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Monday, February 06, 2006 (Philippines)
| CARDINAL VIDAL’S DAY. On the eve of his birthday, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal receives greetings at the Archbishop’s Palace from nuns, religious workers and ordinary churchgoers. The archbishop turns 75 today. (Sun.Star Photo/Allan Cuizon) |
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MANILA — President Arroyo vowed yesterday to punish those whose negligence led to a deadly stampede before a televised game show, as an investigation highlighted critical security lapses in organizing the event.
At least 74 people died and more than 500 were injured Saturday morning when a huge crowd surged toward a gate in a frenzy to get raffle tickets and seats for the “Wowowee” game show in Pasig City, trampling elderly women and children underfoot, police said.
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‘Ban speculators from SRP’
CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña pledged to make sure the South Reclamation Project (SRP) will be teeming with economic activity and generate jobs, unlike the North Reclamation Project (NRP) whose owners “just sit and are happy to wait for the prices of their land to go high.”
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Drivers’ group opposes more power for Citom
A TRANSPORT group is not buying Cebu City Hall’s reason that it is amending its traffic code so Citom enforcers could confiscate drivers’ licenses without issuing temporary operator’s permits (TOPs).
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City’s cops report performance today
THE confiscation of almost three kilos of shabu and filing of 712 cases against suspected drug peddlers top the accomplishments made by the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) in 2005.
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