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AFP denies cover-up
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By Anthony Vargas, Reporter
THE Armed Forces on Thursday
denied it was covering up for its officers who are implicated in the
abduction of Jonas Burgos and two other activists.
Jonas’ mother, Edita Burgos, on
Wednesday lashed out at the Armed Forces chief of staff, Gen.
Hermogenes Esperon Jr., for refusing to furnish her with a copy of
an investigation report of the Office of the Provost Marshal.
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Rights watchdog
decries ‘dirty war’
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The Philippine military is waging
a “dirty war” against leftwing activists and journalists, an
international human-rights group charged in a report released
Thursday.
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Summit on
political slays in mid-July
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THE Supreme Court will thresh out
with the top officials from the executive, legislative and judiciary
branches, military, police and the media the growing problem of
extrajudicial killings in the Philippines on July 16 and 17.
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Cyber training to
help public-school teachers
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Virtual training studios under
the Cyber Education Project will help the Department of Education
train close to half-a-million public-school teachers.
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39 Pinoys barred
from leaving for jobs abroad
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The Bureau of Immigration has
barred 39 Filipinos bound for jobs abroad from leaving the county
because they had no clearance from the Philippine Overseas
Employment Administration (POEA).
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Battle of giant
tobacco companies over taxes
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IT is now a battle of giant
tobacco corporations over taxes.
Fortune Tobacco Corp. (FTC) owned
by business tycoon Lucio Tan pleaded before the Supreme Court to
dismiss for lack of merit the petition of the British American
Tobacco (BAT),...
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Belmonte acts on
Timog traffic congestion
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TRAFFIC congestion on Timog
Avenue in Quezon City brought by illegal structures and vehicle
parking may soon be eradicated after Mayor Feliciano Belmonte
ordered a clearing operation.
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PDEA dismayed by
bail for 4 Chinese suspects in illegal drug trade
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THE Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency (PDEA) on Thursday expressed dismay over a Regional Trial
Court (RTC) in Cavite having allowed four arrested Chinese drug
suspects to post bail.
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Ex-convict shot
dead in Tondo; police looking for a motive
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A 22-year-old ex-con was shot
dead in Tondo, Manila, on Thursday evening.
Felix Alea Jr. of 897 Gate 3, Parola Compound, Tondo, died of a
gunshot wound to the temple.
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