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Published April 29, 2021, 2:53 PM
CEBU CITY – A movement urging Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to run for Senator in the 2022 elections was launched here Thursday, April 29.
GWEN’S FLIGHT. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia flew to Tabuelan north of Cebu province via a chopper to inspect Sugbusog nurseries and gardens and the rest of the local government units in the province’s fourth district. (Photo from Facebook Page of Gov. Gwen Garcia)
Convenors of the “Gwen for Senator: Ang Probinsyana, Run Gwen Run” movement said they believed Garcia has shown the capabilities that will make her a good Senator.
“The present crop of Senators hailed from provinces with smaller electorates. How come, Cebu has not produced one today,” the group said in a statement.
(Movement Against Carbon Market Privatization / MANILA BULLETIN)
At least 100 vendors and stakeholders of the country’s oldest public market asked City Mayor Edgardo Labella to junk the joint venture agreement (JVA) that the city entered into with Megawide Construction Corporation, the engineering company which won the right to redevelop the market.
The vendors expressed their sentiments for at least 15 minutes before they were asked by the police to disperse.
During the rally, the groups also submitted copies of their petition addressed to Labella.
The petition, which was signed by various leaders of various vendors association in the city, is urging the mayor to junk the (JVA).