CebuDaily News Overview (August 11, 2008)

Here are the must read news articles for today, Monday, August 11, 2008:

Dinagat Festival winner depicts evils of illegal fishing. DANCE interpretation of the adverse effects of dynamite fishing on marine resources won top prize in yesterday’s Dinagat Festival of Cordova, Cebu. more >>

Museo Sugbo opened. CEBUANOS now have a museum that they can call their very own. more >>

US company expands Cebu facility. AN American company has expanded its facility in Cebu to cater to increasing demands in the global semiconductor and solar power-based industries. more >>

Osmeña eyes graffiti-free city. The Cebu City government will be intensifying its anti-graffiti drive in the next few days in a bid to make the city graffiti-free and make it more beautiful. more >>

Insurgency in Cebu dwindling. The insurgency problem in the province of Cebu has already dwindled, according to Cebu Provincial Police Office director Sr. Supt. Carmelo Valmoria. more >>

Visayas Corn festival set for Aug. 25 to 27. The Department of Agriculture will be celebrating the 2nd Central Visayas Corn Festival 2008 in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. more >>

Cebu Marriott referring patrons to nearby hotels. Despite the ongoing major renovations and running only at a fifty percent service capacity, Cebu City Marriott Hotel is still enjoying brisk business at the same time helping neighboring hotels by referring guest overflows. more >>

Cordova festival: Fewer groups, bigger prizes

FEWER contingents are expected to join this year’s Dinagat-Bakasi Festival in the town of Cordova on Mactan Island, Cebu on Aug. 15 to 16.

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Cebu Province okays 90-km bridge to Bohol

CEBU CITY — The Cebu Provincial Development Council has approved the preparation of a feasibility study on the proposed Cebu-Bohol Friendship Bridge that will link both provinces through the 90-kilometer bridge estimated to cost over P20 billion.

During a meeting with the Bohol Provincial Development Council on Tuesday, the council approved the feasibility study that would determine the exact cost of the project, including the sources of funds that will be used in the proposed linkage.

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