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Palace to ask
Congress
for P1.4-T 2009 budget |
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By Angelo S. Samonte, Reporter
Malacañang plans to ask Congress for a P1.4-trillion budget for
2009 to fund the programs outlined by President Gloria Arroyo in her
eighth State
of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday.
On Tuesday, she asked her
advisers to come up with a budget outline for next year, as she
presided over a Cabinet meeting held in Batangas province, south of
Metro Manila.
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Court stops GSIS
takeover of comprehesive
vehicle insurance business
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THE Court of Appeals has
temporarily stopped the implementation of an agreement granting the
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) the exclusive right to
issue compulsory third party liability insurance to private motor
vehicles.
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Lawmakers warned
on displaying wealth
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HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nograles
on Tuesday warned his colleagues in Congress not to display their
wealth for it is illegal under the law.
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Qantas voice
recorder did not capture blast event
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The cockpit voice recorder of a Qantas jumbo jet
forced to make an emergency landing in the Philippines did not
capture the explosion that tore a hole in its fuselage, an
investigator said Tuesday.
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Malaysia frees 23
Filipino fishermen
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Twenty-three Filipino fishermen
who were jailed for illegal fishing on the Malaysian island of Sabah
have been freed, ABS-CBN News reported on Tuesday.
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Bill for tax-free
Pag-IBIG dividends
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Here is good news for Pag-IBIG
Fund members: the House Committee on Ways and Means on Tuesday
approved the consolidated bills that will free Pag-IBIG dividends
from taxes.
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Christians,
Muslims continue to bridge gap
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In terms of faith, there are no
disagreements between the Christians and Muslims.
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Man gets life for
raping godchild
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AS a godfather to Maria,
a six-year old child, Alfredo Natan should have look after her like
his own child. However, he did the unexpected—raped the helpless
child.
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Public Works
dismantles 315 illegal billboards
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THE Department of Public Works and Highways on
Tuesday dismantled more than 300 illegal billboards and
structures that pose a serious threat to public safety.
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Three NCR police
chiefs to be replaced
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Three more police chiefs in Metro
Manila will be relieved from their posts beginning August, National
Capital Region Police Office chief Director Geary Barias said
Tuesday.
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