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                    [ArticleID] => 1414435
                    [Title] => Adios Woodrow!
                    [Summary] => 

Nawad-an og usa ka maayong laking point guard ang Sugbo dihang mipanaw kaniadtong Sabado ang kanhi point guard sa Cebu Niños nga si Woodrow Enriquez sa edad nga 37 anyos.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1331623 [AuthorName] => Gabby Malagar [SectionName] => Banat Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1245832 [Title] => 3 teens die in motorcycle crash [Summary] =>

Three teenagers were killed while four others were wounded in a motorcycle accident at Barangay Bagacay in San Rafael town of  Iloilo Monday evening.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1378444 [AuthorName] => Jennifer P. Rendon [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 898733 [Title] => Batobalani [Summary] =>

When I first witnessed the singing of the Gozos to the Señor Santo Niño at a novena mass many years ago, I did not completely understand yet what the Cebuano phrase 'batobalani sa gugma' meant. Immediately, the science magazine 'Batobalani' distributed for free in school came to mind; of course, both speak of two different kinds of magnets, but at least I knew the meaning of the word. So magnet plus gugma or love, equals magnet of love.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135293 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520915 [AuthorName] => Mike Acebedo Lopez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 897701 [Title] => Awit nga maka-tandog sa balatian [Summary] =>

Naa may daghang mga kanta kabahin si Sr. Sto. Niño.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133380 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 765207 [Title] => Batobalani sa Gugma [Summary] =>

Dunay parte sa nobena sa Sto. Niño diha sa Pilgrim Center diin daghang debotos ang motu ang luha inig-mass singing sa “Batobalani sa Gugma.”

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133380 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 650059 [Title] => The language in heaven [Summary] =>

Singing the “Gozos” (Batobalani sa Gugma) during the novena masses to the Santo Niño, and being riveted each time people sway their hands to the chorus (kanamo malooy ka unta nga kanimo nangilaba), I had wondered, at some point during one of the masses, what the language in heaven could be—and if it isn’t one of the major languages of mankind, what it must sound like.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135293 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520915 [AuthorName] => Mike Acebedo Lopez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 614073 [Title] => Tribute to heroes of education [Summary] =>

Mentor to many young minds who thought dreams and hope were far and out of reach, 2009 CNN Hero of Year Efren Penaflorida shares his life-changing experience to some 4,000 educators nationwide.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 541186 [Title] => Batobalani sa Gugma [Summary] =>

People, especially those who are not from Cebu Province, would wonder why devotees of the Sto. Niño raise their arms and wave to the Holy Child whenever they hear the chorus of the song “Batobalani sa Gugma.” Why is this so?

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134129 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754044 [AuthorName] => Sr. Karen C. Moreles, Tc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) ) )
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