Wednesday, March 21, 2007 (Philippines)

Despite earlier opposition by some owners of lots and business persons near the area, but with the support of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, it’s go for the flyover at the junction of Governor Cuenco Ave. and A.S. Fortuna St. in Bry. Banilad, Cebu City. Yesterday, Rep. Raul del Mar (left, above), project sponsor, led the ground-breaking ceremony.(Sun.star photo/Alex Badayos) A FACT-finding team from the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) is already in Cebu and is gathering information about Cebu’s multi-million-peso Asean summit lampposts. PAGC chairperson Constancia de Guzman and Acting Deputy Ombudsman Virginia Palanca-Santiago confirmed this in separate interviews yesterday, with de Guzman stressing that their team is moving “in harmonious cooperation” with the anti-graft office. Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 [full story]