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Cebu News Digest: March 2, 2015: Woman caught with P1.3M shabu; COA casts doubt on validity of Cebu City’s asphalt procurement
Around P1.3 million worth of illegal substance was confiscated from a mother of three, an alleged big-time drug pusher, at Sitio Buli, Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City, early morning yesterday. According to the Commission on Audit (COA), the Cebu City Government has procured P61.2 million worth of asphalt materials allegedly in violation of existing laws. To…
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SM Hypermarket Lapu-Lapu opens at MEZ II
SM Hypermarket opened a third branch in Cebu at the commercial complex of the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ) II to cater to the diverse mix of people in Lapu-Lapu City. This will be Cebu’s first SM Hypermarket with a provision for 33 retail spaces that can accommodate dining facilities, clothing and other dry goods shops,…
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MoneyGram Foundation donates 6T books to Cebu schools
At least 16 schools and colleges in Cebu received around 6,000 books from the Moneygram Foundation during a recent turn-over ceremony attended by its celebrity endorser Robin Padilla. The book donation exemplifies MoneyGram International’s core values and corporate social responsibility thrust, which have been geared towards education in the past few years, said its country…
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GMR-Megawide signs financing agreement for Mactan airport project
GMR-Megawide signs loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and top Philippine banks ensuring solid funding for Mactan airport project.
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Cebu News Digest: Feb. 27, 2015: 7 men involved in shooting that killed German: task force; 17-year-old accused of raping 3 girls
For allegedly raping three girls—his two stepsisters aged six and seven, and their cousin aged three—a 17-year-old boy was taken into custody by the police. The Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office indicted the assistant coach of the elementary and high school basketball teams of Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu, for two counts of child…
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Cebu News Digest: Feb. 26, 2015: Capitol endorses study on opening old Philippine Railways as alternative road from Naga to Cebu City
With the hope of decongesting Natalio Bacalso Ave., the Cebu Provincial Development Council (PDC) endorsed the proposal to study the opening of an alternative road. For the construction of the Cebu City Medical Center, City Councilor Noel Wenceslao asked the Cebu City Council to authorize Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to avail of a grant…
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Argao Royal Palms provides easy access to Southern Cebu attractions
Primary Homes Inc. makes it possible for you to easily enjoy southern Cebu’s charms with its resort-inspired community Argao Royal Palms and Tropical Flats. Built alongside Argao’s aquamarine seas in Barangay Suba, the development features two-storey houses, bungalows, townhouses, and condominium units.
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Cebu News Digest: Feb. 25, 2015: 4 face murder raps for Talisay fastfood shooting; CITOM buys P5M towing truck for campaign against illegal parking; 10-wheeler collision with 6 vehicles causes heavy traffic in Mandaue
Four suspects—three under police custody, the other still at large—were charged yesterday with murder and frustrated murder after the shooting inside a fastfood outlet in Barangay Tabunok, Talisay City last week. The Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) yesterday acquired a new towing truck that will enable them to continue its operation of towing illegally-parked…
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Cebu News Digest: Feb. 24, 2015: COA: Cebu City ‘misused’ P45 million; thin power reserves for Cebu, Central Visayas
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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Cebu News Digest: Feb. 23, 2015: Police capture 3rd suspect in killing of German; PB asks del Mar: Revive bill to create body to handle traffic, pollution; 2 universities in Cebu to increase tuition, says NUSP
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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Cebu Province creates investment, incentives center
Promote Cebu Province as an investment destination, attract investors, and spread the development from urban to rural areas are just among the goals of the newly-created Cebu Provincial Investment and Incentives Center. The center will actively collaborate with other government agencies and the private sector, business groups in particular, to create a favorable climate for…
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Marco Polo ushers in Chinese New Year with Yee Sang, Chinese buffet
It began with an eye dotting ceremony for the guests of honor, was followed by the lion dance and firecrackers, moved on to the Yee Sang or Prosperity Toss, and ended with the dragon dance as Marco Polo Plaza Cebu welcomed the Chinese New Year in lively ceremonies last Wednesday, February 18, 2015. These are…
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Cebu News Digest: Feb. 21, 2015: German tourist killed, 2 other foreigners shot in Talisay fastfood outlet; Talisay mayor’s ‘no-show’ in agreement signing angers investor
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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Filinvest beefs up mall portfolio, to launch Il Corso at SRP this year
The Filinvest Group of the Gotianun family from Cebu will beef up its mall portfolio this year. Festival Supermalls Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of Filinvest Land Inc., said it will bolster its presence nationwide with the launch of new malls in Cebu and Laguna and the expansion of its flagship mall, Festival Supermall in…
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#TBT: Compañia Maritima or the Shamrock Hotel
We know this building today to be Compañia Maritima, but in the 1930s it operated as the Shamrock Hotel. Built in 1910, this structure named the Fernandez Building had Shamrock at its sole occupant during the 1930s, said Lucy Urgello Miller in her book “Glimpses of Old Cebu: Images of the Colonial Era.” Compañia Maritima…
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Cebu News Digest: Feb. 19, 2015: Widespread blackout hits Metro Cebu; SWU graduate tops medicine board
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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Leuterio Realty, Rent.ph sign partnership with Lamudi
Starting next week, property inventories of Leuterio Realty and Brokerage and Rent.ph will also be found on top Philippine real estate list site Lamudi. Anthony O. Leuterio, chief executive officer of Leuterio Realty and Brokerage, signed an agreement Tuesday, February 17, 2015, for cross branding promotion with Lamudi Philippines represented by Jacqueline van den Ende,…
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Astana Subdivision in Lapu-Lapu City offers ‘quality economic houses’
Even with the big players getting into the mix, Johndorf Ventures Corp. believes its newest residential project Astana Subdivision shows the company continues to have an edge in the economic housing segment. The Johndorf Communities in Barangays Babag II and Kalawisan in Lapu-Lapu City covers about 20 hectares and will comprise four residential developments when…
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Cebu News Digest: Feb. 18, 2015: Group who wants President Aquino to resign insists: Vidal is with us; Foreigner killed in SRP accident
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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Smart, Sun to bring Google’s Android One smartphones to Philippines
After introducing free mobile internet access, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is set to bring Google’s Android One smartphones to the country, strengthening further its bid to get more and more Filipinos to experience and harness the benefits of the Internet by making available an array of cutting-edge, yet affordable mobile devices.