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Thursday, October 04, 2007 |
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House starts debates
on P1.227-T budget |
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By Maricel V. Cruz Reporter
THE House of Representatives on
Wednesday began plenary debates on the Palace-proposed
P1.227-trillion national budget for 2008, the biggest in the
country’s history.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, chairman
of the House Committee on Appropriations, and other authors of the
proposed General Appropriations Act of 2008 (House Bill 2454)
defended the proposed expenditures for government agencies and
offices in a succession of sponsorship speeches.
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Justice: Senators
can also be charged accessory to wiretap
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THE lead lawyer for the
government warned the Senate that it could be held liable as
accessory for violating Republic Act 4200 or the Anti-Wiretapping
law if it insists on playing the alleged wiretapped conversation...
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BOC to check
refrigerated shipments
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THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) is
implementing a 100 percent examination of all refrigerated container
vans to stop the entry of smuggled meat, poultry and vegetable
products.
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Health workers
seek higher budget
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Workers, science students and
advocates from the heath sector, led by KilosBayan Para Sa Kalusugan
(KBK) and the Alliance of Health of Workers (AHW), are asking for a
higher health budget for 2008,...
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Pasay seizes
processed meat
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AUTHORITIES apprehended at least
10 tons of “hot” processed meat being unloaded from a container
van in Pasay City on Wednesday as part of the city’s campaign
against the proliferation of hot meat in the city’s...
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US-STI inks joint
training plan
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THE Embassy of the United States
in Manila and computer school STI Colleges inked a one-year agreement
formalizing the internship program of STI’s Information
Communication Technology (ICT) students...
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