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Monday, August 18, 2008 (Philippines)

Firms ask City to solve row

NEW Asiatown IT Park establishments want to know which barangay they should get permits from.

They are confused, said Clavel Tongco, Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) retail business group head.

“May we request for a formal statement for the Cebu City Government as to which barangay has territorial jurisdiction over The Walk,” she said in an Aug. 8 letter to Vice Mayor Michael Rama.
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International Commission of Missing Persons Director General Kathry Bomberger (right) comforts Narcissa Antimaro (left), whose son Jonathan was among the asualties in the Princess of the Stars sinking. He was identified through successful DNA matching. Narcissa wept after her worst fears on Jonathan’s whereabouts were affirmed. The DNA results are now available in Cebu. Ten bodies have been released after positive DNA matches were found. Fifteen others are still undergoing certification by the identification board. (Sun.star photo/Amper Campaña)

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