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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
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Diesel prices to go down by P1 per liter |
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Various petroleum companies start rollback effected
by tariff cuts
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After having to bear the brunt of the soaring
price of oil in the world market, local oil firms are set to slash
the price of diesel at the pumps in light of the tariff cut earlier
implemented by the government.
“Following the reduction in import tariff, we
will rollback diesel prices by P1 per liter effective 12:01 a.m.
February 1, 2008,” Pilipinas Shell spokesman Bobby Kanapi said.
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High Court asks govt officials
to reply to media complaint
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THE Supreme Court has ordered the government to lodge its
explanation to the petition of journalists who sought refuge from
the alleged harassments they suffered from the hands of the security
authorities.
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Local police get one-of-a-kind British
training
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Local authorities are often criticized for mistakes in dealing with
crisis situations, while the successful handling of emergency
situations is hardly given media attention.
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AIDS, TB campaign gets big budget boost
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An additional P700 million was allocated to the
government’s campaign against tuberculosis and HIV-AIDS, as
contained in the P1.227-trillion national budget for 2008 which
Congress ratified on Monday.
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Malacañang denies blocking ZTE witness
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Malacañang denied that it is blocking the appearance of a new
witness in the controversial national broadband deal at the
resumption of Senate hearings today.
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Irrigation for 96,000 hectares rehabilitated
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THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) spent P3.126 billion in
2007 to restore and rehabilitate irrigation facilities servicing
96,209 hectares of farmlands.
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Wanted: Fuel-efficient, ‘clean’ public
vehicles
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A consumer group on Monday proposed a multisectoral burden-sharing
program in which public utility vehicle drivers adopt fuel-efficient
technologies that enable them to absorb the rising costs of fuel.
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LTO warns taxi drivers,
operators on ‘isnabero’
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THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) warned taxi operators and
drivers who fail to appear on the day of their scheduled hearing
that they face serious sanctions.
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US proposes lower military aid to Philippines
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Human rights record of Arroyo government also caused
lowering of aid amount
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THE United States is offering a lower military
aid to the Philippines with the continued problem of human rights
abuses hounding the Arroyo government.
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High Court finally junks ill-gotten
case against Tan
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THE Supreme Court on Tuesday junked with
finality the appeal of the government asking the court to reconsider
its previous decision which declared as null and void...
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