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Thursday, January 10, 2008 |
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Senators slam oil
tariff cut |
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‘Tokenism, drop in the bucket,’ lawmakers say |
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By Efren L. Danao Senior
Reporter
A number of senators belittled
the 1-percent cut in the tariff on oil ordered by President Gloria
Arroyo, saying it would barely have an impact on consumers.
Among them were Senators Mar
Roxas 2nd, Francis Escudero, Panfilo Lacson and even
pro-administration lawmaker Miguel Zubiri.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Peso closes at new
high, P40.56 to $1
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The peso closed to its new nearly
eight-year high, mainly driven by weak US dollar and lack of no
corporate demand, traders said.
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Angara warns NFA
heading for ‘fiasco’
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Sen. Edgardo Angara is concerned
over the “extremely negative” financial position of the National
Food Authority (NFA) and warned that it is “following the
footsteps of the National Power Corp. as the next financial fiasco
to hit the government.”
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National ID system
‘open to abuse,’ says Rep. Lagman
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The chairman of the House
Committee on Appropriations said on Wednesday that the proposed
national ID system should be junked because it is open to abuse by
security forces and consequently lead to human-rights abuses.
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Erap spokesman:
Tandem with Noli ‘possible’
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The camp of former President
Joseph “Erap” Estrada on Wednesday floated the possibility of an
Erap-Noli tandem, saying this team is unbeatable in the presidential
elections in 2010.
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Hillary wins in
New Hampshire
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire:
Hillary Clinton escaped with a much-needed upset win Tuesday in New
Hampshire’s key Democratic presidential nominating contest,
beating Barack Obama and righting her listing campaign.
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Govt seeks federal
solution to MILF
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President Gloria Arroyo is to
call for changes in the Constitution to resolve a major obstacle
that has threatened to derail peace talks with Muslim separatists, a
senior aide confirmed on Wednesday.
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SPECIAL REPORT :Deped not ready for cybered
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Experts see
alternatives to cyber-Ed Project
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Third of four parts
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The design seems to be, as Dr.
Allan Bernardo of De La Salle University said, that teachers will be
focusing on adopting the lectures for local context and to specific
classroom needs.
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SPECIAL REPORT :Deped not ready for cybered
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Experience of 6
countries using satellite-based
learning technologies reported
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First of three parts
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Projects in six countries using
satellite-based learning technologies have been invariably mentioned
by the Department of Education as possible models for its proposed
Cyber-Education Project.
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