Vice President Noli de Casto mixes with the crowd that attended the awarding of land titles to urban poor beneficiaries in Mandaue City. De Castro visited Cebu Friday. (Sun.Star Cebu/Allan Cuizon)
MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday issued a proclamation calling Congress to a special session to ratify the anti-terror bill and other pending measures.
Arroyo's Proclamation 1235 set the date for the special session to February 19 and 20, just a week after the last day of the filing of certificates of candidacy for the May 14 elections.
CEBU CITY -- Congress wrapped up its last session Thursday without moving forward on the bills to create Cebu del Sur, Cebu del Norte and Cebu Occidental, two years after three lawmakers first raised their plan.
DAVAO CITY -- All 12 beaches in Davao City are now safe for bathing after they passed the water quality standards for coastal waters used for recreational purposes.
