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Traffic aide shot dead in Carmen
A TRAFFIC enforcer was shot dead by an unidentified assailant while he was driving home in barangay Luyang, Carmen town, northern Cebu. Police are still investigating possible motives in the killing of 36- year- old Neil Quinco Sabayton. Sabayton was driving a motorcycle with his wife when the attack occurred past 11 p. m. last […]
No water rate hike seen with Carmen purchase
March 23, 2012
Water rates won’t go up for customers of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) even if the utilty purchases water from the future Carmen bulk water project, an official said yesterday. Engr. Ernie T. Delco, MCWD assistant general manager for operations, said the water district is set to buy 30,000 cubic meters from Carmen’s bulk […]
Cebu bulk water deal signed; Carmen town eyes big royalties
March 22, 2012
A generous river, capable of supplying 35 million liters of water a day, also promises a gift for its host town of Carmen—P35 million at most. The amount to be advanced as part of “royalties” for tapping Carmen’s Luyang River in north Cebu is one of the key points of a Joint Investment Agreement (JIA) […]
Ordinance to avoid repeat of Balili case
March 21, 2012
The reason the Cebu Provincial Board wants to require detailed progress reports and pass a supplemental ordinance for the Carmen Bulk Water Project is to prevent a repeat of the Balili scandal. Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale explained this amid today’s scheduled signing of the joint investment agreement between Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and representatives […]
Capitol board OKs P700M Carmen bulk water joint venture
March 20, 2012
Who doesn’t want low-cost, plentiful water? The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday authorized Gov. Gwen Garcia to sign a joint investment agreement with Manila Water Consortium to roll out the P700-million Carmen Bulk Water project. But members paused to ask who would sit in the new company that would be formed to operate the […]
Toledo another option for blast site
January 26, 2012
by Doris Bongcac, Chief of Reporters An old mine site in Toledo City in midwest Cebu may be the safest place to detonate vintage bombs. The manager of Carmen Copper Corp. agreed to allow the use of the site after it was recommended by mining experts in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The area was […]
OFF TO BALAMBAN
January 25, 2012
But Centcom still waiting on City Hall to allocate budget for bomb disposal The detonation and disposal of 23 World War II vintage bombs that were unearthed from Kawit Island in the South Road Properties (SRP) may take a little while longer. This after the military’s Central Command said they reconsidered detonating and […]
CEBU PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES (Fifth District)
January 31, 2010
Fifth District Mayoralty Candidates Vice Mayoralty Candidates Carmen BATAO, AMYTIS DE DIOS NACIONALISTA PARTY CAPUNO, BALTAZAR BATULAN PWERSA NG MASANG PILIPINO PUA, SONIA QUINTO PWERSA NG MASANG PILIPINO CAPUNO, BALTAZAR BATULAN PWERSA NG MASANG PILIPINO VILLAMOR, MARTIN GERARD TEVES BARUG ALANG SA KAUSWAGAN UG DEMOKRASYA (BAKUD) DAMILES, AL SILVESTRE BUOT BARUG ALANG […]
November 9, 2012
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