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Cases vs. operators of former Cebu City Government PIO page Cebu Updates dismissed
The cases against two men linked to the takeover of what used to be an official Cebu City Government Facebook page have been dismissed for lack of evidence after the complainant withdrew her charge with the change of leadership at City Hall, this writer has learned.
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We are persecuted because we are telling the truth: Resistance bishop tells faithful in Cebu
Pope Francis is “trying to destroy tradition” in his suppression of traditional Catholic practices such as the Latin Mass but his actions will only make it grow stronger, Italian Bishop Giacomo Ballini told this writer in an interview.
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A surprise press conference, an announcement, and an arrest: all in a day at Cebu City Hall
The press conference by the camp of Michael Rama was scheduled for 10 am Friday at La Fortuna Bakery near the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño. I wanted to interview lawyer Collin Rosell for a separate story that was only tangentially connected with the conflict at city hall.
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Why are news reports quoting translations? WTF is “he said in Cebuano?”
For former Cebu City mayor Alvin Garcia, a thing wasn’t just very good, it was “very, very good.” I’m not sure if he still has that verbal mannerism today but it was very, very evident when I covered him at City Hall when he was mayor in 1996.
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Papal Nuncio: Sugbuswak proposal needs fine tuning on finances
The proposal to break up the Archdiocese of Cebu into three territories needs fine tuning on priest assignments and finances, the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown wrote Archbishop Jose Palma.