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Saturday, June 07, 2008 |
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Refund meter deposits–ERC |
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Meralco, other utilities have until November to
comply
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The Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered
private distribution utilities, or DUs, which include giant utility
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), to refund with interests their
customers’ deposits for electric meters by November this year.
In a decision, the regulatory commission
approved the rules requiring the refund of meter deposits to
customers of power utilities not later than six months from its
effectivity for the DUs, and within two years in the case of
non-stock and non-profit electric cooperatives, or ECs.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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RP economy to grow faster in 2nd quarter
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The Philippine economy is likely to expand in
the second quarter of the year as the composite leading economic
indicator movement recorded at a faster pace, the National
Statistical Coordination Board said Friday.
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Malaysians should rejoin IMT–Anwar
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Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that Malaysia
should rejoin the International Monitoring Team (IMT), which is
helping keep peace between the Philippine government forces and the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao.
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President signs law making
medicines more affordable
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President Gloria Arroyo on Friday signed a new
law aimed at bringing down prices of medicines by encouraging more
competition in the local market through parallel importation of
cheaper but quality drugs.
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Court finds Jaylo, others guilty of homicide
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The Sandiganbayan First Division on Tuesday
ruled as “final and executory” the conviction for homicide of
ex-Capt. Reynaldo Jaylo, former chief of a government group running
after illegitimate job recruiters.
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Consumers’ buying power wanes in May
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The buying power of Filipino consumers fell
sharply in May on higher prices of food and fuel, data from the
National Statistics Office showed.
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Senate, foreign chambers face off on Epira
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Senators led by Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile berated
foreign businessmen under the umbrella of the Joint Foreign Chambers
for writing a letter to President Gloria Arroyo opposing any
amendment to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act...
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GEMS OF HISTORY
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First Chinese translation of ‘Mi Ultimo
Adios’
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Through the materials provided to us by Shi
Yang, Philippine Studies instructor at the Foreign Language
Institute of Peking University, we were able to trace what could be
the first Chinese translation of Jose Rizal’s last poem, “Mi
Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell),” and its translator.
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