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Province ‘to break off deal’ with Manila Water
8 hours ago
FOR failing to cure its alleged breach of contract, the Cebu Provincial Government will terminate its joint investment agreement (JIA) with Manila Water Consortium Inc. (MWCI).In its regular session on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, the Provincial Board (PB) en masse passed a resolution authorizing Gov....
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8 hours ago
Woman who struck promodizer charged
MEDELINA Yamazaki, the woman on the viral video who berated and assaulted a promodizer in one of the malls in Cebu City on Saturday night, Dec. 7, 2019, has been charged with grave threat, malicious mischief, physical injury, unjust vexation and damage to property.Jennifer Fabillar, the victim,...
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8 hours ago
Ahong closes ‘stinky’ piggery, poultry den
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has ordered the closure of a piggery and poultry den in two villages for operating without permits on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.The City also discovered that the two business establishments emitted a foul smell, violating Ordinance 484-97, or the Comprehensive...
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8 hours ago
Cebu City sees 35 crimes per day in past 10 months
CRIME in Cebu City dropped from January until October 2019, with an average of 35 crimes per day, compared to 42 per day in the same period in 2018.The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) recorded 10,724 incidents in the past 10 months—a 16.2 percent decrease from 12,800 incidents recorded in the same...
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Woman beheaded in Talisayan buried
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AUTHORITIES have decided to bury the unidentified woman who was beheaded in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental after no one claimed the body.Captain Maribeth Ramoga, Talisayan police chief said the burial was set up by the local government unit at the town's public cemetery on Monday, December...
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Gingoog village councilor shot dead
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AN INCUMBENT village councilman was shot dead by a motorcycle-riding assailant Monday, December 9, along the national highway in Barangay San Luiz, Gingoog City.Police identified the victim as Alexander Mandamiento, who was also the former barangay chairman of San Luiz.Initial investigation showed...
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Oro names 'Most PWD-Friendly Barangays'
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BARANGAY Camaman-an in Cagayan de Oro City was hailed as the top village in the City Government's first ever search for the “Most PWD (Persons with disabilities)-Friendly Barangay.”City Administrator Teddy Sabuga-a said the search was launched to ensure that every corner of the city is...
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30,000 kids in NorMin still unvaccinated vs polio
9 hours ago
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THE Department of Health (DOH) in Northern Mindanao is scrambling to hit the remaining one percent of the total 95 percent polio immunization target in the region.Dr. Ian Christian Gonzales, DOH Infectious Diseases Cluster head said although they are now a step away from the target, the 1 percent...
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Xavier University names new president
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A PRIEST environmental scientist has been elected as the new president of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan.In a university memorandum issued Monday, Board of Trustees Chairman Francisco Guerra III named Fr. Mars Tan as successor of Fr. Roberto Yap, who has also been elected as President of Ateneo...
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Trader shot in broad daylight
9 hours ago
Maria Elena Catajan
AN EARLY morning shooting shocked residents along Marcos Highway.Samuel Lopez Mora, a native of Zambales but residing in Bakakeng Central, Baguio City, was shot by still unidentified gunmen around 7:20 a.m. Monday, December 9, along Km. 4, Marcos Highway, Baguio City.Police investigation revealed...
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3 houses razed in Benguet town
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Lauren Alimondo
FEW days before Christmas, three families in Tuba, Benguet were left homeless after their houses were razed Sunday afternoon, December 8.Tuba police reported three residential houses were burned. Owners of the houses were Jenalyn Kidungon, 32; Allan Pahitong, 33; and Victor Bumaghit Sr., 65, all...
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Exemption on mining ban hits snag
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TWO presidential proclamations may have no legal basis, as Baguio City Representative Marquez Go confirmed that Proclamations 414 and 572, signed by former President Carlos Garcia in 1957, was not passed into law by Congress.This came after plans of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Cordillera...
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Group offers coffee farm tour in Benguet
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Lauren Alimondo
BENGUET farmers are set to showcase how to harvest and process Arabica coffee directly from the farm.For the month of December, people from different walks of life will experience harvesting to roasting beans, drinking fresh brewed coffee through the "Arabica Coffee Harvest Tour" organized...
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Improved services seen with barangay election postponement
9 hours ago
Jonathan Llanes
A LAWMAKER sees improved services in the grassroots level following the postponement of the Barangay and Sanguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.Baguio City Representative Marquez Go said with barangay officials terms extended, it is hoped their services to their barangays in the whole country will be...
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Senior citizen nabbed for multiple cases
9 hours ago
A 61-YEAR-OLD business woman was arrested by personnel of the Baguio City Police Office for several cases.The suspect, identified as Lydia Cunanan Soliman, a resident of Angeles City, Pampanga, was arrested by virtue of warrant of arrest issued by the presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court...
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Indigenous artworks
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BAGUIO. The University of the Philippines Baguio welcomes Christmas through a display of artworks conceptualized and created by artists Joseph Luigi Almuena, Salvador Luis Varron and Ides Josepina Macapanpan with the help of the UP Baguio Campus Maintenance Office. The artworks were launched...
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