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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
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DOTC pushes ‘broadband’ |
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New name, new partners, same network project
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Only a word distinguishes the new broadband
project being pushed by the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC) from the controversial one that President
Gloria Arroyo scrapped last year for allegedly being tainted with
corruption.
The Transportation
department on Monday said the government is still keen on the
implementation of a broadband network that will cover the entire
country, this time through the Government Broadband Network project.
What President Arroyo cancelled was the National Broadband Network
project.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Army pulls out of
Sulu; Marines take over
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SULU: Thousands of Philippine Army troops have
begun withdrawing from the southern province of Sulu to make way for
the Marines.
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11 from ABS-CBN file petition
for writ of amparo before SC
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Journalists from the television network ABS-CBN
filed a petition for a writ of amparo before the Supreme Court on
Monday in connection with the media coverage of a failed rebellion
last year.
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Malacañang ally files House bill
making all elected terms 5 years
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An ally of President Gloria Arroyo in the House
of Representatives wants to make five years the terms of office of
all elective government officials.
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Loren to appeal dismissal of poll protest
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It seems the controversy over who won the 2004
vice-presidential elections did not end with the decision of the
Presidential Electoral Tribunal to dismiss the protest filed by Sen.
Loren Legarda.
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DOTC banking on new bill
to regain FAA safety rating
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The government gave itself three months to put
the Philippines back to Category 1, which recognizes a country’s
compliance with international standards of air safety.
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Chinatown makeover set to begin
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Local businessmen and government officials have agreed to redevelop
and invigorate commercial activity in Manila’s Binondo district.
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Price control board debate
may delay cheap drugs law
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By the time Hazel Divinagracia-Coton’s
grandfather suffered his second heart attack in February, he was
already on medication for diabetes. After the attack, 69-year-old
Rodolfo was put on more medication, this time for his heart
condition.
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