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                    [ArticleID] => 800547
                    [Title] => Senate wants redrafting of Malapascua bill
                    [Summary] => 

The Senate committee on environment and natural resources asked for the redrafting of the bills that declare Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town an eco-tourism destination in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804715 [AuthorName] => Gregg Rubio [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 551313 [Title] => TESDA trainee shot to death in Pardo; classmate survives [Summary] =>

A trainee of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority died while his fellow trainee survived after they both got shot at by unidentified car-riding assailants dawn yesterday in barangay Pardo, Cebu City.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 383636 [Title] => Maambong says pensioners find GSIS E-Card 'difficult' [Summary] => A Provincial Board member is calling on the Government Service Insurance System to address the concerns of old pensioners who are complaining of the difficulties in using the E-Card.

PB member Victor Maambong has filed a resolution to this effect in response to the numerous complaints reaching his office, most of which came from the old pensioners who do not know how to use the card, or have no access to the terminals or facilities where the card can be used.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 382736 [Title] => Gwen sets One Cebu launch on Feb. 10 [Summary] => Unfazed by statements from the opposition that it would come out with a formidable slate, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday said she would launch her One Cebu political party on February 10.

"I envy them (the opposition) because they have all the time to think about politics and the coming election and to try out possible combinations. I really have no time for that right now because I am busy delivering on my promises to build more bridges, roads, etc.," Garcia said.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 376482 [Title] => Gwen to form political party for the May 2007 elections [Summary] => Governor Gwen Garcia's camp will formally form her own political party soon after Cebu's hosting of the 12th Asean Summit sometime this January, in preparation for the mid-year elections.

Capitol consultant Pablo John Garcia disclosed this matter yesterday although he said that the governor wanted this party formed only after the summit to avoid political distraction that might mar the success of the international gathering.

"It would send a wrong signal to the Cebuanos when they are supposed to be united in ensuring the success of the summit," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375991 [Title] => Delinquent properties set for public auction [Summary] => The Provincial Treasurer's Office will start conducting public auction of delinquent real properties in the province by January.

Provincial treasurer Roy Salubre said about 40 percent of those who were issued with the warrant of levy were not able to settle their tax dues within 30 days, prompting them to auction off those delinquent properties.

The Local Government Code mandates the local treasurer to publicly advertise the sale or auction of delinquent real properties.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375996 [Title] => Capitol consultant: No need for more funds for CICC [Summary] => There is no more need to appropriate additional funds for the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit as far as the Cebu International Convention Center is concerned, according to Capitol consultant Pablo John Garcia.

Pablo John, the consultant on information, organization and management, said the CICC, which is the provincial government's main commitment to the national government in the hosting of the said international gathering, has been completed with a total of P515 million appropriations.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375810 [Title] => PB supports weekly recital of Cebuano Student's Code [Summary] => The Cebu Provincial Board yesterday adopted en masse the proposed ordinance of member Juan Bolo providing for the recital of the Code of Duties and Responsibilities for Cebuano Students but with minor amendments.

In its regular session yesterday afternoon, the PB approved in final reading a proposed measure to this effect but that it no longer covers the students in the tertiary level, as was originally proposed by Bolo.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374870 [Title] => Bolo warns school execs on firecrackers [Summary] => Provincial Board Member Juan Bolo is warning all principals and supervisors not to allow the selling of firecrackers within the vicinity of public schools in the province.

Bolo's warning was contained in a resolution he filed before the PB, as he took notice of the habit of using firecrackers as Filipinos' way of celebrating Christmas and New Year.

Such practice has been attributed to the belief that having a noisy celebration during the New Year's Eve will ward off negative vibes.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374871 [Title] => Lavish X'mas parties for kids in public schools prohibited [Summary] => A Provincial Board member has advised public school teachers to do away with lavish spending in holding the Christmas parties for schoolchildren.

In a resolution filed to the PB secretariat, member Juan Bolo noted that teachers should bear in mind that despite the merriment the country's economy "is still not robust enough" to allow for lavish spending.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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