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ACT accreditation: Why Cebu City Council majority rejected scholarship deal

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council’s majority bloc voted down the proposed ACTIEF scholarship agreement over unresolved compliance issues, student welfare concerns, and a pending conflict-of-interest question. They rejected claims that the decision was anti-education. In separate statements and interviews following the April 14 vote, majority bloc members outlined a set of legal,

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Flyover crash: Ambulance driver charged, homicide rap pending

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have filed charges of reckless imprudence resulting in serious physical injury and damage to property against the ambulance driver involved in a tragic flyover crash. Police Col. George Ylanan, director of the Cebu City Police Office, confirmed that the Traffic Enforcement Unit filed the complaint on April 16. The case

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Revilla camp denies he got 30% ‘commitment’ in Bulacan flood control

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. allegedly received a 30-percent “commitment” for the P92.8-million project in Pandi, Bulacan, which was found to have no visible structures, an accusation his camp said is “very, very false.” Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Henry Alcantara made the revelation on Friday before

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PNP: 2 individuals nabbed over smuggled cigarettes in Sarangani

MANILA, Philippines — Two individuals were arrested by the Philippine National Police – Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) for carrying suspected smuggled cigarettes worth over P202,000 in a checkpoint operation in Sarangani Province, the agency said on Friday. The PNP-HPG said that a checkpoint operation last April 14 in Sitio Loot, Brgy. Poblacion, Malapatan in Sarangani

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