Protester and guardian of the peace in a confrontation during a protest in Cebu City yesterday, Look who blinks. (AP Photo
ALTHOUGH Asean summit organizers are still waiting for the confirmation of the new summit schedule, Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Victoriano Lecaros is almost certain of the approval of the suggested dates.
Lecaros yesterday said the tentative schedule for the Southeast Asia and East Asia leaders’ summits is from Jan. 8 to 13. The national organizing committee announced last Sunday that the proposed dates were from Jan. 11 to 14 next year.
Sinulog ‘can’t be split’ from church rites
SINULOG festivities cannot be postponed to give way to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, Cebu Archdiocese officials said yesterday.
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Pablo, Clavel plan to run as Con-con delegates
BOTH former Cebu governor Pablo Garcia and Rep. Clavel Asas-Martinez (Cebu, 4th district) support the recent move of the House of Representatives to push for a constitutional convention (Concon).
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