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CEBU CITY: Cebu City will observe a special
nonworking holiday on its Charter anniversary on Saturday, but
activities will not be held until March 3.
Cebu City public information
officer Nagiel Banacia said the Charter Day anniversary would
coincide with the boxing match at the Cebu City Sports Center, which
the city government is co-sponsoring.
”This is the biggest boxing
activity in Cebu and we’re supporting the event to the extent that
we have decided to postpone our anniversary activities,” he said.
February 24 will be a nonworking
day for the private and public sector in the city, Banacia said.
There will also be no classes in both private and public schools.
Instead of holding the awarding
ceremony this Saturday, the city government will hand out the awards
to outstanding individuals and institutions on March 3 at the Cebu
City Sports Center.
The city will honor 38
individuals and institutions that “contributed” to the growth of
the city, including party-list group Bayan Muna and Tessie Fernandez
of Abanse! Pinay.
Mayor Tomas Osmeña of Cebu City
cited Bayan Muna for a peaceful protest action during the 12th Asean
Summit and for yielding to his wish that its members refrain from
holding rallies at the Cebu International Convention Center where
several Asean meetings were held.
Fernandez was chosen for being
instrumental in Cebu City’s having been chosen by the United
Nations as the most woman-friendly city in the Asia-Pacific region
last year.
The mayor also picked eight
barangays for banding together to ensure peace and order.
--PNA
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