Hong Kong mega bridge launch announcement sparks backlash

AFP 10/18/2018

China has finally announced the opening ceremony for the world’s longest sea bridge, which will connect Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland, but critics hit back Thursday over the secrecy surrounding the project. Construction started in 2009…

WAR ON DRUGS: CHR-7 expresses concerns over ‘chilling’ announcement

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/25/2018

The Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) has expressed concern about President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of a more relentless and chilling campaign against illegal drugs. The President made the announcement during his State of the…

Osmeña will not lobby BRT to Duterte

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/30/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced that he has no plans to lobby the approval of the BRT before President Rodrigo Duterte during the latter’s May 1 visit tomorrow. “I don’t make sipsip to the President,” said…

BELATED ANNOUNCEMENT

MAO BA? 02/13/2018

Not a few netizens were angered by Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s belated announcement to suspend classes in Cebu City despite the declaration of storm signal number 1 over Cebu. Osmeña declared the class cancellation notice on his official…

Dumanjug VM to remain in acting capacity – DILG

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/23/2017

  THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced that unless the dismissal order against suspended Dumanjug Mayor Efren “Gungun” Gica is declared final by the Supreme Court (SC), the southwestern town will only continue…

DepEd: Beware of fake announcements of class suspensions

Inquirer.net 11/21/2017

THE Department of Education (DepEd) urged the public to trust only official sources in the announcement of class suspensions after at least two Facebook pages erroneously claimed on Monday that the agency had declared a three-day holiday…

Chocolate Queen expands business

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/25/2017

Raquel Choa’s new ventures: House of Maria Cacao, Chocolate Tour, Batirol Cebu’s Chocolate Queen Raquel Toquero Choa further spreads her chocolate empire with a formal announcement of two more business ventures: the Chocolate Tour and the mass-oriented…

Anne Curtis engaged to Erwan Heusaff

Apple Ta-as 12/18/2016

WHAT started as a regular video blog of Erwan Heusaff, chronicling his adventures with his long-time girlfriend Anne Curtis in New York and Connecticut, has unexpectedly swept everyone off their feet when he finally popped the question…

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