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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 |
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JdV defends President on Spratlys issue
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Mañalac says agreement with China legal
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On the Spratlys issue, Jose de Venecia Jr. is with Mrs. Gloria
Arroyo, whom he had urged to resign as President and whose relatives
have been linked to the moves that had him ousted as House Speaker.
Admitting to being the “brains” behind the
Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking among the Philippines, China, and
Vietnam in 2005, de Venecia on Monday said President Arroyo cannot
possibly be accused of “treason” when she supposedly caused a
high Energy official to sign the agreement.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Lakas makes nograles president, eyes merger
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After succeeding Jose de Venecia Jr. as House
Speaker, Prospero Nograles on Monday succeeded the Pangasinan
representative as president of the ruling party, Lakas-Christian
Muslim Democrats (CMD).
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5-page Lozada ‘study’
priced at P500 million
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Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. apparently is not a
real hot shot in preparing project studies where the Alternative
Energy Corp. of the Philippine National Oil Co. is concerned.
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RP among most corrupt countries
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SINGAPORE: The Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and China are among
the most corrupt Asian economies, according to results of a regional
poll of expatriate businessmen released Monday.
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GMA: Soaring oil prices snag fight vs. poverty
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President Gloria Arroyo said soaring oil prices had hurt the
country’s fight against widespread poverty, despite high economic
growth last year.
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Manila court acquits Imelda after 17 years
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Former First Lady Imelda Marcos was acquitted
Monday of 32 counts of illegal transfer of wealth abroad amounting
to about $863 million after a Manila court handed down its decision
on the 17-year trial.
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SPECIAL REPORT
: SENTOSA 27 SAGA
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No problems with most of Sentosa nurses
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The Sentosa 27 whose plight was publicized in
The Sunday Times special report “Sentosa 27++ down but not out”
on Sunday is only a handful of the 1,000 Filipinos sent to the US by
RP-based Sentosa Recruitment Agency.
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