Vice President Noli de Casto mixes with the crowd that attended the awarding of land titles to urban poor beneficiaries in Mandaue City. De Castro visited Cebu yesterday.(Sun.star photo/Allan Cuizon)
CONGRESS wrapped up its last session Thursday without moving forward on the bills to create Cebu del Sur, Cebu del Norte and Cebu Occidental, two years after three lawmakers first raised their plan.
Rep. Ramon “Red” Durano VI said it was “clearly a big victory” for anti-split Cebu advocates who have been vigilant against these bills’ passage.
Slain customs man seized ammo cargo in 2006
THOUSANDS of ammunition units were seized by the Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu in October 2006 because of the vigilance of assistant customs operations officer Jason Alcantara.
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Cortes slate includes 6 bry. chiefs
THE lineup of Mandaue City mayoral candidate Jonas Cortes includes six barangay captains, a former city councilor, former city administrator, a businessman and a barangay councilor.
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