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Central Visayas

2 workers die, 1 hospitalized in Cebu septic tank mishap

By Jhunnex Napallacan Visayas Bureau CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Two laborers died and another was hospitalized due to methane gas asphyxiation while cleaning the septic tank of a hotel in Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City at dawn on...

Doctor returns to his roots on Philippine missions trip

By KAITLIN UGOLIK The Herald-Sun of Durham Posted: 28 minutes ago DURHAM, N.C. — Dr. Arturo de Leon, a former family physician in Raleigh, began his medical career as a missionary doctor and, after retiring 10 years ago at the...

Mactan Serviced Apartment Rentals becoming popular with UK travelers to Cebu, Philippines

Lancaster Cebu Resort Residences [LCRR] in Mactan, Cebu, a boutique Brand Name Condotel Investment of Pacific Concord Properties Inc, is now ready to accept guests in the Condo Hotel. Under the management of Lancaster Hotels,...

18 'abused' welders in Poland set to come home

ABS-CBN Cebu The company that sent Filipino welders to Poland broke its silence on the allegations that the workers were not treated well by their Polish employers. The Villafuerte company is owned by May Rea Villafuente of...

Congress vows to meet May 2009 deadline on RP baselines

They still can't agree how they will draw the Philippines' baselines but after a two-hour executive session in the Senate Thursday, both Senator Miriam Santiago and Cebu Rep. Antonio Cuenco came out confident that Congress will...

Thousands participate in Kapamilya bloodletting in Cebu

By LEO LASTIMOSA ABS-CBN Cebu You could say it was the bloodiest day in Cebu's recent history. More than 1,800 Cebuanos trooped to eight venues of "Halad sa Kinabuhi," to participate in the expanded Kapamilya Blood Donation...

Photofriday - Beauty

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Beauty’ Click image to go to see alternate sizes. Click here to see the rest of my ‘Cebu’ gallery. Taken whilst on holiday in the Philippines in March. How could these little guys be ugly...

Officials expect normal NAIA 3 operations after 'glitches'

"Hopefully, there we be no more problems," Tirso Serrano, assistant general manager for airport and corporate affairs of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), told ABS-CBN's morning show, "Umagang Kay Ganda."...

QC cops retrieve 13 stolen vehicles from Cebu warehouse

By Jeannette Andrade Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines -- Anti-car theft operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) retrieved 13 stolen sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and sedans that had been shipped to...

Manila's Berong nickel mine 2008 output seen flat to higher

MANILA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Output at the Philippines' Berong nickel mine is expected to be flat to higher this year at between 530,000 and 600,000 tonnes of laterite nickel ore, from last year's 530,168 tonnes, a shareholder...