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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
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Gonzalez may face suit on advisory, threats
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Forum at UP scores government security for threats
made on media after Nov. 29 Peninsula siege
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Media practitioners and advocates of press
freedom may not take the pronouncements of Justice Secretary Raul
Gonzalez against press freedom sitting down.
In a consultation forum held at the University
of the Philippines College of Mass Communication in Diliman, Quezon
City on Monday, media practitioners, luminaries, and lawyers
consolidated legal opinions on a possible class suit against
government security agencies. Respondents would also include
officials of the Department of Justice, and the Interior and Local
Government.
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Bicam report on 2008 budget
almost complete
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House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. on Tuesday
announced that the bicameral conference committee report on the
proposed P1.227-trillion national budget for 2008 will be out during
the resumption of Congress sessions on January 28.
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Lakas wants ‘powerful united front’ in 2010
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The ruling Lakas Christian-Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) is putting
up “a powerful united front” for the 2010 elections, House
Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., also Lakas-CMD chairman, said on
Tuesday.
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Dengue cases on the rise anew;
ADB provides support
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The Department of Health on Tuesday reiterated its warning on the
rising cases of dengue in the country.
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President hails latest SWS survey
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The latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey showing self-rated
poverty incidence declining in December is a proof that the
government’s antipoverty programs are working, President Gloria
Arroyo said.
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ATO gets P110M to
reorganize
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President Gloria Arroyo has instructed the Budget department to
immediately release P110 million to fund the reorganization of the
Air Transportation Office (ATO), and help upgrade the country’s
airports.
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