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‘Gas blew up Glorietta 2’ |
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15 people face charges but mall owners spared
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The national police on Thursday recommended the filing of criminal
and administrative charges against 15 individuals in connection with
an explosion last year at an upscale mall in Makati City.
They did not recommend the filing of charges
against any officials of the mall owner, Ayala Land Inc. The blast
on October 19 killed 11 persons and injured more than 100 others.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Chronology of events
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October 19, 2007: Part of Glorietta 2 mall explodes, killing
11 and injuring more than 100. “This was a bomb,” the national
police chief, Director General Avelino Razon Jr., says. “But
beyond that, we can’t say anything else yet because we are still
investigating.” The blast triggers travel advisories from the US,
United Kingdom and Canada.
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Ayala Land shares weather PNP report
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The controversial police report saying a gas
build-up caused the Glorietta 2 explosion is not likely to rock the
stock price of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), the country’s biggest
real-estate company.
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Govt wants to tax text messaging
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Government wants to tax text messages—but not
if Congress can help it.
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Erap disowns P1B found in bank account
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Former President Joseph Estrada on Thursday
denied having any link to the more than P1 billion recently
discovered in Banco de Oro.
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Senate ignores DOF on VAT suspension
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The Senate Committee on Ways and Means ignored
objections of the Department of Finance and will go ahead with
hearing a bill seeking suspension and eventual elimination of the
12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products.
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BIR scores in tax-credit scam case
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) scored in
the first criminal tax-evasion case against personalities involved
in the tax-credit scam committed at the Department of Finance (DOF).
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SPECIAL REPORT: DEPED NOT READY FOR CYBERED
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Experts urge DepEd to scale up
its successful projects
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Last of four parts
WHY not scale up successful projects of the
Education department instead of going into a very costly project
like CyberEd.
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DepEd open to any convergence plans -Mateo
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Education Assistant Secretary Jesus Mateo, who is the director of
the CyberEd Project, gave the following brief comment on this Times
special report on the roundtable.
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Handicaps bug Indonesia’s project;
Thai King realizes life-long goal
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Indonesia: Jardiknas
Telkom’s Speedy Community SchoolNet Limited
and Speedy Community SchoolNet Unlimited differ on the size of data
that can be downloaded and on the monthly charges.
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