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Sunday, May 04, 2008 (Philippines)
| Rains loosen soil, resulting in landslides and ground cracks in Barangay Sinsin, Cebu City. (Sun.star photo/Alex Badayos) |
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SIX Cebuano congressmen want mayors in the province to be involved in the process of creating more districts for Cebu.
They also agreed in a meeting Friday night with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia that Cordova town should not become a part of Cebu City, something which Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has been suggesting.
But while there was an initial agreement, Reps. Antonio Cuenco (Cebu City south) and Ramon “Red” Durano VI (5th district) prefer to put off any redistricting moves until the Lower House tackles the bill on the shift to a federal system of government.
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Soil erosion perils 20 Sinsin houses
AT LEAST 20 houses are at risk as a five-hectare lot in Sitio Nangka in the mountain barangay of Sinsin, Cebu City continues to erode.
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14 lawmakers tackle federalism bill
LEGISLATORS from Bohol and Oriental Negros also want to make Cebu City the seat of the proposed Federal State of Central Visayas and will push for it when they file the Lower House version of the Senate’s proposal to shift to a federal system of government.
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Econg faces admin rap for being ‘pro-Ecleo’
DAYS before Judge Geraldine Faith Econg inhibited herself from the parricide case against former Dinagat mayor Ruben Ecleo Jr., an administrative complaint was lodged against her for alleged violations of the code of judicial conduct.
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