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There was a time when we tried to blend and embellish our Visayan culture with the perceptively overbearing (my biased opinion alone) Tagalogs by singing our national anthem in our own dialect.

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The Cebu City government has officially sealed its partnership with Visayan Electric Company and the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. for the rollout of Project ECO Loop (Phase 1), a pioneering initiative that will deploy free electric buses across key heritage routes in the city.

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Wilcon is celebrating Visayan soul and life through its Visayas notebook.

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In 1927, Fortunato S. Veloso, Manuel H. Veloso, Gabino M. Veloso and Buenaventura M. Veloso filed with the Department of Agriculture and Commerce sales applications for four tracts of land situated in barrio Odiongan

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Four governors of the Visayas have asked President Aquino to declare the Visayan Sea as a protected area.

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Four governors in the Visayas are calling on President Benigno Aquino III to declare the Visayan Sea Triangle a protected area.

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Nobody thought it would end. But just as everybody was expecting for its days to get even brighter, the screen dimmed for the Visayan movies. Today those glorious days remain only in the fading memory of the people who were there and just couldn't forget.

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Fishing in the Visayan Sea now resumes, with the lifting of the four-month fishing ban two days ago.

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Good news to seven million Visayan-speaking movie fans all over the Commonwealth is the establishment of the first and only talking picture company south of Manila, known as Estudios Americo-Filipinas, with its large, modern studios located at picturesque Lahug Hills, the San Juan Heights of prosperous Cebu City.

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The temporary fishing ban in the Visayan Sea will “undoubtedly increase” its biomass and will “redound to the ultimate benefits of small fishermen,” contrary to the claims of dire effects from other groups who were against it.

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There was a time when we tried to blend and embellish our Visayan culture with the perceptively overbearing (my biased opinion alone) Tagalogs by singing our national anthem in our own dialect.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2480321 [Title] => Cebu government, Visayan Electric ink pact for Project ECO Loop [Summary] =>

The Cebu City government has officially sealed its partnership with Visayan Electric Company and the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. for the rollout of Project ECO Loop (Phase 1), a pioneering initiative that will deploy free electric buses across key heritage routes in the city.

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Wilcon is celebrating Visayan soul and life through its Visayas notebook.

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In 1927, Fortunato S. Veloso, Manuel H. Veloso, Gabino M. Veloso and Buenaventura M. Veloso filed with the Department of Agriculture and Commerce sales applications for four tracts of land situated in barrio Odiongan

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-17 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133848 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1236815 [AuthorName] => Clarence Paul Oaminal [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1392535 [Title] => Govs want Visayan Sea declared as protected area [Summary] =>

Four governors of the Visayas have asked President Aquino to declare the Visayan Sea as a protected area.

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Four governors in the Visayas are calling on President Benigno Aquino III to declare the Visayan Sea Triangle a protected area.

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Nobody thought it would end. But just as everybody was expecting for its days to get even brighter, the screen dimmed for the Visayan movies. Today those glorious days remain only in the fading memory of the people who were there and just couldn't forget.

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Fishing in the Visayan Sea now resumes, with the lifting of the four-month fishing ban two days ago.

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Good news to seven million Visayan-speaking movie fans all over the Commonwealth is the establishment of the first and only talking picture company south of Manila, known as Estudios Americo-Filipinas, with its large, modern studios located at picturesque Lahug Hills, the San Juan Heights of prosperous Cebu City.

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The temporary fishing ban in the Visayan Sea will “undoubtedly increase” its biomass and will “redound to the ultimate benefits of small fishermen,” contrary to the claims of dire effects from other groups who were against it.

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