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Cheerbringers

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As the year ends, we look forward to the new year but not without giving a backward glance to the year that was. As the holiday season draws near, I reflected on the events and the people that brought cheers from the national to the local level; from the personal to the academic from the year that was. I will always remember the brave and graceful stance of the Robredo women (Leni and her three daughters) after the tragic loss of their beloved Jesse, Secretary of Interior and Local Government, last August. Their courage and grace spared us from the irrational intrigues and faultfinding.

Posted: December 23rd, 2012 in CDN - Opinion,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

A sense of optimism about the end

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Twelve (12) is an important number not only in our consciousness but also in our life and history. There are 12 hours in our wall clock. The 60 seconds in a minute, the 60 minutes in an hour and the 24 hours in a day are all divisible by 12.

Posted: January 8th, 2012 in CDN - Opinion,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Forecasting 2012

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This year is going to be better than last year. That is the refrain we hear from many people today or read from the papers. Is this a forecast that is based on solid data on past trends and correct anticipation of the myriad of forces that will be at play this year or just an opinion that is based merely on hope?

Posted: January 4th, 2012 in CDN - Opinion,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Negros Occ. officials optimistic about economic growth in 2012

Government and business leaders in Negros Occidental on Monday expressed optimism about the economic growth of the province in 2012 amid high investor confidence.

Posted: January 4th, 2012 in CDN - Visayas,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Feng shui expert talks about what’s in store for 2012

Dr. Willie Go Ang, a feng shui expert, talks to “Isumbong Mo kay Tulfo” on Radyo Inquirer 990AM Tuesday about what’s in store for 2012 in the Year of the Water-Earth Dragon, what to watch out for, President Benigno Aquino III, among others.

Posted: January 3rd, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Keane, 15 others born on New Year

An hour and eleven minutes after midnight of Jan. 1, a healthy baby boy was born at the Cebu Puericulture Maternity House Inc. in Cebu City.

Posted: January 3rd, 2012 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

World holds parties to welcome New Year

FIERY WELCOME Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin shortly after midnight on Sunday when over a hundred thousand people celebrated the New Year 2012 in Germany’s capital. AP

Extravagant firework displays lit up the skies from Sydney to New York in a global new year’s party that saw millions set aside their world of worries to welcome 2012.

Posted: January 2nd, 2012 in Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Nation,Photos & Videos | Read More »

2012 lunar year: ‘Fortune, turbulence’

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Make sure you have plenty of food on the table and the family is complete when the New Year starts.

Posted: January 1st, 2012 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

World rings in 2012 as spectacular as ever

Visitors watch a dazzling fireworks display at Quezon City memorial Circle on Friday night, a day before New Year’s Eve. RAFFY LERMA

Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revelers around the world on Saturday, as billions mark the end of 2011 with noisy celebrations from Sydney to Stockholm.

Posted: January 1st, 2012 in Banner Story,Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

Samoans hop into future, 1st to greet 2012

The New Year’s Eve parties started a whole day early on the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, after a hop across the international date line transported the country 24 hours into the future—making it the first in the world to ring in the new year.

Posted: January 1st, 2012 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

Message to faithful: New year to bring ‘abundant graces’

Despite the present difficulties, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) sees a year of “abundant divine graces” for the faithful in 2012.

Posted: December 31st, 2011 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Mindanaoans, ‘very poor’ have highest hope

Residents of Mindanao and “very poor” Filipinos have highest hopes for the coming new year, a survey showed.

Posted: December 30th, 2011 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

9 in 10 Filipinos upbeat about 2012, says survey

Only three out of 10 Filipinos believe this Christmas season will be more prosperous than last year but nearly nine in 10 are upbeat about the new year, according to a recent Pulse Asia survey.

Posted: December 16th, 2011 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

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