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House still insistent on RP baseline
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Cebu Rep. Cuenco apparently not bothered by protests
China lodged against the bill’s passage
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The House of Representatives will prioritize at
the plenary the controversial Archipelagic Baselines bill once it
resumes session on April 22.
The third reading of the bill was aborted before
the House went on recess from the Holy Week break, apparently
because of some pressure from the Chinese government.
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EXCLUSIVE
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Jinggoy, Chiz top authors
of approved Senate bills
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Senate President Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and
Sen. Francis Escudero have authored the most number of bills that
have reached the Senate plenary before the First Regular Session of
the Fourteenth Congress went on Lenten recess.
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Agriculture exports pushed
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TO find new markets for local farm produce, the
Department of Agriculture has set aside P19 million for 2008 to
ensure the Philippines’ participation in at least 19 international
and local trade events and food fairs here and abroad.
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FEATURE
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Water may soon be more
costly than gas, diesel
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IS it possible that water’s price would reach
P40 to P50 per liter one day? In Saudi Arabia, which is very rich in
oil but poor in fresh water sources, a liter of water fetches a
higher price compared to a liter of gasoline.
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High Court junks Manila Hotel
petition in NAIA 3
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THE Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of the Manila Hotel Corp.
(MHC), not only to intervene in the government’s expropriation
case involving the controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Terminal 3 (NAIA 3), but also to allow the firm to operate the
airport facility.
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