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Justice dept summons Meralco officials
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Panel formed to handle the case sets preliminary
investigation on July 8, asks for counter-affidavits
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THE Department of Justice has already issued
summons to top officials of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) in
connection with the P889-million large-scale estafa case filed
against them by a consumer group.
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said Tuesday the
panel of prosecutors, headed by Cagayan de Oro Regional State
Prosecutor Jaime Umpa, is set to start their preliminary
investigation soon.
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House passes more bills
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THE 14th Congress of the House of Representatives under the watch of
House Speaker Prospero Nograles approved 398 national and local
bills, which is more than ten times the 30 bills approved by the
Senate.
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New tax exemption law signed
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MINIMUM wage earners acquired some sort of a weapon to fight the
rising price of basic commodities after President Gloria Arroyo on
Tuesday signed Republic Act 9504, an act amending several sections
of National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, into a law, exempting
them from paying income tax.
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High-value crops may get boost
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THE Department of Agriculture is considering a huge infusion of
seeds, fertilizers and other production inputs to sustain the growth
of the high-value crops commercial sector (HVCC) for the rest of
2008.
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Makati court allows Misuari to travel
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Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Winlove Dumayas has granted the
request of former Moro National Liberation Front chairman and
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Nur Misuari to travel
abroad for two weeks to meet with Muslim leaders.
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Minors can be employed
without govt certificates
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THE Department of Labor and Employment on Tuesday issued an advisory
clarifying the issuance of work permits and certificates for minors
aged between 15 to 18 years old.
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Mom throws own baby to death
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The Manila Police are conducting investigations on the identity of
the mother who threw her own child to death from the ninth floor of
a building in Binondo, Manila Tuesday.
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Magna Carta of women
nearing plenary approval
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THE Magna Carta of Women, which empowers women as equal to men in
authority, is now out of the hands of the House Committee on Rules
and is being readied for plenary approval.
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Long-term measures for
energy, food security eyed
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PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo on Tuesday assured the
short-term measures being introduced by the government to soften the
impact of the global oil and food crisis, will be followed by
long-term measures to boost the Philippines’ food and energy
security.
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Billboard industry law sought by players
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THE competitiveness of the country’s outdoor advertising agency
will be in peril if Congress continues to suspend hearings on the
proposed Magna Carta for the Billboard Industry, the Billboard
Safety Initiative (BSI) said Tuesday.
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Civil society proposes power sector reforms
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Around 100 representatives from civil society groups called for a
bevy of reforms in the power sector, including the suspension of the
expanded value-added tax (VAT) and other imposts on oil products, to
bring down the cost of electric power in the country.
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