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MRTC must be consulted
on new train purchases
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THE Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC) cannot, on its own, purchase additional light
rail vehicles or trains under its emergency relief measure without
prior consultation with the Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC),
according to the Department of Justice.
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, in a three-page
legal opinion, said the Transport department and Metro Rail should
meet first and have an intensive discussion before acquiring
additional trains, which the latter also needs to address because of
the sudden surge in the volume of passengers during the peak
operating hours of the Metro Rail Transit-3 that traverses EDSA. The
rail line is owned by Metro Manila and operated by the Transport
department.
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Elite police force disown
member in kidnap charge
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The elite Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National
Police has “disowned” one of its fellow police commandos who
allegedly figured in the kidnap-murder of two persons in Cavite.
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Sotto Law amendments
passed on third reading
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AN expansion of the Sotto Law or the provisions
of that law surrounding the authority given to journalists not to
reveal the sources of their stories was passed its third and final
reading in the House of Representatives.
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Govt eyes 1M jobs from
anti-poverty programs
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IN an effort to reduce hunger and unemployment among Filipinos, the
government aims to generate close to a million new jobs for the
poor, the National Anti-Poverty Commission said over the weekend.
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Police commission employees
stage large walkout
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Hundreds of disgusted National Police Commission employees over the
weekend staged a walkout to protest the agency’s failure to
improve the working conditions in their Makati office, which has
been worsened by the ongoing renovation of their 30-year-old
building.
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GMA confident in solving crisis
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President Gloria Arroyo on Saturday expressed confidence that the
crisis caused by soaring oil and food prices will not hamper the
country’s economic growth, according to a report by the Philippine
News Agency.
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