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Church says no to govt takeover of Sulpicio
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A RANKING Catholic Church official on Saturday
balked at government’s proposal of taking over the operations of
Sulpicio Lines Inc. the country’s largest shipping company.
Cebu Archbishop Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, however,
supported government’s decision of allowing Sulpicio to resume its
cargo handling operation even as the MV Princess of the Stars sea
tragedy probe is still ongoing.
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Automated poll technology for ARMM elections in
Manila for testing
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A series of poll automation demonstrations is
set to be conducted in the Metro next week, the Commission on
Elections (Comelec) said.
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Tax collection windfall eyed
for oil and electricity subsidy
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For the second time around, windfall collections
from the Expanded Value Added Tax (E-VAT) have been sought to
subsidize fuel, particularly diesel, by the House of Representatives
over the weekend.
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PUP officials answerable for rape case
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OFFICIALS of the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines (PUP) should be held liable for the alleged gang rape of
a female freshman within its campus on June 25, Senate Majority
Leader and Independent Sen. Kiko Pangilinan said Saturday.
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Tropical depression ‘Gener’
still in the country
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Tropical depression Gener continued to move over the South China Sea
area west of Luzon Saturday morning, Philippine Atmospheric
Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said
Saturday.
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E-VAT exemption for senior citizens seen
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ADDITIONAL gift for elderly could be underway
after a lawmaker from the National Capital Region over the weekend
sought for the exemption of senior citizens from the 12-percent
expanded value added tax (E-vat) on the services and commodities
they patronize.
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Groups lobby for release of RCBC ‘fall guy’
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The immediate release of the former military man who was arrested
for his alleged participation in the Rizal Commercial Banking
Corporation (RCBC) bank robbery slays in Cabuyao, Laguna has been
sought by his family, friends and neighbors, saying that Ricardo
Gomolon is just a “fall guy”.
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