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Cebu City Brit Living with 2 Minor Boys Arrested

01/24/202011/11/2019 by The Kano

61-year-old William Anthony Paul Becket was arrested by police in Cebu City on Friday evening, Nov. 8, 2019. The British national was living with two minor boys, age six and 16. Hence, “Cebu City Brit Living with 2 Minor Boys Arrested” is today’s post which focuses on Republic Act 7610. Unlawful to be in Company … Read more

Depraved American ‘Pedophile’ Arrested in Cebu City

10/15/201906/02/2019 by The Kano

The raid began Friday May 24, 2019 at around 5:00 pm. Acting on a tip from the FBI, elements of the Agents of the Women and Children Protection Center-Visayas Field Office, WCPC, moved in. The authorities, armed with a search warrant, arrested a suspected American pedophile from Prussia, Pennsylvania, Craig Alex Levin, 63. “Depraved American … Read more

Boracay, Cebu, Palawan: World’s Best Islands

11/23/201911/10/2017 by The Kano

“Boracay, Cebu, Palawan: World’s Best Islands.” This trio of Southeast Asian gems nabbed the Top Three Spots on a recent survey. That’s according to Condé Nast Traveler readers who ranked the 30 best islands in the world outside the U.S. in their 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards survey. That’s impressive!

10 Best Places to Visit in the Philippines

10/12/202010/31/2017 by The Kano

“10 Best Places to Visit in the Philippines” consists of the results of over 30 websites that I scrutinized using four different search engines. The compilation of this Top Ten List looked at other websites and their choices for the best places to visit in the archipelago. More weight was given for picks that finished first, second and third. Each destination listed was given at least one vote. Only the Top Ten picks of each website were given consideration. The websites I covered were everything from CNN to USA Today along with international and local publications.

The SM Mall of Asia Expat Experience

11/23/201907/28/2016 by The Kano

I’ve been writing a blog for almost seven years now. Over in Guimaras, the island province we call home, there is nothing that even remotely resembles a large super mall. We do have the Chavez Building. You could call that place a strip mall if you’ve consumed too many bottles of Red Horse.

Was Our Niece a Target of Kidnappers in Cebu?

01/16/202105/27/2016 by The Kano

After a recent event in “The Queen City of the South,” my wife and I have to wonder: “Was Our Niece a Target of Kidnappers in Cebu?”

Visiting U.S. Friends in RC Cola Country Cebu

11/23/201905/13/2016 by The Kano

I was quite surprised to see such a large presence for RC, Royal Crown Cola, when we were visiting U.S. friends in Cebu recently. Coke products and Coke-sponsored signs for local businesses is the norm in nearby Iloilo and Guimaras, the island province we call home. When I saw so many local sari sari stores advertising the popular soft drinks that I used to consume back in Central Illinois, a wave of nostalgia passed over me.

Beautiful Bohol: The Loboc River Cruise

05/06/2016 by The Kano

My asawa and I toured beautiful, bewitching Bohol the other week visiting the famous Chocolate Hills and other local tourist sites such as the Loboc River. It was a whirlwind one day tour that originated from the SuperCat Ferry Terminal in Cebu City which took us to the port of Tagbilaran in Bohol.