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CEBU CITY—Former Senator John Osmeña is going against his relatives by running against the candidate of his estranged cousin, Mayor Tomas Osmeña, for mayor of this city in the May 2010 polls, a dilemma for the Liberal Party. Together with over 500 city, provincial and municipal officials, the former senator who heads the Panaghiusa party took the oath of allegiance to the LP with standard bearer Senator Benigno Aquino III anointing them. "Cebu led the way when we regained our democracy. It was here that  

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is attending the launch of the new Roll on-roll off link, locally known as Roro, in southern Cebu. The Roro link, one of the flagship projects of the Arroyo administration, will be from Samboan town in Cebu to Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte. The launch of the Samboan-Dapitan route would be manned by Lite Shipping Corporation, owned by Lucio Lim. The activity which begins at 1:30 p.m will be attended by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, Rep. Pablo Garcia (Cebu, 2nd) and Ceb  

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I’m really confused. Kada adlaw mag-usab usab man. Naa sa newspaper ang statements niya. His statements vary as printed in the newspapers. As I’ve said, that’s his choice. This is a democracy. Everyone has a right to entertain and be entertained   -Gwendolyn Garcia

 

CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia denied speculations she pressured Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol to clear her name in the ongoing investigation of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) project. "You know very well whom I supported to become deputy ombudsman and it was (Ombudsman Director Carla) Tanco. So in that sense, I don't see how any pressure can be applied on Deputy Ombudsman Apostol, who himself was welcomed by those aspiring for the post," Garcia said. "The Manny Pacquia

You know very well whom I supported to become deputy ombudsman and it was (Ombudsman Director Carla) Tanco. So in that sense, I don’t see how any pressure can be applied on Deputy Ombudsman Apostol, who himself was welcomed by those aspiring for the post   -Gwendolyn Garcia

 

Private sector participation of the interruptible load agreement (ILA) is dwindling due to the inability to sustain the cost of operating their own generator sets. The Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) is looking for ways to make the compensation package attractive to the 10 companies so they will continue supporting the program which has helped cushion impact of the power shortage. The support of the private sector is also critical considering that power demand is expected to go up with the Yuletide Season

The consumers may not have known it but it (the power shortage) may have been worst, like what others parts of the Visayas is now experiencing, if not for the ILA participants   -Gwendolyn Garcia

 

The Office of the Ombudsman's central office will make the decision over the fact-finding investigation conducted by the Visayas Ombudsman over alleged anomalies in the construction of the P800-million Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City. Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol said he has endorsed the case to the central office after he, the three anti-graft investigators who handled the case and reviewing officials could not agree on how to proceed with the case.  

Presidential candidate Manuel Villar officially named Tuesday Senator Loren Legarda as his running mate in the 2010 presidential elections.  

THREE names have surfaced as likely contenders for the House seat in the sixth district in next year's elections.  

The issue on the environment and climate change is a challenge that individual efforts cannot resolve, said Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia during the Governors Summit held in Guangzhou City, Guandong Province, China.  

There is a clear conflict of interest in the additional transaction contemplated by the Cebu province and Kepco   -Gloria Estenzo Ramos