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RDC: Check cement cost

Sunday, October 12, 2003 (Philippines)

Child, 6, burned for her gold earrings
WATER WONDERFUL WORLDA moment of child’s play also serves as a reminder: how well we allow ourselves to be governed today, from the enforcement of laws against child abuse to the protection of water resources, will shape our children’s future.(SUN.STAR FOTO/ALEX BADAYOS)
MAIMED, badly burned and left for dead over a pair of gold earrings, a six-year-old girl lived to tell her story. She identified her attacker as her playmate’s mother.

Two barangay tanods were relieving themselves in a grassy area in Sitio Kadugoy, Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City when they heard a moaning child and found the victim, a rope tied tightly around her neck.

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RDC: Check cement cost
AFTER the Cebu Provincial Government, it is now the Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 that is complaining about the high price of cement in Central Visayas compared with other areas in the country.
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Howls v. water bill ‘don’t hold water’
REP. Raul del Mar denied the apprehensions of some local officials that his proposed water authority will deprive local government units (LGUs) of control over water resources in their jurisdiction.
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OCT. 15 Senate brings water hearing to Cebu
THE public will have their say on the proposed amendments to the Provincial Water Utilities Act and other pending bills and resolutions during a consultation.
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Tabada: Sweet, my heart
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Sports
Niños retain boxing title
Malcolm on world-title chances
ALA Boys headline Bohol slugfest tonight
 
Lifestyle
One clean-up day keeps the garbage away
Luab: The Holy Eucharist
Pacquiao: How to get started with exercise

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