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Cebu News Digest: April 14, 2015: P5 billion worth of Cebu City projects approved, endorsed; mountain of trash threatens Inayawan houses
More than P5 billion worth of projects were approved and endorsed by the Cebu City Development Council. Several National Government agencies want to implement these projects in the city next year. Fifteen people were rescued from a banca that capsized between Camotes Islands and Danao City yesterday. Meanwhile, once the agreement is signed in the…
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Cebu News Digest: April 13, 2015: For P10M-P15M, Lapu to install CCTV cameras near bridges, sites soon; Mandaue residents trade trash for food
Due to the surge of foreign and local tourists in recent years, the Lapu-Lapu City Government is planning to install surveillance cameras in at least 18 areas within the year in time for the APEC Summit in Cebu. In Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, at least 100 individuals recently received grocery items from the Mandaue City…
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Swim in blue seas, zip or dive from a cliff in Funtastic Island Medellin
Funtastic Island is part of Gibitngil, an island-barangay gifted with sparkling waters, vast coral reefs, long stretch of sand beaches, a picturesque sand bar and rock formations reminiscent of those in Coron, Palawan.
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Cebu News Digest: April 10, 2015: Alleged police extortion in Minglanilla, Talisay; PB requests gov’t agencies to prioritize hiring teachers affected by K to 12
Some policemen allegedly flag down trucks carrying vegetables from Dalaguete and collect a “tong” of P200 from the drivers in exchange for road passage. Meanwhile, the Cebu Provincial Board is requesting concerned government agencies to prioritize and facilitate the employment of teachers and non-teaching staff who will be ‘displaced’ during the implementation of the K…
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Cebu News Digest: April 9, 2015: Cebu City to hold ‘dance rally’ on International Dance Day on April 29; SM offers to develop SRP roads, proposes tax credits in exchange
Cebu-based performers have something to look forward to after the National Committee on Dance (NCD) of the National Commission for Culture and Arts has selected Cebu City has one of the places to hold a dance rally to promote the country’s heritage sites. In exchange for tax credits, SM Prime Holdings expressed willingness to develop…
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Astele offers ideal island living in historic resort city of Lapu-Lapu
Off central mainland Cebu lies the island of Mactan, home of a fast-growing city that plays host to the international airport and a number of affordable and high-end resorts with fine sandy beaches and clean seas. Lapu-Lapu City is named after the brave chieftain of Maktan, Datu Lapu-Lapu, who successfully repelled Spanish aggressors in the…
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Cebu News Digest: April 8, 2015: PB approves recla project in Cordova; Cebu City needs P1B for new classrooms for K to 12
The Provincial Board (PB) approved a resolution that authorizes Cordova town to carry out a P138-billion reclamation project under a public-private partnership agreement. The Cebu City Government’s Local School Board (LSB) seeks the National Government’s help—and funds worth almost P1 billion—for the full implementation of the K to 12 program starting next year. Are you…
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Cebu News Digest: April 7, 2015: Public warned: Days to get hotter; Year-round brgy. festivals in Cebu City?
After Cebu recorded its hottest day so far at 33.6 degrees Celsius last Black Saturday, Pagasa (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) Mactan Weather Station said the temperature is expected to rise in the coming month. A Cebu City barangay official, meanwhile, says there was nothing wrong in his use of a government car…
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Cebu News Digest: April 6, 2015: 57 homes in Cogon Pardo lost to fire on Easter Sunday; Mandaue mulls trash collection at night
On Easter Sunday, several families in Sitio Mansanitas, Barangay Cogon Pardo in Cebu City lost their homes to fire. Considering the heat, less traffic in the evenings and with most people at home after work, Mandaue City is planning of having garbage collectors do their daily rounds at night. Are you planning to buy a…
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Cebu News Digest: April 2, 2015: Typhoon Chedeng to hit PH on Black Saturday, public told to be alert; P3M worth of ukay-ukay seized in Mandaue
Typhoon Chedeng is expected to make landfall in Central and Southern Luzon on Black Saturday. Cebu may experience a rainy weekend. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 agents seized yesterday P3 million worth of used clothing or ukay-ukay in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City. Are you planning to buy a condo unit or thinking of investing…
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Cebu Pacific adds Good Friday flights from Cebu to 3 top destinations
Cebu Pacific is opening additional round-trip flights this April 3, Good Friday, from Cebu to three destinations. These are Caticlan, Puerto Princesa, and Siargao, according to a statement from GMR Megawide corporate affairs head Estee Marie Patiño Plunket. The following are the Cebu Pacific flight numbers for the respective routes: 5J 140 and 5J 141…
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Cebu News Digest: April 1, 2015: Penitential bike ride to push through; Banks to public: Complete transactions today; 300 containers of smuggled rice to be auctioned
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama approved a bike run organized by Sugbo Bikers despite his announcement to put bike runs in main city roads on hold. Banks in Cebu advised their clients to complete bank transactions today before the four-day Holy Week break starts tomorrow. The Bureau of Customs in Cebu will auction more than…
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7 heritage churches in Metro Cebu for your Visita Iglesia
Make your Visita Iglesia this week a journey not just of faith but also of heritage by choosing to visit the centuries-old Spanish period churches that are common across the island of Cebu. For your list of seven churches to visit this Holy Week, check out these places of worship in Metro Cebu that have…
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Going on Visita Iglesia? Download a handy guide to Cebu’s heritage churches
Are you planning to visit seven churches this Holy Week in observance of the religious tradition Visita Iglesia? Cebu-based journalism startup InnoPub Media, in partnership with Smart Communications, Inc. and the Archdiocese of Cebu, provides you a handy guide to the heritage churches in Cebu with the release of an updated version of its Visita…
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Cebu News Digest: March 30, 2015: Public urged: Do more beyond Earth Hour; 250T nurses ‘needed’ in Germany
Some government officials recommended actions that the public can do beyond last Saturday’s Earth Hour. About 250,000 nurses are needed in Germany in the next five years, according to health care matching company Care.com Europe founder and chief executive officer Steffen Zoller. Are you planning to buy a condo unit or thinking of investing in…
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Camella set to launch new project La Brisa in Mactan Island
IN anticipation of a rise in demand for homes in Lapu Lapu City, Camella is set to launch its newest community development in Mactan Island – the La Brisa. Spanning 24 hectares in within Barangay Suba-Basbas, Lapu-Lapu City, La Brisa is eyed to meet the demand for more quality yet affordable homes as Mactan Island…
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Cebu News Digest: March 26, 2015: DBM: Cebu City exceeded cap for debt payments; Palma to PNoy: Apologize to Filipinos for Mamasapano incident
For Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, there is nothing wrong if President Benigno Aquino III has to apologize for his role in the tragic incident in Mamasapano, Maguindanao almost two months ago. Cebu City, meanwhile, exceeded the limit on debt payments in its 2015 budget, according to the Department of Budget and Management. The Commission on…
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OLX Philippines opens office, strengthens campaign in Cebu
Since it started its campaign to attract Cebuanos to earn extra cash by disposing of unused secondhand items online, OLX Philippines has been doubling its number of Cebu listers per month. In the past few months, the average number of Cebuanos listing their items on the buy and sell website monthly was at 20,000, said…
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Cebu News Digest: March 25, 2015: Suspected drug lord caught in Inayawan; LTO-7 to strictly implement ‘no registration, no travel’ policy on cars
Police caught a suspected drug lord, an elusive target, in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City on Tuesday. Starting Wednesday next week, the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-7 will start strictly implementing its “no registration, no travel” policy. “Don’t stay under the sun for more than 20 minutes.” This was the warning issued by the PAGASA Mactan Chief…
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Cebu News Digest: March 24, 2015: 6 armed men rob P1.9M from bingo club; Police to heighten security during Holy Week; Concreting of A.S. Fortuna St. to be completed on May 26
In less than 25 minutes under broad daylight, six armed men robbed an electronic bingo outlet in City Time Square on Mantawi Drive in Mandaue City. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7 announced that the concreting in A.S. Fortuna Street will be completed on May 26. Expecting rise of local and foreign…