Author: Nancy Cudis
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The Commission on Audit (COA) said the Cebu City Government spent P45 million in development funds on “non-development projects,” contrary to guidelines. A Nigerian medical student was arrested for allegedly trying to force a police officer to perform oral sex inside the comfort room of a shopping mall. Following the 10-hour blackout in the Visayas…
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Police captured yesterday a motorcycle-for-hire driver believed to be involved in the shooting of foreign nationals inside a fast food restaurant in Talisay City. The Cebu Provincial Board (PB), meanwhile, has requested Cebu 1st District Rep. Raul del Mar to revive his bill to create the Metro Cebu Development Authority (MCDA), which would handle urban…
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In what is believed to be a case of mistaken identity, a German national was fatally shot inside a fastfood outlet in Talisay City. Two other foreigners, whom police said were the actual targets, were injured in the shooting that happened after an argument. Meanwhile, Talisay City Mayor Johnny de los Reyes did not show…
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POWER went out in several areas in Cebu early this morning and have just started coming back as of this posting. A graduate of the Southwestern University (SWU) topped this year’s Physician Licensure Examinations. Meanwhile, a fire, which was raised to 3rd alarm, destroyed 50 homes yesterday in Barangay Poblacion Pardo, Cebu City. Japanese experts,…
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Despite the clarification by officials of the Archdiocese of Cebu, a group that called for the resignation of President Benigno Aquino III insisted retired Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal supports them in the call for the President to resign. Seven years after the sinking of Sulpicio Line’s MV Princess of the Stars, the Maritime Industry…
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After the backlash on retired Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal when he read a statement calling for President Benigno Aquino III to resign, the prelate clarified through his secretary that what he read was the stand of the National Transformation Council (NTC) and not his. Cebu Archdiocesan media liaison officer Msgr. Joseph Tan, meanwhile, cautioned…
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The Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) is asking vehicle drivers to bring chalk that they can use to mark the position of their vehicles in case they get involved in a road accident. Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu Ricardo Cardinal Vidal joined the National Transformation Council’s call for President Benigno Aquino III to “step down.”…
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More than 100 alleged fake pump boat engines were seized by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 and National Capital Region through a search warrant issed by the Regional Trial Court Branch 46 in Manila. A Cebuana is now being watched by the Department of Health (DOH)-7 for possible infection of Middle…
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All contractors of government infrastructure projects in Cebu City will be required to hire part of their workforce from the barangay where the projects will be built. The Archdiocese of Cebu will hold a gathering next month in time for the 40 days of the 44 Special Action Force policemen who died in an encounter…
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The government has received reports of colorum vehicles operating along the SRP route from Senior Citizens Park to Kasadya sa SRP to Talisay City. They reportedly collect P10 per passenger. Meanwhile, in San Fernando, a teenage boy died in a vehicular accident last Monday. In an environment summit, Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Gamaliel Garcia suggested controlling…
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Two Cebuanos of the 44 Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (SAF) policemen were laid to rest yesterday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Cebu. Meanwhile, cops and civilians shave their head to show sympathy for the relatives of SAF commandos. Are you planning to live in Liloan? How about buying a vacation house there? Primary Homes, which…
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Instead of giving a citation ticket, two traffic enforcers from Mandaue City allegedly extorted money from a foreigner. This was caught on video that was uploaded to YouTube. Meanwhile, Cebu City councilors agreed on the need for a scientific study of traffic in the Banilad-Talamban corridor after noting that the “no left turn” policy being…
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Charges have been filed against an Australian national, his underage girlfriend and parents involved in trafficking and pornographic activities of children in the municipality of Cordova last year. Meanwhile, Pagasa Mactan, Cebu station recorded this year’s lowest temperature in Cebu on Feb. 4, 2015. Are you thinking of buying a house or investing in one?…
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Last Monday, a street caroler who claimed to have been bewitched by his aunt, went on a shooting rampage, killing his cousin and two friends and hurting his niece. In Mandaue City, police said they are powerless to deal with drag racers who are described to be endangering the lives of motorists. Following news reports…