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2 lawmakers claim minority leader post

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 TWO lawmakers belonging to the opposition bloc claim they have been selected by their allies as House minority leader just two weeks before Congress resumes session. Incumbent Minority Leader Edcel Lagman denied he was replaced by Deputy Minority Leader Danilo Suarez during an opposition caucus last month. Both are allies of […]

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Cebu governor approves P3-million aid for Sinulog

Thursday, January 5, 2012 Governor Gwen Garcia approved Wednesday the release of the P3-million financial assistance to the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI), which will cover the subsidy for out-of-town contingents and other expenses for the Sinulog 2012 activities. SFI executive director Ricky Ballesteros and project director Dolores Suzara visited the governor in her office Wednesday […]

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Council beats veto

By Princess Dawn H. Felicitas Thursday, January 5, 2012 IN a 17-1 vote, the Cebu City Council overruled Mayor Michael Rama’s partial veto of the City Government’s 2012 budget. Only Councilor Eduardo Rama Jr., the mayor’s nephew, objected to the council’s move to override Rama’s veto on Budget Ordinances 2295 and 2301. This is the […]

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P12-B terminal eyed for Clark airport

By Ian Ocampo Flora Wednesday, January 4, 2012 CLARK FREEPORT — Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) president Victor Jose Luciano said Wednesday they are pushing for the construction of a budget terminal here that will handle about 10 million passengers a year at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA). The new facility, amounting to P12 […]