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Cebu mayor's son arrested
Cebu :: Philippines | 6 days ago
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The son of Mayor Socrates Fernandez of Talisay City, Cebu was arrested by the police at 9:30 a.m. Monday at a beach in Sitio (subvillage) Bas Dako, Barangay Saavedra, Moalboal town, around 90 kilometers from this city. Joavan Fernandez was about to
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Comelec to probe pre-shaded ballot in Negros Oriental
Dumaguete :: Philippines | 13 days ago
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Negros Oriental, Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental has vowed to investigate a claim by a voter that he received a pre-shaded ballot. Lawyer Juvenal Tuale, provincial election supervisor, said the claim of Noel
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Cebu City thrives on tourism, services, manufacturing
Cebu :: Philippines | 27 days ago
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17pm Robust economic growth is not just being felt in Metro Manila, as tourism, manufacturing and services are registering solid growth in Central Visayasparticularly in Cebu the Queen City of the South. As with any boomtown, the city's population is
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Council recalls clearance given for diaper TV ad that spoofed ‘Battle of Mactan'
Cebu :: Philippines | 1 month ago
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Philippines The Ad Standards Council (ASC) has recalled the clearance given for the airing of a TV commercial for a diaper, which had spoofed the Battle of Mactan as having been triggered by the gift of low quality diapers. In a letter addressed to
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DOTC sets deadline for P17.5B Mactan-Cebu airport project anew
Mumbai :: India | 1 month ago
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P17.5B Mactan-Cebu airport project anew April 2, 2013 7:31pm The government has moved for the fourth time the deadline for the submission of prequalification documents for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu international airport project from April 5 to
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SUWECO wins bid for Romblon power
Romblon :: Philippines | 2 months ago
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42pm Sunwest Water and Electric Co. Tablas Island in Romblon after it won the bidding in the recently concluded competitive selection process. In a statement Tuesday, the firm said it is preparing an P800-million investment to put up the needed power
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Starting March 1, Cebu airport terminal fee integrated into Cebu Pacific tickets
Cebu :: Philippines | 3 months ago
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Cebu Pacific offers the most flights out of Cebu, with 20 direct domestic and six international routes including direct flights from Cebu to Manila, Coron, Clark, Caticlan (Boracay), Davao, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Legazpi, Puerto Princesa,
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2 killed in Cebu quarry landslide - NDRRMC
Cebu :: Philippines | 3 months ago
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28am Days after seven people were killed by a landslide at a Semirara mine in Antique province, at least two people were killed in another landslide at a quarry in Camotes Island in Cebu province Saturday. According to the National Disaster Risk
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Silveria Lim; 86
Manila :: Philippines | 3 months ago
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PhilippinesSilveria Lim of Looc and Tugdan, Romblon, died on Feb. 13 at the age of 86. Veriang used to work at the Department of Social Welfare in the province of Romblon and at the Looc National High School. She is survived by her children Nelia,
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74-year-old woman, 9-year-old granddaughter stabbed to death in Cebu
Bantayan :: Philippines | 4 months ago
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48am A 74-year-old woman and her nine-year-old granddaughter were brutally stabbed to death in a robbery in their home in Cebu province Monday, a radio dzBB affiliate report said Wednesday. Found dead and brutally stabbed inside their home at
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