TROOPS RECOVERY. Government troops recover war materials and other belongings that New People's Army (NPA) rebels abandoned following a 25-minute clash Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021) in the hinterlands of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte. The troops were on security patrol when they chanced upon some 15 NPA rebels extorting from the residents. (Photo courtesy of the 97IB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Government security forces have seized war materials and belongings following a clash against a group of communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Norte, a field military commander said Thursday. Lt. Col. Nolasco Coderos Jr., the Army's 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said the clash transpired Wednesday afternoon in the hinterland boundary of Barangays Melad and Linabo in Polanco municipality of the province. Coderos said 97IB troopers were on security patrol when they clashed against some 15 members of the NPA's Guerilla Front Big Beautiful Country, th
GOV'T SERVICE CARAVAN. This Sept. 30, 2021 photo shows a government official handing over an assistance in a form of a check to one of the government program beneficiaries in Cebu, during the first Cebu leg of the "Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery" in Camp Sergio Osmena Sr. in Cebu City. The Philippine Information Agency-7 on Wednesday (Oct. 20,2021) announced that another round of government service caravan is set on Oct. 21-26, 2021 in 10 local government units in Cebu province.(File photo) CEBU CITY - Another round of government service caravan will be conducted in 10 localities in Cebu province, to be spearheaded by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). The Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Region 7 (Central Visayas), in a statement on Wednesday, said the "Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery" is set on October 21 to 26. PIA-7 head Fayette Rinen said the second round of the Ceb
GOV'T SERVICE CARAVAN. This Sept. 30, 2021 photo shows a government official handing over an assistance in a form of a check to one of the government program beneficiaries in Cebu, during the first Cebu leg of the "Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery" in Camp Sergio Osmena Sr. in Cebu City. The Philippine Information Agency-7 on Wednesday (Oct. 20,2021) announced that another round of government service caravan is set on Oct. 21-26, 2021 in 10 local government units in Cebu province.(File photo) CEBU CITY - Another round of government service caravan will be conducted in 10 localities in Cebu province, to be spearheaded by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). The Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Region 7 (Central Visayas), in a statement on Wednesday, said the "Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery" is set on October 21 to 26. PIA-7 head Fayette Rinen said the second round of the Ceb
SunStar FROM THE ARCHIVE: Ceboom architect still upbeat, cites how Cebu can keep lead
CEBU. Former Cebu governor Lito Osmeña. (Photo from Friends of Lito and Mimo Osmeña s Facebook page)
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This SunStar Cebu article was first published on February 4, 2012. Osmeña died Monday, July 19, 2021, in a hospital in Cebu. He was 82.
1. You’re known as the architect of Ceboom, when Cebu’s economic strides first caught the attention of the nation and the world. Much of what Cebu is today economically may be credited in a large part to the foundations laid when you were governor of the province. Do you see Cebu’s growth to continue or do you see the threat of a bubble bursting, such as the collapse of the call center industry and oversupply of condos, hotels, and other housing units? Tell us how Cebu can still survive and prosper despite any turmoil in the economy elsewhere.