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Friday, October 12, 2007 |
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Broadband notes
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Ermita insists notes on ZTE not for public |
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By Angelo S. Samonte Reporter
The minutes of
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) about the
controversial broadband deal awarded to ZTE Corp. are covered by
executive privilege and thus can’t be made public, Executive
Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.
Earlier, Romulo Neri
said the documents of NEDA—where he was formerly the director
general—are about its final decisions and are public in nature.
That statement runs counter to the position of NEDA current chief
who said the documents are covered by executive privilege.
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Pacquiao flies
home, eyes next ‘victims’
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Boxing star Manny Pacquiao returned home to a
hero’s welcome on Thursday after beating Mexican Marco Antonio
Barrera in a grudge match, and vowed to take his slugging to the
next level.
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Neri to face
contempt if he invokes executive privilege
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Romulo Neri cannot hide behind
executive privilege and could be cited for contempt if he does so,
Sen. Francis Escudero said.
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Finance implicates
2 officials in smuggling
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The Department of Finance has
filed charges before the Office of Ombudsman against two Customs
officials in Subic for facilitating the release and registration of
14 smuggled luxury cars.
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Times’ language
institute, Hopkins sign agreement
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The Manila Times Language
Institute and the Hopkins International Partners Inc. signed an
agreement on Thursday that would make English-language proficiency
testing more accessible in Central Luzon.
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Japanese woman
pays man online to kill her
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TOKYO: A Japanese man who ran a
website offering help with suicide has been arrested for allegedly
killing a woman who paid him to arrange her death, an official said
Thursday.
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Starbucks recalls
China-made cups
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Coffee shop chain Starbucks is
recalling 250,000 made-in-China plastic children’s cups that can
break easily and endanger children, the company and the US Consumer
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