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                    [Title] => Defensor supports anti-Sugbuak pact
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Team Unity senatorial candidate Michael "Tol Mike" Defensor is making a stand on one of Cebu''s controversial issue, the Sugbuak or the proposed bill dividing Cebu into four provinces.


"Personally, I am not in favor at all in dividing Cebu. Kasi may sentimental value na ang Cebu. Cebu has been established long before the Republic of the Philippines was established," Defensor, who was in Cebu yesterday for his campaign sorties, said.

Defensor added that Cebu is already known even before the Spanish time and has long already been in the pages of history.
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The city council approved a proposed resolution filed by Councilor Hilario Davide III opposing House Resolution No. 1 seeking the conversion of 23 municipalities into cities "without due regard to the new income requirement prescribed under Republic Act No. 9099."
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266215 [Title] => Enrile seeks review of GSIS performance [Summary] => Opposition Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile called yesterday for an objective review of the financial performance and efficiency of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) amid calls from various sectors for GSIS president and general manager Winston Garcia to resign.
[DatePublished] => 2004-10-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218574 [Title] => Why Sen. Loren is staunchly against smoking [Summary] => When I came out with my piece on the anti-smoking law last Thursday, a lot of readers were surprised to find out that the smoking ban actually covers not just the city of Manila, but the entire country as well.

It is really unfortunate that there is a lack of information regarding this anti-smoking law or Republic Act No. 9211. This therefore prompted me to ask the co-author of the law, Sen. Loren Legarda, to please clarify certain aspects of the smoking ban being enforced nationwide.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135739 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1186451 [AuthorName] => Butch Francisco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 88910 [Title] => Senate ratifies bicam report on ad ban bill [Summary] => The Senate unanimously ratified last night the bicameral conference committee report lifting the ban on political advertisements and enhancing fair and credible elections.

Sen. Raul Roco, chairman of the Senate panel, said that the measure would make the electorate better informed of the qualifications of candidates, while making sure that even the less moneyed candidates could fairly compete with richer opponents.

A ratification by the House would lead to printing of an enrolled copy of the bill, called Fair Election Act, for signature by President Estrada.
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                    [Title] => Defensor supports anti-Sugbuak pact
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Team Unity senatorial candidate Michael "Tol Mike" Defensor is making a stand on one of Cebu''s controversial issue, the Sugbuak or the proposed bill dividing Cebu into four provinces.


"Personally, I am not in favor at all in dividing Cebu. Kasi may sentimental value na ang Cebu. Cebu has been established long before the Republic of the Philippines was established," Defensor, who was in Cebu yesterday for his campaign sorties, said.

Defensor added that Cebu is already known even before the Spanish time and has long already been in the pages of history.
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The city council approved a proposed resolution filed by Councilor Hilario Davide III opposing House Resolution No. 1 seeking the conversion of 23 municipalities into cities "without due regard to the new income requirement prescribed under Republic Act No. 9099."
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266215 [Title] => Enrile seeks review of GSIS performance [Summary] => Opposition Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile called yesterday for an objective review of the financial performance and efficiency of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) amid calls from various sectors for GSIS president and general manager Winston Garcia to resign.
[DatePublished] => 2004-10-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218574 [Title] => Why Sen. Loren is staunchly against smoking [Summary] => When I came out with my piece on the anti-smoking law last Thursday, a lot of readers were surprised to find out that the smoking ban actually covers not just the city of Manila, but the entire country as well.

It is really unfortunate that there is a lack of information regarding this anti-smoking law or Republic Act No. 9211. This therefore prompted me to ask the co-author of the law, Sen. Loren Legarda, to please clarify certain aspects of the smoking ban being enforced nationwide.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135739 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1186451 [AuthorName] => Butch Francisco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 88910 [Title] => Senate ratifies bicam report on ad ban bill [Summary] => The Senate unanimously ratified last night the bicameral conference committee report lifting the ban on political advertisements and enhancing fair and credible elections.

Sen. Raul Roco, chairman of the Senate panel, said that the measure would make the electorate better informed of the qualifications of candidates, while making sure that even the less moneyed candidates could fairly compete with richer opponents.

A ratification by the House would lead to printing of an enrolled copy of the bill, called Fair Election Act, for signature by President Estrada.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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