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Saturday, January 05, 2008 |
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Bishop says order on Sumilao issue useless |
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‘It does not include an explicit cease-and-desist
instruction for SMFI to stop activities in the area
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EVEN as the influential Catholic Bishops’
Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) welcomes President Arroyo’s
decision to revert back the contested 144-hectare Sumilao estate in
Bukidnon under the coverage of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP), some of its members expressed apprehension on the
order’s tenor and implications.
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Real-estate group bucks palace
recognition of farmers’ claim
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Private land sector leaders are alarmed that the decision of the
Office of the President unplugging the P2.4-billion agro-industrial
development project in the 144-hectare property of San Miguel Foods,
Inc. (SMFI) in Sumilao, Bukidnon, may douse the economic momentum
just recently unfolding.
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Tourism interests lead to
creation of Metro Balanga
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BALANGA City, Bataan: City Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia 3rd on Friday
announced the creation of Metro Balanga composed of the City of
Balanga and its neighboring towns of Pilar and Orion to further lure
tourists and investors in the area.
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Authorities foil new bombing attempt
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Philippine security forces detonated a homemade bomb
left near a Catholic school in Cotabato City in Mindanao, officials
said.
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Campaign aims to save Mindoro pine trees
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MINDORO: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR)
on Tuesday said that a total of four hectares have already been
planted with Mindoro pine trees as the department continues to seek
measures to save the said endangered variety of pine tree.
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Vizcaya town gets P50-M
fund for development
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ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA, Nueva Vizcaya: Three villages are set to receive
some P50-million worth of agriculture-related infrastructure and
other development projects for the improvement of living conditions
in mostly poverty-stricken communities.
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Bataan seeks to collect P1.7B from Petron
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BALANGA City, Bataan: The provincial treasurer of Bataan on Friday
filed with the Supreme Court a petition for certiorari, prohibition
and mandamus against a Regional Trial Court judge to be able to
collect from Petron Corp. more than P1.7 billion in real property
taxes for the last 13 years.
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