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RP to protect Dutch
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By Francis Earl A. Cueto Reporter
The Philippine government will
ensure the safety of Dutch diplomats and their nationals here in the
country, Foreign Affairs Spokesman Claro Cristobal said.
He assured them that the
government is monitoring the situation of detained communist leader
Jose Maria Sison and said he is not being mistreated in the
Netherlands.
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Filipinos believe
First Couple linked to graft–SWS
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It is bad to worse for President
Arroyo and spouse Jose Miguel as 71 percent of the public think they
are directly linked to graft and corruption, according to the latest
Social Weather Stations (SWS) in the Mega Manila area.
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No destabilization
plot in Metro-Marines
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THE military maintains there is
no specific threat in Metro Manila on account of the government’s
current offensive against Muslim extremists in the South and the
communist rebels,...
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GMA allocates P15
billion to agriculture
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President Arroyo is allocating
almost P15 billion in the proposed 2008 national budget to fund
agricultural projects nationwide.
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GMA to join APEC
meet
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President Arroyo leaves this week
to attend this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
forum in Sydney, Australia, slated September 3 to 9.
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Budget hearing
starts
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The House Committee on
Appropriations on Monday began deliberations on the P1.227-trillion
national budget for 2008, with the minority questioning the supposed
$1.8 billion “for unspecified projects.”
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Smoking in public
places banned in Pasig, Manila
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THE city government of Pasig will
soon arrest smokers in public places as part of its new program for
clean air, safe water and a healthy environment.
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On its 50th year,
GMA calls for SSS to widen coverage
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President Arroyo renewed her call
for the Social Security System (SSS) to widen its coverage and
capture overseas land and sea-based workers to be part of the SSS
membership.
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SPECIAL REPORT Dying Philippine languages
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Tagalog dominance
must be balanced by support for all languages
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(Conclusion)
Sibayan (personal communication) has advocated a top-down approach,
in addition to the bottom-up approach. That is to say, instead of
relying on grade school teachers alone to use Filipino...
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