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Customs chief pads ’06 collection report |
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By William B. Depasupil, Reporter
THE Bureau of Customs window-dressed its January
to November 2006 revenue collection report that claimed it had met
the P197-billion collection target for 2006, according to the
agency’s own documents.
The report submitted by Commissioner Napoleon
Morales to the Department of Finance claimed the bureau collected
P174.6 billion from the period of January to November 2006.
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Be brave, GMA says as terror alerts rise
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Faced with a flurry of new advisories warning of
possible terrorist attacks on the January 11-15 12th Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, the Philippine government on
Friday put on a brave face.
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Vo Van Duc still in RP?
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The government Friday launched a nationwide
manhunt for an alleged Vietnamese-American terrorist who could pose
a threat to Asian leaders during summits here next week.
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AFP gets
P10-billion hardware shop list
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THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will
be embarking on a spending spree with President Arroyo approving on
Friday a P10-billion shopping list for military hardware.
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US snubs Malacañang call for VFA review
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The United States on Friday snubbed the
Philippine government’s urgent call for a review of the Visiting
Forces Agreement (VFA) that sparked the recent custody row over a
rape convict.
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Comelec chief doubts new PI drive feasible
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Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman
Benjamin Abalos said on Friday that cast doubts on the timetable set
for a new people’s initiative (PI) to amend the Constitution. A
top aide of President Arroyo also vowed to block the renewed
Charter-change drive allegedly headed by Interior Secretary Ronaldo
Puno.
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US foreign policy increases
terror threat in Asia—expert
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SINGAPORE: United States foreign policy has
increased the level of terrorism in Asia, said a terrorism expert
here Thursday.
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News agency cites Vatican alert on missing Catholic priest
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ROME: A Catholic Filipino missionary is feared
kidnapped in the Philippines after he went missing five days ago, a
news agency close to the Vatican said here on Friday.
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