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Max Limpag

Max Limpag is a journalist, blogger, and developer based in Cebu. He started as a reporter covering City Hall in 1996. He has written on technology for various print and digital publications since 1999 and twice won the Philippine Blog Awards for technology and sports. He co-founded the new media start-up InnoPub Media.

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Cebu News Digest: Jan. 15, 2014: 2 ‘minimal’ power rate hikes ahead for Veco; UP grad is Miss Cebu 2015; Vatican: No pope posters please

by Max Limpag on January 15, 2015 4:05 am on January 15, 2015

The Visayan Electric Co. (VECO) will pass on to consumers the P78 million cost of the underground cabling from the Capitol to Fuente Osmeña and…

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Cebu News Digest: Jan . 14, 2015: Cebu is Plan B for Pope in case of bad weather; arguments spark over P7 fare, LTFRB tells commuters: report PUJ violators

by Max Limpag on January 14, 2015 4:11 am on January 14, 2015

Transport and security officials yesterday inspected the Mactan Cebu International Airport facilities in relation to the coming visit of Pope Francis in the country and…

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Cebu News Digest: Jan. 13, 2015: LTFRB studies cutting taxi, bus fares; Ex-mayor Soc, Mayor JVR clash over budget cut; Mayor Rama vetoes some budget items

by Max Limpag on January 13, 2015 3:16 am on January 13, 2015

After jeepney fares were slashed to P7 in Central Visayas, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will now look into cutting the fares…

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Cebu News Digest: Jan. 12, 2015: Cebu imploding from traffic mess, what can be done? Biz leaders want minimum PUJ fare cut to P6; BRT proponents study social impact

by Max Limpag on January 12, 2015 4:40 am on January 12, 2015

Traffic in Metro Cebu is getting worse and The Freeman has sounded a clarion call – the “lack of imagination and inspired leadership” in solving…

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Cebu News Digest: Jan. 11, 2015: Manny Pangilinan group proposal to build 3rd bridge approved; LTFRB okays P7 new minimum jeepney fare; Talisay, Tuburan win in Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan

by Max Limpag on January 11, 2015 3:27 am on January 11, 2015

It looks like the 3rd Mactan-Cebu bridge project is moving in earnest after the groundbreaking at the start of the year with the Cebu City…

RELIGIOUS FOCUS. This year’s Sinulog Grand Parade will highlight the religious foundation of the festival.
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Cebu News Digest Jan. 10, 2014: Leyte storm survivors return to dance Sinulog; Mayor Rama threatens to sue City Council for economic sabotage

by Max Limpag on January 10, 2015 4:44 am on January 10, 2015

The Sinulog grand parade will focus on its religious roots as it marks its 35th year this 2015. The festival was officially launched yesterday with…

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Cebu News Digest Jan. 9, 2015: Road closure today for Sinulog launching parade; Mandaue to ban tricycles from national highways soon

by Max Limpag on January 9, 2015 3:57 am on January 9, 2015

Expect heavy traffic in Cebu City starting at noon today for this afternoon’s Sinulog 2015 launching parade. Early yesterday morning, Cebu saw the “biggest and…

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Cebu News Digest Jan. 8, 2015: Mayor asks for dikes; council disagrees on voting definition; city ready to transfer Sinulog performance

by Max Limpag on January 8, 2015 3:21 am on January 8, 2015

A town mayor has asked for Capitol’s help to build dikes to prevent flooding in low-lying areas. Other mayors of towns affected by Seniang also…

Huawei Ascend Mate7
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REVIEW: Huawei Mate7 is a good, powerful big phone

by Max Limpag on January 7, 2015 1:17 pm on January 7, 2015

WHEN you first hold the Huawei Mate7 in your hand, what is immediately apparent is how sleek its design is. At 7.9 mm thin, the Mate7 is a well-built device with top-of-the-line specifications worthy of a flagship device.

Sinulog 2015
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Cebu News Digest Jan. 7, 2015: More Sinulog contingents, leaner crowd; barangay captain shot dead; Rama still hopes Pope will visit Cebu

by Max Limpag on January 7, 2015 3:20 am on January 7, 2015

Sinulog organizers say the visit by Pope Francis next week will impact Sinulog attendance. Those in Luzon or Leyte would likely attend papal visit activities…

Dumlog bridge
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Cebu News Digest Jan. 6, 2015: Urgent need for clean water; steel bridge in Sibonga; 2 fires in Metro Cebu

by Max Limpag on January 6, 2015 2:26 am on January 6, 2015

The Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas has asked municipal health officers to monitor water sources to make sure these have not been contaminated by…

Fuente Osmeña history
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TBT: Fuente Scandal

by Max Limpag on August 28, 2014 3:17 am on August 28, 2014

It’s hard to imagine today but the Fuente Osmeña circle was considered dangerous in the 1900s because it was far from the city center. Fuelling…

Photo by Jose Martinez. This image is part of the Cebuano Studies Center collection at the University of San Carlos and is used in this site with permission from the center.
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#TBT: Traffic much? Colon traffic and the 'Best Trafficman of the Year'

by Max Limpag on August 14, 2014 1:17 pm on August 14, 2014

This photo taken in about 1930 shows trafficman Pio Alo manning traffic on Colon Street. According to the information that accompanied this photograph at the…

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The Outlets at Pueblo Verde opens in Lapu-Lapu City, offers year-round discounts

by Max Limpag on December 14, 2013 10:00 pm on December 14, 2013

Running shoes at 50% off, shirts and jackets at 30% markdown and pants at 40% discount. These are some of the things sold at The Outlets at Pueblo Verde in Basak, Lapu-Lapu City.

Sinulog Festival Guide
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Sinulog festival guide Android app now available

by Max Limpag on October 21, 2013 1:45 pm on October 21, 2013

Sinulog 2014 is less than 3 months away. If you’re planning to attend the grandest festival in the country, you can get help in preparing…

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Postboxes in Argao

by Max Limpag on September 20, 2013 8:48 pm on September 20, 2013

Postboxes in Casa Real in Argao #argao #digitaltourism

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Calle del Norte America, now D. Jakosalem St.

by Max Limpag on August 16, 2013 12:50 pm on August 16, 2013

A traffic man directs the flow of vehicles inside a traffic box on Calle del Norte America in Cebu City. The street is now known…

ISLAND PARADISE. This photo was taken in 2010 when there were fewer visitors and beach huts on Pandanon Island you'd think you had the island to yourself.
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Coming back to Pandanon Island

by Max Limpag on June 2, 2013 3:04 pm on June 2, 2013

We went to Pandanon Island off the coast of Bohol in 2010 and found a postcard view of a tropical paradise. We went back last…

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San Juan Bautista Parish Church, once Cebu’s most opulent church

by Max Limpag on December 15, 2011 5:34 pm on December 15, 2011

DIONISIO Alo stood seething with anger as authorities tore down the magnificent San Juan Bautista Parish Church in Parian in the late 1870s. “His heart…

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Ungo

by Max Limpag on March 23, 2010 11:52 pm on March 23, 2010

On Friday nights, Sun.Star Cebu executive editor Michelle So works in running shorts. At 9 p.m. managing editor for news Isolde Amante and news editor…

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