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Saturday, January 05, 2008 |
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Amendments to Epira are priority |
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House seen to rush bill on Power Act along with 2008
budget bill already at bicameral level
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The House of Representatives is gearing toward
the approval of several priority measures when lawmakers resumed
session on January 28, with amendments to the controversial
Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) among
the items topping the agenda.
House Senior Deputy Majority Leader, Rep.
Neptali Gonzales Jr., said the House should have approved the
substituted House Bill 3124, which introduces several amendments to
the Epira, at least on second reading last year. But this did not
happened for lack of time.
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Baclaran fire finally
contained
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After more than 24 hours, firefighters on Friday
continue to put out what remained of a raging fire that engulfed the
three-story Galleria Baclaran Shopping Mall in Pasay City, which
caused more than P90 million in damages.
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Jalosjos goes back to Bilibid in Muntinlupa
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Romeo Jalosjos, the former lawmaker convicted of
raping an 11-year-old girl, was finally flown back to Manila on
Friday, a day after a local court denied his writ of habeas corpus
petition.
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PNP claims it is not negligent on Bedol case
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THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday insisted that it was
exerting all its effort in locating Lintang Bedol, the highly
controversial election officer from Maguindanao province.
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Court asked to include
President in amparo suits
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Petitioners who are seeking the writ of amparo
have asked the Court of Appeals to re-include President Gloria
Arroyo as a party respondent in their case of enforced
disappearances.
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‘Running priest’ seeks help of High Court
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RUNNING priest Father Robert Reyes recently asked the Supreme Court
to lift a hold departure order (HDO) issued against him, which was
issued against him by the Department of Justice on grounds that he
is one of the respondents in the Makati standoff.
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Lim fires own son from Manila city hall
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Office that mayor’s son used to head blamed for
increase in number of street and illegal vendors
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Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has dismissed his own
son as Manila Hawker’s Division chief amid reports that illegal
vendors have to pay tong to continue their trade.
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Plea of Filipino facing
extradition to US junked
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THE Department of Justice junked the plea of a Filipino asking for
executive clemency from President Gloria Arroyo so he can evade
being extradited to the US to face murder charges.
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Minor revamp at LTO
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A minor reshuffle is set to take place at the
Land Transportation Office (LTO) next week brought about by the
sacking of the LTO Region 7 director for alleged involvement in the
registration of smuggled imported luxury and sports vehicles in his
area or responsibility.
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Coast Guard rescues 16 passengers from vessel
stranded off Batangas
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Sixteen people who were stranded at sea off the coast of Batangas
were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard on Friday. The FB Virgin
Mary, an outrigger fishing boat from Palawan was enroute to Manila
when its crew lost control of the boat’s steering equipment.
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