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Teodoro wants P10-M class suit junked
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Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Friday
asked the Makati Regional Trial Court to junk the P10-million class
suit filed by mediamen against the government in relation to the
threats issued by the latter in connection with the Manila Peninsula
standoff.
Teodoro is the first government official to file
a motion to dismiss the class suit.
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Oil firms slash LPG prices for third time
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Oil companies slashed cooking gas prices for the third time this
month as contract prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the
world market continue to soften.
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Government eyes electricity subsidy
for low-income consumers
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In a bid to moderate the impact of high energy prices in the
country, the government plans to subsidize power costs of low-income
consumers and industries.
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PCGG officials accused of
malversation, graft
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CHAIRMAN Camilo Sabio and Commissioner Ricardo Abcede of the
Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) are being accused
by a group of lawyers from the agency itself of illegal use or
technical malversation of funds amounting to P500,000.
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Okra exporters pin hopes on JPEPA
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The Philippine Okra Producers and Exporters Association (POPEA) is
pinning its hopes on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership
Agreement (JPEPA) to increase or at least maintain its
sizeable exports of okra and other agricultural products to Japan.
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Saudi OFW kills, beheads
compatriot
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A FILIPINO driver in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was arrested by
authorities after he was pinpointed as the primary suspect in the
alleged killing and beheading of a compatriot.
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Sen. Arroyo opposes Southrail inquiry
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Sen. Joker Arroyo gave notice on Friday that he
would oppose any investigation of the Southrail project while there
is no report on the Senate inquiry into the $500-million Northrail
project.
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