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Thursday, April 19, 2007 (Philippines)
| Thousands of candles (top) are lifted to a sapphire sky at a vigil on the Virginia Tech drillfield in Blacksburg, Virginia to honor victims of Tuesday’s (RP time) shooting rampage on the US campus. The gunman (inset) was identified as Cho-Seong Hui, who killed himself after the massacre of 32 people. Cho left a rambling note raging against women and rich kids.(AP photos) |
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GENUINE Opposition (GO) candidates in Cebu City formally asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday to place all 30 mountain barangays under its control, citing reports of harassment by armed men there.
These aren’t the only areas in Cebu where Comelec may have to pay extra attention, though.
Comelec 7 Director Ray Rene Buac, in a radio dyLA interview, said there’s a big chance Madridejos will be placed under Comelec control if the authorities prove last Tuesday’s shooting of a political coordinator was election-related.
Comelec may place under its control any political unit where “serious armed threats” have been verified, under Resolution 7773.
Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007
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Seno reluctant to accept lamps
THE controversy over the lamps and streetlights purchased for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit is making Acting Mandaue City Mayor Amadeo Seno Jr. “reluctant” to accept them when these are turned over to the local government from the public works department.
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Capitol reminds UP about donation terms
THE Cebu Provincial Government is reminding the University of the Philippines (UP) about the conditions stated in the deed of donation, after Cebu City Mayor Tomas Os-meña’s campaign speech before residents of Barangay Lahug.
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Fiscals panel to handle Gwen’s libel rap v. Leo
THE Cebu City Pros-ecutor’s Office is giving special attention to the libel case Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia filed against Leo Lastimosa, a radio broadcaster, television anchor and newspaper columnist.
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