectors of education, youth development, and coastal resource management for the benefit of communities across Luzon and Visayas. The 37 newly arrived volunteers are the 279th U.S. Peace Corps batch to serve in […] The post U.S. Peace Corps volunteers return to the Philippines including Cebu appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Xchange Forex-Batch 2000 bags Division A title
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Xchange Forex-Batch 2000 bagged the Division A title of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) after sweeping the Magis Medical Fund-Batch 1997 with a 68-64 win in game 2 on Friday, October 28, 2022, at the Magis Eagles Arena in Mandaue City. Game 2, which was initially scheduled on […] The post Xchange Forex-Batch 2000 bags Division A title appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Batch 2012, Batch 2003 win do-or-die battles, bag championships in respective divisions
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Carampatana Food Corp-Batch 2012 and the Cebu Landmasters-Batch 2003 emerged as champions in their respective categories of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 25 on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, at the Magis Eagles Arena in Mandaue City. Batch 2012 defeated the Asian Orthopedics-Batch 2014, 74-70, to […] The post Batch 2012, Batch 2003 win do-or-die battles, bag championships in respective divisions appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Third group of Mandaue flood victims receive financial assistance
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Another batch of flood victims in Mandaue city were able to receive their financial assistance on Thursday, October 20. A total of 919 beneficiaries from barangays Alang-Alang, Maguikay, Tabok, and Casuntingan received P9,000 financial assistance from the city government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the office of […] The post Third group of Mandaue flood victims receive financial assistance appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Batch 2014, Batch 2011 extend respective finals series to deciding Game 3
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Asian Orthopedics-Batch 2014 and the Suprea Ready Mixed Concrete-Batch 2011 forced a do-or-die Game 3 in their respective finals series by winning Game 2 of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 25 on Tuesday evening, October 18, 2022, at the Magis Eagles Arena in Mandaue City. […] The post Batch 2014, Batch 2011 extend respective finals series to deciding Game 3 appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Batch 2012, Batch 2011 barge into SHAABAA finals
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Carampatana Food Corp.-Batch 2012 and Suprea Ready Mixed Concrete-Batch 2011 advanced to the much-awaited finals of their respective divisions in the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 25 after eliminating their respective opponents in the semifinals last Wednesday evening, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Magis Eagles Arena in […] The post Batch 2012, Batch 2011 barge into SHAABAA finals appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Batch 2003 and 2014 march into the SHAABAA division finals
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Landmasters-Batch 2003 and the Asian Orthopedics-Batch 2014 cruised into the finals of their respective divisions in the ongoing Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 25 after Sunday evening’s hardcourt action at the Magis Eagles Arena in Mandaue City. Batch 2003 routed Bad Boys Wingz-Batch 2007, 79-54, to […] The post Batch 2003 and 2014 march into the SHAABAA division finals appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
SHAABAA: Cebu Landmasters sweeps elim round, moves to Division B’s playoffs
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Landmasters-Batch 2003 swept the elimination round to advance into Division B’s playoffs of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 25 by routing Casino Ethyl Alcohol-Batch 2010, 83-61, on Wednesday evening, Sept. 28, 2022 at the SHS-Ateneo de Cebu campus in Canduman, Mandaue City. Batch 2003 […] The post SHAABAA: Cebu Landmasters sweeps elim round, moves to Division B’s playoffs appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»