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                    [Title] => Mandaue council okays P89-M budget for 2006
                    [Summary] => The Mandaue City council yesterday approved on first reading the first supplemental budget for this year amounting to P89,346,352.24, which will be utilized to meet the necessary expenditures of the city government for calendar year 2006.


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                    [Title] => Controversy spoils barangay assembly
                    [Summary] => Yesterday's synchronized barangay assembly did not escape from controversy as rumors have it that some barangay leaders handed out money and sacks of rice to those who attended and signed a move pushing for Charter change through a people's initiative.


Acting Association of Barangay Councils president Rodolfo Estella quickly denied reports that they distributed money and sacks of rice to their constituents who attended the assembly. 


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                    [Title] => Urban poor want lot for Mandaue college
                    [Summary] => The officials and members of the Federation of Mandaue Community Urban Poor Inc. have requested businessman Norberto Quisumbing to give back a lot occupied by one of his companies to the Mandaue City government.


The FEDMACUPI, in their letter to Norkis chairman Quisumbing through Mayor Thadeo Ouano, said that they want the Norkis Incorporated's display center along Plaridel Street relocated to give way to the construction of the Mandaue City College.


The said college, according to FEDMACUPI President Norma Garbo, will be for the benefit of the poor of the city.


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                    [Title] => Mandaue employees likely to reimburse additional cash gifts
                    [Summary] => Mandaue City employees and officials are most likely to reimburse the extra cash gifts they had received early this month.


But acting city budget officer Magno V. Garcia said he still has to discuss the matter with the Local Finance Committee as the letter of Department of Budget and Management regional director Carmela Fernan on the 'extra cash gift' still has to be verified.


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                    [Title] => Renewal of biz permits ends today in Mandaue
                    [Summary] => Business establishments in Mandaue City will have until today to renew their business permits, as no extension has been allowed. 


Councilor Wenceslao Gakit, chairman of the City Council committee on finance, said that those firms that failed to beat today's deadline would be penalized, including the payment of surcharges.


As of yesterday, less than 1,000 of the more than 4,000 business establishments in the city have not renewed their permits. But they are expected to renew their permits today to beat the deadline. 


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                    [Title] => Mandaue tops Surigao festival
                    [Summary] => The Mantawi Festival of Mandaue City contingent bagged the P150,000 grand prize in the Bonoc-Bonoc Festival in Surigao City last Friday.


The contingent from Mandaue City, led by Councilor Wenceslao Gakit who represented Mayor Thadeo Ouano, was also judged best in costume and props.


The contingent from Davao City and Claver town in Surigao City placed second and third respectively.


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                    [Title] => Yellow Team rules Mandaue Adventure race
                    [Summary] => The Yellow Team, lead by Mandaue City Councilor Procopia Villanueva, emerged as the overall champion in the 2005 Mandaue City Charter Day Adventure Race, which closed yesterday.


The Yellow team, composed of employees from the Commission on Audit, City Treasurer's Office, Accounting, City Assessors Office and JASSU, dislodged defending champion Blue of the Mayor's Office.


They finished with 260 points, relegating the Blue Team to the runner-up honors with 240 points.


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COUNCILOR WENCESLAO GAKIT

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                    [Title] => Controversy spoils barangay assembly
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Acting Association of Barangay Councils president Rodolfo Estella quickly denied reports that they distributed money and sacks of rice to their constituents who attended the assembly. 


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                    [Title] => Urban poor want lot for Mandaue college
                    [Summary] => The officials and members of the Federation of Mandaue Community Urban Poor Inc. have requested businessman Norberto Quisumbing to give back a lot occupied by one of his companies to the Mandaue City government.


The FEDMACUPI, in their letter to Norkis chairman Quisumbing through Mayor Thadeo Ouano, said that they want the Norkis Incorporated's display center along Plaridel Street relocated to give way to the construction of the Mandaue City College.


The said college, according to FEDMACUPI President Norma Garbo, will be for the benefit of the poor of the city.


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                    [Title] => Mandaue employees likely to reimburse additional cash gifts
                    [Summary] => Mandaue City employees and officials are most likely to reimburse the extra cash gifts they had received early this month.


But acting city budget officer Magno V. Garcia said he still has to discuss the matter with the Local Finance Committee as the letter of Department of Budget and Management regional director Carmela Fernan on the 'extra cash gift' still has to be verified.


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                    [Title] => Renewal of biz permits ends today in Mandaue
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Councilor Wenceslao Gakit, chairman of the City Council committee on finance, said that those firms that failed to beat today's deadline would be penalized, including the payment of surcharges.


As of yesterday, less than 1,000 of the more than 4,000 business establishments in the city have not renewed their permits. But they are expected to renew their permits today to beat the deadline. 


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                    [Title] => Mandaue tops Surigao festival
                    [Summary] => The Mantawi Festival of Mandaue City contingent bagged the P150,000 grand prize in the Bonoc-Bonoc Festival in Surigao City last Friday.


The contingent from Mandaue City, led by Councilor Wenceslao Gakit who represented Mayor Thadeo Ouano, was also judged best in costume and props.


The contingent from Davao City and Claver town in Surigao City placed second and third respectively.


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                    [Title] => Yellow Team rules Mandaue Adventure race
                    [Summary] => The Yellow Team, lead by Mandaue City Councilor Procopia Villanueva, emerged as the overall champion in the 2005 Mandaue City Charter Day Adventure Race, which closed yesterday.


The Yellow team, composed of employees from the Commission on Audit, City Treasurer's Office, Accounting, City Assessors Office and JASSU, dislodged defending champion Blue of the Mayor's Office.


They finished with 260 points, relegating the Blue Team to the runner-up honors with 240 points.


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