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British professor says Hong Kong Genome Project to decode DNA of patients paves way for revolutionary new treatments
A government-led genome project in Hong Kong that aims to improve treatments for patients with rare diseases and cancers could bring benefits to the city, including a boost to the life sciences industry, according to a top British health official. Professor Sue Hill, chief scientific officer at the
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Beijing urges Germany to respect Hong Kong’s rule of law in asylum dispute over Mong Kok riot fugitives Ray Wong and Alan Li
China’s foreign affairs office in Hong Kong has entered into the city’s ongoing diplomatic dispute with Germany, voicing strong dissatisfaction over the granting of asylum to two local fugitives. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said in a statement on Saturday
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Capitol, Cebu City to jointly tackle perennial problems
FOR the first time since the May 13 midterm elections, the newly elected top officials of Cebu Province and Cebu City have united to “make life better” for Cebuanos.Flanked by their newly elected and
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Capitol to insure frontliners in barangays
MORE than 20,000 workers from 1,066 barangays in Cebu Province may soon avail themselves of the Provincial Government’s life and accident insurance program.The Provincial Board (PB) has approved a resolution
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Tomas wants cop probed for ‘owning’ P150T watch
OUTGOING Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has asked the Office of Deputy Ombudsman for the Military and Other Law Enforcement Offices to investigate the unexplained wealth of Patrolman Romil Gelogo.In the
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Consolacion landfill remains closed
THE sanitary landfill in the northern town of Consolacion will remain closed until its operator, Asian Energy Systems Corp., corrects lapses and violations that endanger people’s lives and public health.Environmental
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Revisiting Cebu’s rich history
IT was like traveling back in time for 93-year-old Celsa Zamora, who participated in the Gabii sa Kabilin 2019 last Friday night, May 24.Celsa, accompanied by her daughter Joy Zamora, said the event made
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Cebu’s heritage churches
FIVE heritage churches in southern Cebu have been introduced to cultural heritage practitioners from around the country as examples of church cultural preservation.These are the Archdiocesan Shrine of
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Dearth of allies won’t stop rep from serving 5th District
HE ENDED the 70-year hold of the Durano clan on Cebu’s fifth district by defeating reelectionist Rep. Ramon “Red” Durano VI in the May 13 elections.But the Duranos’ Bakud Party dominated the races
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Tell it to Sunstar: Attachment to God
I can share to my readers only what I experienced. This time, my close encounter with death. At 50, I was hospitalized for 10 days, because of complication from my diabetes. My lungs were engulfed with
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Cabaero: House online poll
THE House of Representatives started last week an online poll on the question of same-sex marriage.The poll makes no assurance that the results would guide legislators on their vote, and a survey is not
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Lim: Purple heart
THIS year, I will turn 55. If my mother were alive, she would have winced. She had an aversion to my uncontrollable urge to flaunt my age like some badge of honor. Almost like a purple heart.My mother
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Briones: No to sexually abusing minors
BRITISH Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce hit it on the nose.Our country, he said, “is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual online content.”Whaaat?Before you raise a stink, though,
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Sunday Essay: The sounds of Gabii sa Kabilin
AS dusk began to draw its veil over Parian last Friday night, a harpist sat on the edge of a well and began to play. He began with a few classic Cebuano love songs—like “Usahay,” of course—but
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Tabada: Face-off
THE Brigada Eskwela brings together a community to prepare public schools for the start of classes in June. Conducted from May 20 to 25 this year, the collaboration pools teachers, parents, line agencies,
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Malilong: Protest as notoriously hopeless venture
WHEN it became obvious that he was losing the Talisay City mayoralty election to long shot JVR Delos Reyes in 2013, Eddie Gullas called some of his closest friends. Some of them urged him to file a protest
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What China must do to clean up its act on waste water
A shortage of waste water pipelines, lax local government oversight and a lack of industry standards are holding back efforts to cut industrial water pollution in China, according to a new joint study. The study by Greenpeace and Nanjing University also found that many of the country’s waste water treatment
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PHL beats Malaysia
BEA Tan and Dij Rodriguez cruised to a 21-7, 21-15 win over Malaysia’s Tan Hsi Yan and Tasha Mae, giving the Philippines two teams in the Round of 12 in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Boracay Open
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Pads, Australia boost ties
A friendly race between the Philippine Accessible Disability Services (Pads) Adaptive Dragon Boat Racing Team and the Australian Embassy kicked off the Philippines - Australia Friendship Day last Friday,
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Mendoza: Toronto’s Game 6 script
BY winning Game 5 on May 24, 2019, Toronto has suddenly snatched a solid shot at barging into the NBA Finals.And by dropping that 105-99 decision to the Raptors on their own homecourt, the Milwaukee Bucks
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Pages: Rafael Nadal
HERE in Cebu, majority of our tennis courts are clay courts. Unlike volleyball or golf or basketball where, anywhere you play around the world, the court surface hardly varies, in tennis, it’s different.Grass.
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Hong Kong’s LGBT supporters rally in Central, calling for city to follow Taiwan’s example on same-sex marriage
Hong Kong’s LGBT supporters gathered on Saturday to call for equal marriage rights as they celebrated Taiwan becoming the first place in Asia to legalise unions. Dozens of demonstrators – some holding rainbow balloons or dressed in wedding attire – rallied at Edinburgh Place in Central in an event organised
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Convicted Occupy pair lodge judicial appeals against sentences for roles in Hong Kong’s biggest civil disobedience movement
Two more key figures in 2014 Occupy movement have lodged judicial appeals against their convictions for their roles in Hong Kong’s biggest ever civil disobedience movement. The Department of Justice confirmed on Saturday that it received the notice of application for leave to appeal from former Democratic
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Capitol, Cebu City to jointly tackle 'perennial problems'
FOR the first time since the May 13 midterm elections, the top newly elected officials of Cebu Province and Cebu City have united to "make life better" for Cebuanos.Flanked by their newly elected
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Hong Kong leader’s vision for new city off coast of Lantau Island moves a step closer after lawmakers approve HK$550 million impact study
Government officials cleared one of the first hurdles in their bid to build artificial islands off Lantau, after lawmakers gave an initial nod to a HK$550 million funding request to conduct studies for the reclamation project. During a Public Works Subcommittee meeting at the Legislative Council on
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