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Thursday, January 25, 2007 |
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Reinvestigation of
Leviste case ordered |
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By James Konstantin Galvez, Researcher
A Makati City court has ordered
the reinvestigation into the case against former Batangas governor
Antonio Leviste, who has been charged with homicide for the killing
of his long-time business associate Rafael de las Alas.
Leviste was scheduled to be
arraigned Wednesday but Judge Elmo Alameda of the Makati Regional
Trial Court Branch 150 ordered the case reinvestigated instead on
the request of the victim’s family.
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Manila lets
Nigerian government handle
negotiations with Filipino sailors’ captors
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The Philippines is working
closely with Nigeria to obtain the freedom of 24 Filipinos seized by
gunmen from a ship off the coast of the African state, President
Arroyo’s spokesman said Wednesday.
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Govt braces for
40% drop in domestic help market
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THE government’s new policy on domestic helpers (DHs) bound for
overseas work will mean a 40-percent drop in yearly deployment, the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) admitted on Wednesday.
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Mike Arroyo blows
up at House ethics hearing
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ADMINISTRATION members of the
House of Representatives Committee on Ethics Committee terminated
Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano’s cross-examination of the President’s
husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo...
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RP preparing
evacuation of OFWs in Lebanon
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THE government is ready to
evacuate Filipino workers from Lebanon if simmering violence between
the US-backed Lebanese government and Hezbollah-led protesters
escalate into a full-blown civil war...
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Palace sees MILF
talks continuing this year
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MalacaÑang on Wednesday
expressed hope that stalled negotiations with the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) panel will progress this year with
agreements on the touchy issue of ancestral domain.
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Rice hails success
of Asean, East Asian meets
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Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice on Wednesday congratulated the Philippines for the successful
hosting and the meaningful results of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations and East Asian Summits...
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Uniforms
overpriced, metro aides complain
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Street sweepers from the Metro
Manila Development Authority are considering filling a graft case
against officials of the agency involved in the procurement of
allegedly overpriced uniforms.
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Supreme Court
ruling on ownership
of SMC shares moot, says PCGG
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THE Presidential Commission on
Good Government on Wednesday dismissed as “moot and academic”
the decision of the Supreme Court ordering the Sandiganbayan to
settle the ownership of some 33 million shares...
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Puno’s message
to Malacañang:
You can’t pull strings in bar council
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SUPREME Court Chief Justice
Reynato Puno wants Malacañang to know that it cannot dictate on the
Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) its choice for the lone vacancy in
the tribunal.
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