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LAWYER PABLO JOHN GARCIA
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 372212 [Title] => Gwen shows mediamen the air-con works at CICC [Summary] => Governor Gwen Garcia, in one of her regular visits to the site of the Cebu International Convention Center, yesterday took several local reporters to a tour of the ongoing works of the air-conditioning system of the building, which will be the venue for the Asean Summit.
The governor chose to take with her the mediamen supposedly to dispute a recent statement of The Freeman columnist Leo Lastimosa that the Capitol has to award yet the contract for the supply and installation of air-conditioners at the CICC.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 326237 [Title] => Capitol consultant hits move of some city officials vs. deal [Summary] => A Capitol consultant yesterday assailed some Cebu City officials for trying to block the lot-swapping deal between the provincial government and the city government.
Lawyer Pablo John Garcia, information organization and management consultant, said "there are certain people who do not want this deal to push through for purely political reasons."
Pablo John recalled an incident in the past when some city council members allegedly went to see Governor Gwen Garcia and tried to convince her that the deal may not be feasible to both parties.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1239309 [AuthorName] => Cristina C. Birondo [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 287738 [Title] => Militant group head denies hurting Byron [Summary] => Kadamay chairperson Winnie Badayos denied it was he who inflicted bruises on Capitol consultant Byron Garcia in a reported scuffle in last Monday's rally in front of the Capitol building. Badayos explained his group could not have possibly touched Byron because Byron had four security guards and two members of the civil service units with him.
In a press conference yesterday, he said that during their rally, Byron went out of the Capitol building with security guards and two CSU personnel and told them to stop what they are doing.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096948 [AuthorName] => Fred Languido [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 264809 [Title] => Ombudsman to probe Osmeña raps vs Garcias [Summary] => CEBU The Office of the Ombudsman will open a fact-finding inquiry into the allegations of plunder leveled by former Sen. John Osmeña against Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and her father Pablo, the former governor.
Ombudsman director Virginia Palanca-Santiago said Osmeñas complaint did not contain documentary evidence to support the allegations.
Through a fact-finding inquiry, Santiago said the Ombudsman would determine if there is substantial evidence to formally charge the Garcias administratively or criminally, or both.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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