Author: Max Limpag
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If you are within the IT Park in Lahug, one of the best places to work in is Figaro in The Walk. Whenever we need to work within the vicinity, we almost always choose Figaro because of 3 things: 1) it has strong LTE signal from Smart, 2.) it serves good food, and 3) it…
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Romeo Bonsocan was riding a jeepney plying the 04L or Lahug-SM City Cebu route last December 30 when he lost his office phone, a Xiaomi Mi 3. Bonsocan, who works for the Creative Republiq advertising agency, isn’t sure whether he dropped the phone or it was swiped from him. The Xiaomi Mi 3 isn’t particularly…
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The following are the winners of the Sinulog 2015 social media photo contest. Best Sinulog 2015 photos Rod Dionaldo (link) Nholzkee Alayon (link) Paul Gotiong (link) Best Selfie Harley Paul (link) Best Media/Blogger entry (Ademar’s entry is also the most-liked photo, he will win an additional premium item) Ademar Adaza Ochotorena (link) (Note:…
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The best Gmail client on iOS was built by Microsoft, several reviewers said on the first release of Outlook, months after the tech company bought Acompli, the mobile email client it is now based on.
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Former Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal yesterday, along with church leaders and former government officials, called on President Benigno Aquino III to step down along with Vice President Jejomar Binay and the entire government. “Various assemblies convened by the National Transformation Council (NTC) strongly articulated that the President should step down,” Vidal said in a…
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The Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) is investigating 2 traffic enforcers accused of extorting money from a foreigner who was caught making a u-turn on a No U-Turn section of the North Reclamation Area. Radio station dyAB broke the story earlier today. In an interview with the station, TEAM Chief Edwin Ermac said they…
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Before the Cebu Provincial Government transferred to the current location of the Capitol, the provincial governor held office at the Casa de Gobierno or the Casa Provincial across the Plaza Independencia. Lucy Urgello Miller said in her book “Glimpses of Old Cebu: Images of the Colonial Era” that the location of the Casa de Gobierno…
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Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama walked 3 kilometers yesterday along with Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella and other City Hall and traffic officials to inspect S. Osmeña Blvd. yesterday. Rama described the road as a “disaster area” and said government response should be similar to that to a crisis. The City will close part of the…
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InnoPub Media, the Cebu City-based new media startup that runs this website, released today the MyCebu.ph app on the Google Play Store for free download to Android devices. The startup is still working on the iOS version for iPhones and iPads. The MyCebu.ph app includes breaking news alert notifications. With the feature, those who installed…
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Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants to put up a government complex at the South Road Properties (SRP) and turn the current City Hall into a museum. Still at the SRP, a month-long cleanup has recovered 75 tons of garbage. Meanwhile, City Hall is set to hold another bidding for the construction of the Cebu…
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Motorists traveling through the South Road Properties should exercise caution and adhere to the designated speed limit of 40 kilometers per hour, as failure to do so may result in legal consequences. Cebu City officials issued a stern warning yesterday, emphasizing the need for compliance. Traffic enforcers are actively disseminating flyers to raise awareness about…
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In today’s news, the Land Transportation Office said banning motorcycles from the SRP will not solve the spate of accidents in the area and would, instead, worsen traffic. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama was displeased by the comment and retorted that what the agency should do is help City Hall implement that ban. I know…
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When in Cebu, the full page advertisement in the Cebu Trade Directory of 1962 said, always take the “Autobus” for safe and comfortable travel. The company, the ad said, was operating buses throughout mainland Cebu. The Cebu Autobus Company was started on April 22, 1926 by W.C. Ogan along with Abdon Capobres, who already had…
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After lowering the speed limit at the SRP to 40 kph, Mayor Michael Rama is now considering banning motorcycles from the area after a spate of accidents raised questions on road safety there. Meanwhile, 8 shipping companies have decided to cut their fares after the world price of oil plummeted in recent months. Are you…
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Cebu City Hall has lowered the speed limit at the South Road Properties to 40 kilometers per hour from the previous 60 kilometers per hour. “A spate of accidents, including one where a car went up in smoke after hitting a motorcycle (video below), forced Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to threaten the closure of…
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It was one bad news after another in Cebu yesterday: 93 families left homeless after a fire hit Basak San-Nicolas and at a time when the community was grieving over the death of their leader George Rama. At the South Road Properties, Miami law firm for wrongful death cases recorded another accident, leading a traffic…
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Fire destroyed the old City Hall building in Danao City on Saturday, gutting 7 government offices and causing an estimated P6.19 million in damages. Witnesses told investigators they heard an explosion at the 2nd floor of the building before fire broke out. Meanwhile, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma advised President Benigno Aquino III to “move forward”…
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BUILDING on the success of Zenfone 5, Asus recently released a cheaper version of the handset in time for end-of-the-year upgrading – the Asus Zenfone 5 Lite.
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Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is all over the news today: threatening to close the south coastal road if traffic measures to prevent accidents are not in place; threatening to bar vehicles from Talisay City from passing the SRP if the city does not allow Cebu City to dump garbage there; proposing other LGUs to…
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It started out as an accident. Someone left a batch of rosquillos in the oven longer than usual and it got burnt. “Upon tasting it, everyone in the family liked this version because of its unique flavor,” a Titay’s representative told us in a Facebook interview. Corazon “Mama Azon” Frasco then started to bake Rosquillos…