Photo courtesy of Wikipedia With the return of the Boljoon pulpit panels after about four decades, it turns out that another church in Cebu Province also lost its old pulpit panels many years ago. Built from 1788 to the 1830s, the church of Argao still has—although now unpalatably gilded—its impressive retablos and pulpit with carved, polychromed panels, most likely similar in character to the Boljoon panels. Details are sketchy on the designs of the panels and when these were stolen, but Cebu’s heritage sector is also hoping for their return. READ: Gwen’s plea to bearers of stolen church artifacts: Just return them…

NFL Hall of Famer Ronde Barber, who spent 16 years playing Safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, loves golf as much as football. He cannot get enough of the sport, which explains why he serves as the Tournament Director of the Valspar Championship. But that event is for PGA Tour professionals only. Barber wanted to find a way for his fellow Hall of Famers to play on the big stage and showcase their personalities during retirement. After all, seemingly every retired NFL star picks up the game of golf and immediately becomes addicted to it shortly thereafter. So Barber had…

Kathryn Bernardo and Nadine Lustre during the ABS-CBN Ball 2025 in Quezon City. Images: Instagram/@theaiveeclinic All eyes were on Kathryn Bernardo and Nadine Lustre, whose chummy interactions at the ABS-CBN Ball 2025 proved how female friendships stand strong in the entertainment industry. With their hands placed on each other’s backs, Bernardo and Lustre exchanged hugs and engaged in banter throughout the star-studded gala at the Solaire North on Friday, April 4, as seen in posts on ABS-CBN and Star Cinema’s social media platforms. Article continues after this advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by ABS-CBN (@abscbn) View…

TAMPA, Fla. — Raven Johnson’s eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped. “She said that? Is that real?” She called her teammate Sania Feagin over and pointed to the tweet shown on a reporter’s phone: “Look at this!” While Johnson was playing a team-high 27 minutes to lead her South Carolina Gamecocks to a Final Four victory over Texas, perhaps the greatest WNBA player of all-time was heaping praise on her. A senior guard for the reigning national champs, Johnson tallied two points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in a 74-57 win over Texas in the national semifinals…

(INQUIRER file photo) MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Police arrested on Friday (April 4) a man who stabbed and killed his two-year-old stepson in Lubao town in Pampanga province, reports said Saturday, April 5. Police statements said the suspect, identified only as “Harold,” was arrested while hiding in his uncle’s house in San Roque Dau 1st village at around 12:30 p.m. Article continues after this advertisement The suspect was trying to escape after a pre-dawn fight between him and his wife that led to the child’s death. Police said investigation revealed “the suspect physically assaulted his partner inside their home.” The…

TAMPA, Fla. — The complaints could not be ignored. From Birmingham, Alabama, to Spokane, Washington, last weekend, some of the most prominent coaches in women’s college basketball took aim at the NCAA’s fairly-new double-regional format. First to loudly voice his disapproval with the format — where eight teams play a total of six games in the span of four days in one arena — was UConn coach Geno Auriemma, the 71-year-old Hall of Famer who owns 11 national championships. Auriemma’s protests were focused around the availability of court time for practices and shootarounds, which he argues impacts rest and recovery…

Cebu will have cloudy skies today according to Pagasa. MANILA – Three weather systems: intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the northeasterly wind flow, and the easterlies will bring rains over several parts of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the ITCZ will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. Moderate to at times heavy rains in these areas could result in flash floods or landslides, PAGASA warned. READ: Searing heat forces M’daue schools…

Jordan Spieth opened the Valero Texas Open with a 5-under 67 and sat among the top five on the leaderboard. He put himself in a terrific position through 18 holes, hoping that would continue over the weekend. Spieth has not won a PGA Tour event since 2022, when he won the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head the week after The Masters. But Friday’s second round set Spieth back a bit. He struggled around the greens, as it all added up to a 1-over 73. He is now 4-under for the championship and was four strokes back of Keith Mitchell when…

Inflation. Inquirer file photo Inflation in the Philippines slowed to a nearly five-year low of 1.8 percent in March, driven mainly by lower rice and fuel prices. This, in turn, bolstered the case for a policy rate cut next week by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which keeps a close eye on inflation numbers to guide monetary decisions. Article continues after this advertisement Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Friday saw inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, slowing from 2.1 percent in February and 2.9 percent in January. This was also the slowest since May…

In the last four years, college basketball has seen six national championship-winning head coaches announce their retirement from the sport. The number of active head coaches with at least one national championship on their resume? Six. The slew of recent retirements has left college basketball — a sport where the head coaches are typically the defining stars — without a defined set of names to lead the game into the first stage of its next era. Bill Self is still trucking along at Kansas. Same for Tom Izzo at Michigan State. Rick Pitino is doing Rick Pitino things at St.…