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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 |
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DENR halts
construction
projects around La Mesa |
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BY Katrina April Mennen A. Valdez,
Researcher
THE Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday ordered a halt to construction
activities around the La Mesa water reservoir in Quezon City.
Environment Secretary Angelo
Reyes issued the directive following an appeal by the Marine
Environment and Resources Foundation Inc. (MERF), a foundation at
the UP Marine Science Institute that receives funds from New
Zealand.
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Marikina folk hit
Pagcor’s online betting subcontractors
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MARIKINA councilor Donn Carlo
Favis said on Monday that online betting backed by the Philippine
Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is illegal in the eastern city
due to an ordinance that bans pornographic websites and Internet
gambling in public centers.
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‘Third Force’
urged to explain platform
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MEMBERS of the so-called Third
Force in the May 2007 senatorial polls should come out in the open
and explain to the public their collective stand on issues like
corruption...
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Sandiganbayan
justice, Sol-Gen top JBC shortlist
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SANDIGANBAYAN Presiding Justice
Teresita Leonardo-de Castro and Solicitor General Antonio Eduardo
Nachura on Monday received the highest number of votes from the
Judicial and Bar Council (JBC)...
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DBM pushes 10%
wage hike for govt workers
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The Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) on Monday submitted a bill to Congress seeking a
10-percent hike in the base pay of government workers and urged its
immediate approval.
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Romulo joins
Kissinger firm
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THE international strategic
advisory firm Kissinger McLarty Associates (KMA) announced in
Washington, D.C., the appointment of former foreign affairs
secretary Roberto R. Romulo as a member of its board of counselors.
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