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‘Pass medicines bill on May 1’ |
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Roxas blames lobby group for derailing House
approval
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Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd
on Monday said “lobbyists” had raised the issue of price control
as a last-ditch effort to derail enactment of the Cheaper Medicines
Act in the House of Representatives.
“Everything was already ironed
out, but some are still against it. They still would not want to
approve it. They are still looking for something to complain about.
This might be the last card of the lobby,” Roxas pointed out, as
he appealed to the House to ratify a bicameral report on the
proposal as a gift to Filipinos on Labor Day on May 1.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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LPG prices to increase by P2 per kilo on Wednesday
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The price of cooking gas will increase by as much as
P2 per kilogram starting Wednesday, the LPG Marketers’ Association
announced Monday.
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Oil prices reach intraday record near $120 a barrel
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SINGAPORE: World oil prices hit an intraday record
near $120 a barrel on Monday after the shutdown of a major North Sea
pipeline added to supply worries, analysts said.
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Gma Rethinks Rice
Policy, Considers Clipping Nfa Powers
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Less rice imports and bigger
domestic production of the staple will be inevitable for the
Philippines if the rice crisis continues. They will also mean
limiting the role of the National Food Authority (NFA)...
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Foreign maids like
Taiwan, HK more than Singapore
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SINGAPORE: Fewer foreign maids
are choosing to work in Singapore, with those from Indonesia and the
Philippines now preferring places like Hong Kong and Taiwan, a
survey showed Monday.
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Federalism may
break up RP
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Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez
said Monday he is concerned that a
provision in the Senate proposal to
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SPECIAL REPORT:
Exports Sector
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Lower Power Rates
Elude Manufacturers
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For Philippine manufactured
products to stay globally competitive—granted that there is no
issue about quality—the export price must be comparable to similar
goods from other countries.
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