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Korea earmarks $300
million
in loans for infra projects in RP |
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By Francis Earl A. Cueto,
Reporter
SOUTH Korea has earmarked some
$300 million in loans for the Philippines, which the Department
of Foreign Affairs said can be
used by the government to finance urgent and critical projects based
on the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan.
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819,000 Pinoy
families in backyard farming project
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A Department of Agriculture
project to make families in the country’s poorest provinces
self-sufficient in food has gained much ground this year.
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Troops warned on
firing guns on New Year
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MILITARY personnel on Friday were
warned of stiff sanctions, like facing court-martial charges, if
they fire their guns during the traditional revelry in welcoming the
New Year.
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Firecracker
injuries piling up
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Filipinos, it seems, are
hardheaded. As of Friday, there were 102 firecracker-related
injuries nationwide based on reports from the Department of Health.
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EXCLUSIVE
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Govt OK’s
residency visa for Chinese
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GOOD news for Chinese citizens in
the Philippines.
The Department of Justice has approved the recommendation of the
Bureau of Immigration to allow Chinese citizens in the Philippines...
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SWS: 91
percent of Pinoys hopeful in 2008
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Ninety-one percent, or nine out
of 10, of Filipinos are entering the New Year with hope, the latest
Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.
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Miriam’s bill
bans rallies in private resiences
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Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago
has filed a bill prohibiting rallies in front of private homes,
contending that freedom of speech and the people’s right to
peaceably assembly, although constitutionally protected, are not
absolute.
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Nation to mark
111th year of Rizal’s martyrdom
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The Rizal Day 2007 National
Organizing Committee, in cooperation with other national and local
government agencies will lead the national commemoration of the
111th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal...
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