Cebu City’s 80 villages get free Wi-Fi
CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Public schools, barangay halls, public markets, and gymnasiums in all 80 villages here now have free Wi-Fi connectivity but local officials have limited its use daily. “One can directly connect to the internet for free without a password. [But] they can only surf an hour per day,” Conrado Ordesta III,
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Cebu City’s 80 villages get free Wi-Fi

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Public schools, barangay halls, public markets, and gymnasiums in all 80 villages here now have free Wi-Fi c...
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Activists picket military camp to search for ‘desaparecidos’
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—At least 50 protesters, led by activists, families and friends of four “desaparecidos” (victims of enforced disappearances), picketed the gates of the military’s Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) headquarters in Tarlac City on Wednesday as they continue to search for their colleagues and kin. The group demanded that Nolcom—a unified command of the
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Activists picket military camp to search for ‘desaparecidos’

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—At least 50 protesters, led by activists, families and friends of four “desaparecidos” (victims of enforced disappeara...
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Davao drivers’ wish for New Year: No jeepney, PUV phaseout
DAVAO CITY—Traffic in some routes in this city almost ground to a halt on Wednesday as local jeepney drivers and operators joined the call protesting the impending phaseout of jeepneys and other public utility vehicles (PUV) in the country next year. Larry Argilles, spokesperson for the transport group Transmission, said the protest, which started at
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Davao drivers’ wish for New Year: No jeepney, PUV phaseout

DAVAO CITY—Traffic in some routes in this city almost ground to a halt on Wednesday as local jeepney drivers and operators joined the call ...
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20 Negros Occidental gov’t employees test positive for drugs
BACOLOD CITY — At least 20 employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government are facing investigation after they tested positive for alleged use of prohibited drugs. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the concerned regular government employees would have to go through administrative hearings. The provincial government did not say how many of those who tested
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20 Negros Occidental gov’t employees test positive for drugs

BACOLOD CITY — At least 20 employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government are facing investigation after they tested positive for...
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2 die as military truck rams Davao shoppers; AFP probe starts
DAVAO CITY — The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has ordered a probe into the ramming incident involving a military truck taken over by a civilian that killed two people and wounded three others in Bankerohan public market of this city early morning on Christmas Eve. Lt. Gen. Greg
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2 die as military truck rams Davao shoppers; AFP probe starts

DAVAO CITY — The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has ordered a probe into the ramming incident...
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BI agents arrest Indonesian Pogo worker
An Indonesian national, who used to work for a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) facility that was raided by law enforcement agents in June, was apprehended by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) before he could board his flight to Singapore. According to the BI, its agents intercepted Angga Pratama, 34, at Ninoy Aquino
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BI agents arrest Indonesian Pogo worker

An Indonesian national, who used to work for a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) facility that was raided by law enforcement agent...
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Cebu council slashes mayor’s proposed 2024 budget by 78%
CEBU CITY — In an unprecedented move, the Cebu City Council has decided to severely cut the budget request for 2024 of Mayor Michael Rama, approving only P22 billion of the P100-billion funding proposal that would have propelled the administration’s goal to develop a “Singapore-like” metropolis. The approved budget marked a cut of about 78
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CEBU CITY — In an unprecedented move, the Cebu City Council has decided to severely cut the budget request for 2024 of Mayor Michael Rama, ...
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