November 30, 2008 Major Newscast

Tomorrow is a regular holiday

Of all the 12 months of the year, December has the highest number of holidays.  And to kick off the long holidays, President Gloria Arroyo has declared December 1, tomorrow, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Bonifacio Day.  President Arroyo, through Proclamation No. 1463, also declared December 25 (Christmas Day) and 30 (Rizal Day) as regular holidays and December 26, 29 and 31 as special non-working holidays.

City government honors Bonifacio in "Heroes Walk"

Cebu City officials will have a "Heroes Walk" today to commemorate the birth anniversary of Filipino hero, Andres Bonifacio.

Sinulog street fair starts tomorrow

The Sinulog Street Fair along Osmeña Boulevard, which will showcase 65 booths displaying various items and products from all over the country, will kick off tomorrow, December 1.

Memorable christmas for scavengers: Money owner vows rewards

"I will make their Christmas memorable"  This was the promise of the Cebuano businessman who owns the $60,000, which was accidentally dumped at the Inayawan landfill, to scavengers if he will recover all or the bulk of the amount.

Vidal marks another milestone today

Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal marks another milestone today as he celebrates the 37th year of his episcopacy.

Vidal nag-ampo para ni Tomas

Gipanalanginan ni Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal si Mayor Tomas Osmeña nga padayon pa karong gitambalan pinaagi sa chemotherapy sa Estados Unidos atol sa selebrasyon sa ika-37 niyang tuig isip Obispo ug ika-27 niya ka tuig sa Sugbu.

Vidal wishes for peace between Tomas, Gwen

Like his previous Christmas wish, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal yesterday once again wished that mayor-on-leave Tomas Osmeña and Governor Gwendolyn Garcia "would stop their war of words.

CH says Filinvest ordinance underwent publication

Cebu City Administrator Francisco Fernandez yesterday said provincial government should not question the validity of the joint venture committee working on the proposed investment of Filinvest Land Inc.

Tomas to address teachers via teleconference

ALTHOUGH he is out of the country, Mayor-on-leave Tomas Osmeña will address some 4,000 Cebu City teachers tomorrow, in a teleconference that will be linked to the Teachers' Day celebration.

PB OKs P2.3B annual budget

THE Cebu Provincial Board (PB) has approved on second and third reading the Province's proposed budget for 2009 worth P2.3 billion.

Group opposes cam at IBP bldg

Cause-oriented group Karapatan-Central Visayas strongly opposes the plan of the Cebu Provincial Capitol to install a surveillance camera at the front of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines building located inside the Capitol Compound.

Gullas supak LTO itransfer

Si Kongresista Eduardo Gullas sa unang distrito sa Sugbu mibahad nga manginlabot sa isyu kun pugson ang Land Transportation Office (LTO) pagpabalhin sa laing lugar gikan sa Talisay City Hall.

Policeman's family sees no foul play in his death

The family of PO1 Junrey Sanopao, the police officer who died last Wednesday following a routine exercise with the Regional Mobile Group, does not believe that foul play was involved in Sanopao's death.

Gibulit og bala

Naputos sa samad pinusilan ang lawas sa usa ka mag-uuma dihang napalgan sa iyang mga silingan sa iyang umahan human pusila sa wala mailhing mamumuno sa sitio Sayaw, bukirang barangay Taptap, dakbayan sa Sugbo.

Police arrest 2 in Kasambagan

The elements of Cebu City Police Office Task Force Motorsiklo yesterday arrested a man after he was caught in possession of an unlicensed firearm when he passed by a police checkpoint at barangay Kasambagan at around 3 a.m.

Drug queen freed; Oaminal dismayed

Dangerous Drugs Board vice chairman Clarence Paul Oaminal was dismayed when he learned about the release of alleged shabu queen Chuebe Lim a few days after she was arrested in a warranted search in her house that yielded more than 100 grams of shabu.

Navy to hold fleet training exercises

To test and evaluate their effectiveness, the Philippine Navy will hold a five-day training exercise in Cebu from December 2 to 6.

BI agents eyed in illegal OFW deployment to Lebanon

Vice President Noli de Castro said immigration agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) may allegedly be working with syndicates sending Filipinos to Lebanon despite a total ban on the deployment of workers to that country.

Lawyer confident Mancao will be acquitted

The lawyer of former police superintendent Cesar Mancao is confident that his client will be acquitted of murder charges here in the Philippines.

Group crafts Bible for young Pinoys

Alarmed by a survey showing that a large number of Filipino youths do not read the scriptures, the ecumenical Philippine Bible Society (PBS) has crafted an experimental Bible for young Filipinos.

Pacquiao polishing up Hoya plan

Manny Pacquiao ducked under a simulated left jab and went for trainer Freddie Roach's body with a spear-like punch. He stopped, pushed his coach away and said "sometimes…"  He then sidestepped and went for the head.  "Because sometimes, he jabs very slow, like this," he told Roach, acting out De La Hoya's tendencies.  Things are slowly shifting to wrap-up mode at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, where Pacquiao and Roach worked the mitts again to polish up a game plan the Filipino ring icon will use against Oscar De La Hoya for their Dec. 6 "Dream Match" at the MGM Grand.

Jinkee to miss Manny fight

It was just one of those ordinary days at the Pacquiao residence when Jinkee Pacquiao, wife of Filipino boxing superstar Manny, clicked on her husband's website and read a report that casually mentioned Oscar De La Hoya as a possible Pacman foe.  This will mark the first time she won't be at ringside to cheer her husband on—the boxer's wife is eight months pregnant.  "I'll probably just watch in my hotel room," said Jinkee, adding half-jokingly that "if I watch at ringside, I might get too stressed and give birth there."

Cebu Sportsfest starts in Liloan

The Cebu Provincial Sports and Cultural Festival 2008 fire off this afternoon at Liloan Central School Grounds.

MOVE 5k Run 2 kicks off today

More than 400 running enthusiasts, including some 30 wheelchair runners, will participate today in MOVE 5K Run 2 for Persons with Disabilities (PWD's) at Parkmall in the North Reclamation Area.

George Bernard Shaw  - "Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children."