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Toxic materials in
Princess may leak soon |
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Toxic pesticides inside the hull of a capsized Philippine passenger
ferry could start leaking any time, European Union experts warned
Friday.
Their findings showed “no
observable oil sheen or environmental pollution” so far but they
warned this could soon change.
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Proposed federal
constitution includes Kalayaan in RP
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The Kalayaan Islands, part of the
Spratly Islands whose ownership is being claimed by several
countries, are considered part of the national territory under a set
of amendments to the 1987 Constitution being proposed...
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SC to launch
information system for pending cases
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THE Supreme Court will be using
the advances of modern technology to improve efficiency in the
judiciary, which is parallel to its continuing effort to provide the
poor more access to justice.
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Subsidies
distorting airline competition
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The subsidy being provided by the
governments of other countries to their airlines creates an uneven
playing field in an open skies regime, which will eventually distort
the competition,...
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Vecina’s death
sentence commuted
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Vice President Noli “Kabayan”
de Castro expressed elation over the report that May Vecina, an
overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait sentenced to death for killing
her seven-year-old ward, is getting a commutation to life.
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President may
visit South Korea next year
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President Gloria Arroyo hopes
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak could visit the Philippines in
March next year for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of
Philippine-South Korea diplomatic relations.
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Zeny Ducut
appointment defended by lawmakers
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VETERAN lawmakers on Friday urged
critics of Zenaida Ducut, the newly appointed chairman of the Energy
Regulatory Commission (ERC), to go to the proper forum in
questioning her credentials.
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Manila operatives
ready to face charges
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Mayor Alfredo Lim of Manila and
other city officials and policemen should not be blamed for the
alleged abusive and brutal takeover of the Vitas slaughterhouse, a
Manila Police District station commander said Friday.
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GMA names Roque as
Labor secretary
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President Gloria Arroyo inducted
Friday Marianito Roque as Labor secretary in simple ceremonies held
at the Indophil compound in Marilao, Bulacan.
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