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Abads ‘no comment’ on presidential remarks
THE family of Ashley Abad has chosen to keep mum on President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks that the 19-year-old was the source of the Ecstasy tablet that eventually killed her last Jan. 20.Jose Benjamin
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Whether Yapha will need security detail will depend on veracity of threat: election official
FORMER Pinamungajan mayor and third district congressional candidate Geraldine Yapha must undergo a threat assessment to determine if the death threat she received was authentic.Acting Cebu Provincial
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2 NPA terrorists killed in Mindoro clash
Two members of the New People's Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter between the communist rebels and the 4th Infantry Battalion Thursday morning at Barangay Terisita, Mansalay, Occidental Mindoro. There was no reported casualty on the government side. Commander of the 203rd Brigade, Colonel Marceliano
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Police check rival, past ties of bizman
INVESTIGATORS of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) sought help from their counterparts in Toledo City to solve the attempt on the life of businessman John Pearlnel Dinoro on Wednesday morning, Feb.
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Police on full-alert status
THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is preparing for the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte, who will attend the political rally of his candidates at the Plaza Independencia in Cebu City on Sunday night,
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San Remegio gets own mental health center
A GOVERNMENT-run mental health center was launched in San Remegio, Cebu yesterday, as Vice President Leni Robredo assured her office will fund more mental health services throughout the country.Robredo
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Rules allow candidates’ posters on jeepneys, buses
AS PRIVATE individuals, operators of public utility vehicles (PUV) have the proprietary right to post campaign materials of electoral candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.In an interview
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Working mothers now get 105 days of maternity leave
WHILE they welcomed the expanded maternity law, which aimed to create a healthy labor force, business owners raised the issue of productivity that may affect business operations.“This will definitely
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Stranded? City okays 18 added stops for MyBus
A TOTAL of 18 new stops will be added to the existing stops of MyBus in Cebu City anytime this month.The Cebu City Council approved on Tuesday, Feb. 19, the resolution of Councilor Dave Tumulak allowing
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CPA to open Malacañang sa Sugbu to motorists soon
THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) will soon open to traffic the road behind Malacañang sa Sugbo to decongest the area from Pier 1 to the viaduct leading to South Road Properties (SRP).At the same time, CPA
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97 Lapu passers get P5K cash gift from Radaza
NINETY-seven board passers from Lapu-Lapu City received P5,000-cash incentive each for their hard work and diligence and for giving honor to the city.City Mayor Paz Radaza personally distributed the cash
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PAREF Springdale School students hold musical at SM City Cinema 1
THE PAREF Springdale School, together with the Grade 3 Batch 2018-19 and the student body organization, will be presenting a play entitled “Curtain Call: the Musical.”Performing live at SM City Cinema
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Tom to sign contract for CCMC phase 2 construction
CONSTRUCTION work for phase 2 of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) is expected to start before the month ends when Mayor Tomas Osmeña signs and awards the notice to proceed to the contractor.With this
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DepEd: Early registration for learners to end on Feb. 22
The Department of Education reminds parents of learners in kindergarten, grades one, seven and 11 who will be attending public schools that the early registration for the school year 2019 to 2020 will end on Friday, February 22. DepEd opened the month-long early registration period on January 26, 2019
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SM Seaside City Cebu hosts two-day cosplay convention
THE Otakufest Events Management, in cooperation with LIVETECH Production and SM Seaside City Cebu, will bring the latest edition of Otakufest 2019, Cebu’s premier cosplay and hobbies convention.This
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Court junks petition on Kawit island project
FOR lack of interest on the part of the petitioner to prosecute the case and utter lack of merit, Judge Generosa Labra dismissed the case filed by Busay Barangay Captain Amilo Lopez over the P18-billion
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P5.7-M bounty on Reluya killers
A BOUNTY of P5.7 million has been put out by San Fernando's mayoral rivals on the mastermind and killers of the mayor's husband and two town employees.San Fernando Mayor Lakambini "Neneth"
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Año says ASG training suicide bombers' daughter in Sulu
INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said on Thursday, February 21, that the 10-year-old daughter of the suicide bombers in the deadly Jolo blast is now under the care of the Abu Sayyaf
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Cebu Pacific offers discounted seats, deals for March
AIRLINE company, Cebu Pacific, unveiled their biggest promo with one million seats and deals for all domestic and international destinations in the whole month of March for their anniversary.Blessie Cruz,
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MMDA defers closure of Tandang Sora flyover to March 1
MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has postponed the closure of the Tandang Sora Flyover and intersection along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. The MMDA said that instead of the original schedule on Saturday, February 23, the closure will be moved to March
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Miriam Quiambao gives birth to baby boy
Our forever beauty queen gives birth to a baby boy named Elijah Roberto!I got a call from my best friend Miriam on my birthday on February 15 while she was checked in at the Asian Hospital in Alabang.
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DOH: Suspected MERS-CoV patient from Laguna tests negative
(UPDATED) A male Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from Saudi Arabia who was rushed to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Wednesday over suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), has tested negative for the disease, the Department of Health said. The RITM released
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Editorial: Great, what’s next?
WE’VE been waiting and, finally, President Rodrigo Duterte had signed universal health care (UHC) into law. Every Filipino is now entitled to free medical care—from prevention to treatment to rehabilitation—under
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Carvajal: Serfs no more
HYDRA-like feudalism rears the ugliest of its many heads in agriculture. This is the slowest growing and least productive sector of our economy. Poverty has consistently stalked the lives of our farmers
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Seares: ‘Killing Ashley again’: maybe not, if her lesson can instruct other youths
“I wanted to cry with them, not because na sentimental ako by the profound sorrow ... May anak rin ako, eh, iyan ang problema...”--- President Duterte, Feb. 20, 2019THE President was describing how
