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President: VAT helps
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GMA rejects calls to scrap consumption tax |
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President Gloria Arroyo on Monday
turned down appeals to scrap an unpopular sales tax because of
surging inflation, warning that food and fuel prices would likely
remain high.
In her annual State of the Nation
Address (SONA), she expressed support, though, for calls to extend
the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program for another five years.
The program expired in June.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Bugkalot in
‘bahag’ steals show from fashionistas
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The red carpet that is the stuff
of Oscar nights has rolled over to the Batasang Pambansa, home to
the Philippines’ House of Representatives in Quezon City.
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1 in 2 Pinoys
dissatisfied with President’s performance
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About one in every two Filipinos
is not satisfied with the overall performance of the Arroyo
administration, Social Weather Stations (SWS) said. It based this
finding on survey results it released on Monday,...
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Price hikes by
Shell, Total the last for now – Reyes
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After the weekend price hike of
P1.50 a liter by Shell and Total, Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said
other oil companies will not follow suit as they have not issued any
advisory as required by law.
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SONA proves that
you can’t please them all
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All lies were what President
Gloria Arroyo said in her State of the Nation Address, former
President Joseph “Erap” Estrada said.
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Govt, MILF return
to negotiating table
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Philippine peace negotiators and
Muslim rebels agreed to resume formal talks after both sides reached
a deal on ancestral domain.
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Church stand on
natural contraception archaic – Miriam
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The Catholic Church’s
insistence on natural contraception is “outdated and archaic,”
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago said on Monday as she expressed
support for bills on reproductive health.
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Complicity in poll
fraud cover-up taints police commandos’ record
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It was no accident that it was
the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police that
penetrated the Batasang Pambansa and stuffed the ballot boxes with
fake election returns...
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