| Sun.Star crew, awarded the biggest delegation in yesterday’s opening parade of Cebu’s 11th Press Freedom Week. Members of the working press are in for a week that mixes socials with serious discussions on issues of journalistic conscience and craft. After the walk from the Capitol to the University of the Visayas gym on Sanciangko St., a mass kicked off the festivities. “First things first,” says Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, who celebrated the mass.(Sun.star photo/Arni Aclao) |
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Nineteen of Cebu’s 47 towns illegally disbursed honoraria to members of their bids and awards committee (BAC) in 2004, the Commission on Audit (COA) reported.
Reports on the operation of the 19 municipalities revealed that the local governments violated a budget circular that sets guideline for the release of BAC honoraria.
Because of their violations, these towns are being asked to refund the entire amount they disbursed: San Fernando, Carcar, Tabogon, Borbon, Medellin, Daan-bantayan, Minglanilla, Naga, Dumanjug, San Francisco, Argao, Cordova, Consolacion, Alegria, Malabuyoc, Gina-tilan, Bogo, Compostela and Boljoon.
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