Palawan

It's been months since I joined the PAL familiarization tour for Cebu-based journalists in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Nevertheless, these are some of the pictures of the said trip.

Miss Superbalita

Sun.Star Superbalita will again launch Miss Superbalita this month in time for the holding of the 2009 pageant on January 2009. This will be our big bang to signal the yearlong countdown to the celebration of the 15th Superbalita anniversary on October 23, 2009.

The photo shows Miss Hazel Binggaan, who was chosen Miss Superbalita 2009.

The pageant was actually my idea that we started when we celebrated the Cebuano paper's 10th anniversary on October 23, 2003.

The staff then pushed through with the activity in the next four years despite the lack of support of the Sun.Star management.

In 2009 however, expect full support by management. Already, a committee has already been formed to spearhead Miss Superbalita 2009.

First Post

I already have a blog I called "In Between Columns" at www.inbetweencolumns.wordpress.com where I write views on various topics and issues in between the times I write my columns for Sun.Star Cebu and Superbalita.

So what in the hell is this new blog for?

For starters, I intend to make this into an informal log of my interaction with fellow journalists in and outside Cebu as well as online and offline.

This will also be the venue where I discuss projects I'm involved in and the progress in implementation aside from all the other activities I find fit writing about.

Job Tabada of Cebu Daily News and I also plan to write a book about Cebu media and journalists. Let this blog be an online repository for my notes as well as those that Job will email me. After all, the book's concept involves Job's recollection of the history of Cebu's media especially during the dark days of martial rule.

Finally, I need a blog for things that interest me other than the issues of the day that find its way to "In Between Columns."