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Wednesday, July 04, 2007

 

Deeper probe into broadband deal sought

By Francis Earl A. Cueto, Reporter

A MAJOR labor organization on Tuesday sought for a more in-depth investigation in connection with the losing bidders in the $329.5-million broadband contract between the Philippines and a top telecommunications firm in China.

In a statement, the Construction Workers Solidarity (CSW) said the incorporators and owners of all the companies that bid in the project should be made public as part of the probe being conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) over possible sabotage in the loss of the ZTE contract signed by the Philippine government and ZTE officials in the presence of President Arroyo in China.

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MINDANAO lawmakers on Tuesday have expressed high hopes that Team Unity senatorial hopeful Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri would eventually be proclaimed the 12th senatorial winner as he is fast catching up...

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THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) is assessing its se­curity measures following the foiled bomb attacks in Britain last week.

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LAND Transportation Office Chief Reynaldo Berroya said Tuesday that there is no ongoing “friction” between him and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chief Thompson Lantion,...

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THE Philippines is fast emerging as the newest educational hub in the Asia-Pacific region as a result of the continuing influx of foreign students in various schools of the country.

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OMBUDSMAN Merceditas Gutierrez on Tuesday ordered the six-month suspension of Ruben Anthony Frogoso, intelligence officer II, Central Management Information Office of the Department of Finance,...

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THE Manila Development Authority is considering putting up drop-off points for employees and workers living outside Metro Manila.

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THE Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) announced during the Planning and Target Setting for Local Treasurers and Assessors of the National Capital Region (NCR) that Makati City had posted the highest...

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THE Presidential Anti­smuggling Group (PASG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) held Tuesday some P200-million worth of imported goods that they believed to have been smuggled.

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