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Senate nod on JPEPA needed by
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The Senate must concur with the ratification of
the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) before
November or it will be left behind by the rest of the Southeast
Asian nations, Sen. Mar Roxas said Monday.
In a press conference at the Senate, Roxas said
that Japan will hold a summit with the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (Asean) in November or December this year, with
economic partnership agreements as the main item on the agenda.
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Justice dept approves filing
of kidnapping charges vs. Isnajis
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THE Department of Justice has recommended the filing of kidnapping
with ransom charges against Indanan, Mayor Alvarez Isnaji of Sulu
and his son, Haider, for their alleged involvement in the abduction
of ABS-CBN reporter Ces Drilon, her crew and a university professor
on June 8.
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Justice wants to hire more prosecutors
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THE Department of Justice will hire more prosecutors to expedite the
resolution of pending criminal cases.
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P947M in fertilizer subsidy distributed
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THE Department of Agriculture on Monday said close to 3.8 million
fertilizer discount coupons worth about P947 million have been
distributed to local government units for this wet or main palay (unhusked
rice) planting season, under its joint fertilizer program with local
units.
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Ombudsman officials, employees
nationwide rally behind Gutierrez
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THIS may be another version of “One vs. 100.” High-ranking
officials and employees of the Office of the Ombudsman have
undertaken a signature campaign supporting Ombudsman Merceditas
Navarro-Gutierrez.
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3M families going hungry–SWS
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Almost three million Filipino families have
experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three
months, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found out.
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Manila councilor charged over slaughterhouse
fiasco
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CRIMINAL and administrative charges were filed Monday against Manila
Councilor Dennis Alcoreza for allegedly intervening and obstructing
the takeover by Manila City Hall operatives of the Vitas
slaughterhouse.
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House proposes amnesty for
employers with SSS delinquencies
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A legislator exposed that more than half a million employers all
over the country have failed to remit the mandatory contribution of
their workers for the past years to the Social Security System (SSS).
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Public support for medicines bill
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HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nograles on Monday urged the public to learn
more about the new law on Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality
Medicine, so they can enjoy the envisioned benefits of that measure.
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Comelec to hold mock elections in ARMM
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THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be conducting mock polls
on Tuesday to test the systems that would be used in the election in
the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) next month.
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