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Thursday, January 19, 2006 (Philippines)

People can’t pay tax raise - Joy
Offended spouse. Babylonia Bontilao, 54, used a 17-inch knife to attack her husband Taptap, Cebu City Barangay Captain Jesus Bontilao, 55.(Sun.star photo/Amper Campaña)
Another council session ended yesterday with no progress on the move to adjust real property market values—and in effect increase realty taxes - in Cebu City.

No measure was passed suspending the ordinance implementing the market values set in 2003. Yet neither did the council enact any ordinance to introduce the new market values.

Instead, Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera defended herself before the body against “unfair criticisms” she received from Mayor Tomas Osmeña through the media.

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Wife hacks ‘cheating’ husband
Taptap Barangay Captain Jesus Bontilao, 55, was taken to a Cebu City hospital yesterday, after his wife Babylonia hacked his nape with a 17-inch bolo at 11:30 a.m.
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Where Palace’s P10M went
While they could not show their full liquidation reports yet, CebuSOC officials assured the public there was no diversion of the funds used in the hosting of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
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Contracts debate threatens Capitol’s project
Should the governor still submit the contract for construction of the Cebu International Convention Center to the Provincial Board (PB)?
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Lifestyle
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Carolinians Inc. inducts officers, new board of directors
DA hands out 258 certificates of land ownership to farmers

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