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2010 Elections to be Cancelled

2010 Elections to be Cancelled

Posted 08 February 2010 | By Leopoldo Matudnila | Categories: Local News, Religion and Spirituality, The Internet, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

MANILA- In an ironic twist, the 2010 national elections for the Philippines will be cancelled due to ‘non-technical difficulties’ from the shiny new technology being imposed on the backwards and religious people that make up the vast majority of the voting population.
Smart-o-matic, the provider of the new and shiny technology was simply ‘dumbfounded’. Testing was [...]

Would-Be Assassin Arrested During Eye Check

Would-Be Assassin Arrested During Eye Check

Posted 06 February 2010 | By Just "Dexter" | Categories: Crime and Law, Local News | No Comments

CEBU CITY – A would-be assassin was arrested yesterday at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center after subjecting himself to an eye test. In his patient profile, the assassin carelessly indicated his symptoms as “failing to find the President during an assassination attempt”. The ophthalmologist’s secretary was quick to inform the police, who arrived at the scene after an hour.

Villar adamant, refuses to share secrets to “envious, lazy minds”

Villar adamant, refuses to share secrets to “envious, lazy minds”

Posted 03 February 2010 | By Garapalan | Categories: Local News | No Comments

Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Villar was a no-show at the Senate’s probe on the C-5 Road Project once again. Nonetheless, the scene inside the session hall got thrilling.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada took advantage of his privilege speech to jibe at Villar, branding him as “a selfish brat”.
“Villar is a selfish brat,” Estrada declared in his speech. [...]

Teacher Suspended for Leakage

Teacher Suspended for Leakage

Posted 23 January 2010 | By Jerjer Sacasa | Categories: Local News, Science and Technology | 1 Comment

CEBU CITY – Engineer J. Seph, a professor at a university well-known for its “more-money-higher-grades” policy, was suspended yesterday with an investigation pending on his illegal teaching methods. Engr. Seph had allegedly been giving lessons to students that were not pre-approved by the school. Eyebrows were raised on Seph when Mary (real name withheld), 14, a student at the university, passed the test she took last week.

Street Festival Debuts in Cebu City

Street Festival Debuts in Cebu City

Posted 18 January 2010 | By Just "Dexter" | Categories: Local News | 2 Comments

CEBU CITY – A street festival was held over the weekend in Cebu City for the first time ever and attracted a “kinda large” crowd, despite being a first-time event and in spite of competition from the equally popular Fiesta sa Pasil. It was declared a “mild success” and according to event organizers, “there’s a good chance it will be held again next year”.

Mayor Sends SWAT Team To Halt Rival’s Project

Mayor Sends SWAT Team To Halt Rival’s Project

Posted 06 January 2010 | By Garapalan | Categories: Local News | No Comments

Mendawe City- Mendawe City Mayor Johan Court allegedly sent some SWAT personnel to B’gay Up and Down last midnight to shut down an on-going HEKASI project belonging to his rival 26th District Congresswoman Marry Moon Royce.
Mayor Court, at an interview in a nearby billiard hall, told PHG that the office of Cong. Royce did not [...]

Abortions To Drop Expeditiously Once RA Implemented

Abortions To Drop Expeditiously Once RA Implemented

Posted 03 December 2009 | By marialorena | Categories: Crime and Law, Health and Medicine, Local News, Religion and Spirituality | 4 Comments

CEBU CITY – The Association of Mothers Bothered by Uncalled-for Termination (AMBUT), Cebu Branch, has filed a complaint against mother ducks who mercilessly sell their eggs for food and shelter. Abortion in Cebu has risen to an alarming rate of thousands a day, and a big portion of that, approximately 99.69%, is due to the [...]

Council Passes Anti-Camera Shooting Law

Council Passes Anti-Camera Shooting Law

Posted 22 November 2009 | By Just "Dexter" | Categories: Crime and Law, Local News | 4 Comments

CEBU CITY – In a move anticipated to qualm increasingly obnoxious weekly rallies, the Cebu City Council has approved City Ordinance No. 1269, making illegal the shooting, or otherwise premeditated harm, of digital cameras. This as an aftermath to an earlier incident involving allegations against Mayor Tomas Osmena’s son (name unknown as of press time) of shooting an innocent digital camera, instantly killing it.

Super Rain Shower “Alfredo” to Hit Talamban

Super Rain Shower “Alfredo” to Hit Talamban

Posted 18 November 2009 | By Leopoldo Matudnila | Categories: Health and Medicine, Local News, Science and Technology, World News | 4 Comments

TALAMBAN -Residents get ready for the onslaught of super rain shower alfredo which threatens to flood the busy district in ankle deep flooding. Tensions escalated when the flood weary barangay heard news of a shipment of badly needed rain boots and unfashionable raincoats were lost and swept away, ironically, in a category 7 taligsik just [...]

Manny To Sponsor Gay Boxing Clinics

Manny To Sponsor Gay Boxing Clinics

Posted 18 November 2009 | By Marquis de Kintolimbo | Categories: Local News | 3 Comments

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Returning home from his momentous win over Miguel Cotto, the People’s Champ Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao announced yesterday that he will be sponsoring a summer boxing clinic specifically aimed at gay people.  The boxing clinic which will start by the summer of 2010 (cross your fingers, folks) will be one of the [...]

Tommy Misunderstands; Opposes LRT Idea

Tommy Misunderstands; Opposes LRT Idea

Posted 12 November 2009 | By Just "Dexter" | Categories: Local News | 1 Comment

“Another thing, our young people have lost all moral standards and I will not allow any more debauchery to rule our occasionally peaceful city,” he said. At this point, confusion started to arise as to how ‘debauchery’ could be related to trains.

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