CEBU CITY — The expected debates in the Provincial Board’s out-of-town session in Dalaguete did not materialize as the R294-million supplemental budget was approved, in its third and final reading, in less than 20 minutes and with only minor adjustments on some items.
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ORMOC CITY — Southern Leyte Rep. Roger "Oging" G. Mercado lauded the members of the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Eastern Visayas for approving unanimously the R27-million loan application of the Maasin City Water District with the German government.
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PADRE BURGOS, Quezon — The local government unit here and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Southern Tagalog Region are now in the thick of preparations for the launching of the first mariculture zone in Luzon on October 28.
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SAGADA, MT. PROVINCE — To minimize the possibility of residents and poultry getting the deadly bird flu virus, the Sangguniang Bayan here passed an ordinance temporarily banning "ikik", or bird catching, at Mt. Ampakaw.
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — Supervisor Fernando B. Sanchez of the Department of Education (DepEd) district in San Nicolas, Pangasinan emerged champion in the 1st National "Saribitniw" Competition held Oct. 22 at the DepEd Regional Educational Learning Center here.
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IBA, Zambales — The provincial government of Zambales yesterday passed a resolution adopting Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Feliciano Salonga for a son.
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ANGELES CITY — The city government here gave 68 local business establishments five days to secure permits as the city intensified its campaign against erring businessmen who operate without license.
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SUBIC BAY — Night life inside Olongapo City and nearby Subic town, Zambales is again alive with the arrival of three US warships with 4,500 sailors who would participate in the 17-day air, naval and ground war exercises "Phiblex 06" to promote peace and security in the region.
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KIANGAN, Ifugao — Rep. Solomon Chungalao and Vice Mayor Patrick Puguon here approved the release of P1.9 million for the construction of over two kilometers of an irrigation canal to water over 20 hectares of small paddies in the world-famous, centuries-old Banaue rice terraces here.
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BACOLOD CITY — The implementation of expanded value added tax (EVAT) and its coverage of oil firms and power generating companies starting on November 1 means that Negrenses will have a bleak Christmas and an even bleaker New Year.
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CEBU CITY — The National Democratic Front (NDF) has claimed victory in the attack carried out by members of the New People’s Army (NPA), against elements of the 78th Infantry Battalion in barangay Sumon, Tuburan town, which resulted in the death of three soldiers.
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ROXAS CITY — Sen. Mar Roxas, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce and Committee on Economic Affairs, recently submitted Senate Bill No. 2139, better known as the "Roxas Amendment," saying it would help improve the state of the people’s health.
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BACOLOD CITY — By virtue of Executive Order 27, Mayor Evelio Bing Leonardia has declared world superfeatherweight champion Emmannuel "Manny" Pacquiao as an adopted son of Bacolod.
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DUMAGUETE CITY — A movement against globalization of the mining industry, destruction, and plunder called the "Defend our Patrimony (DoP)-Negros Oriental Chapter" was launched this week here.
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BACOLOD CITY — Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra has come out with guns blazing against members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and other Arroyo supporters for forcibly dispersing the religious procession staged by bishops and top opposition figures in Manila.
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ZAMBOANGA CITY — Government forces are bracing themselves anew over a possible spate of abductions to be undertaken in the Zamboanga peninsula by the dreaded Abu Sayyaf, reports relayed by intelligence sources disclosed.
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ZAMBOANGA CITY — A Kuwaiti recently came to Zamboanga City for the recruitment of some 1,000 domestic helpers for employment in his country, a Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) official said.
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An Australian defense minister confirmed the alarming operation of the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiya in Mindanao during his recent visit to Zamboanga City.
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MALAPATAN, Sarangani — A 102-year old man, despite his knowledge about an exemption for aged people from fasting and other religious practices in Islam, is still fasting this Ramadhan because of what he described as his lingering wish to "die fasting" during this Muslim Holy month.
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TAGUM CITY — A man selling ointments who gave a measly amount was shot to a thief was shot dead here on Saturday.
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Picnicking Zambo high school seniors drown
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