Ambassadors Marciano Paynor Jr. (right) and Victoriano Lecaros assist Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, at a press conference where they announced the proposed dates for the summit in January. Paynor is secretary general of the National Organizing Committee, Garcia co-chairs the Cebu Organizing Committee, while Lecaros is official spokesman of the 12th Asean Summit. (Sun.Star Cebu/Allan Cuizon)
CEBU CITY -- Some activities for the Sinulog will coincide with high-level meetings of Southeast Asian leaders, if the proposed schedule of the postponed Asean summit is approved.
While this opens the doors to greater international exposure for Cebu's signature festival, it will also test to the hilt the Asean summit and Sinulog festival organizers' security, traffic and crowd control preparations.
CEBU CITY -- Although four persons were reported injured, families were evacuated, passengers got stranded, and power was cut off in several places, typhoon Seniang left Cebu relatively unscathed.
MABALACAT -- Senator Serge Osmeña III will pursue his campaign for the US Government to clean up its toxic wastes at its former military base in nearby Clark Field, which is now a special economic zone.
DAVAO CITY -- A US serviceman who makes the mistake of raping somebody in Davao City will just have to bid his privates goodbye, warned Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Sunday.
