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Triathlon 101 Did you ever wonder what it takes to be a triathlete? This Sunday, 2,618 triathletes from 52 countries will be in Cebu to join the biggest triathlon race in Asia, the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman…
Leave it to men of the cloth like Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas to lay down the bottomline for politicians who give all sorts of favors to voters in the runup to the 2016 elections. “Now, you speak…
APEC organizers in Cebu prepare Plan B Monday’s downpour, which caused knee-deep urban flooding, posed a new test for planners of the upcoming APEC meetings in Cebu City. What happens if it floods again? Lito Maderazo, APEC…
Cebu’s political leaders mixed on President’s call on Congress to pass anti-dynasty bill Suspended Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Garcia said he believes the anti-dynasty bill being lobbied by President Benigno Aquino III won’t be approved. In yesterday’s 888…
MANDAUE’s one-way traffic scheme in four national roads will be tested when it takes effect today. Fresh traffic signs were made and flyers were distributed in the past few days, but despite advisories on radio and newspapers, …
For medical intern Israel Sanchez, the future is bleak. He graduated from the Southwestern University College of Medicine (SWU-CM) last summer and looked forward to taking the medical board examination after completing his one-year post-graduate internship next…
A P5-million master plan study will be conducted for the revitalization of Colon Street in Cebu City, the oldest street in the country. The University of San Carlos (USC), through its conservation arm Conservation of Heritage Studio…
The arraignment of columnist-broadcaster Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro on a charge of libel was reset to Aug. 17. Judge Generosa Labra of the Regional Trial Court Branch 23 said she will suspend the arraignment and related proceedings for…
With the onset of the rainy season, health officials reported a rise in dengue cases midway through the year in Cebu City. A total of 384 dengue cases were reported from January to June, about the same…
More than 10 money transfer companies in Cebu pledged to help the provincial government fight human trafficking and child exploitation. Representatives of money transfer agencies in Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova town attended yesterday’s closed-door meeting…
THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is looking into building more dams to augment the province’s water supply in the coming years. In yesterday’s 888 News Forum, Astrophel Logarta, MCWD department manager for production and distribution, said…
A 64-year-old Japanese tourist died while scuba diving off Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City last Monday afternoon. Kenichi Nakaizuma, a native of Yamaguchi, Japan, was diving with Dino Ompad, operations manager of Scuba Star based in barangay…
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