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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
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More time needed to
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Justice department panel fails to meet
deadline to finish investigation of botched deal
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A Department of Justice panel tasked to conduct a
fact-finding probe on the allegations of bribery and corruption in
the botched P330-million national broadband deal has asked for
30-day extension to complete its job, after it failed to meet its
deadline.
Justice Undersecretary Ernesto Pineda, head of the five-man
fact-finding team, explained that they needed more time to dissect
the issue and the additional information they have gathered on the
case.
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SC: Manila Hotel
has no right to NAIA 3 case
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THE Supreme Court on Monday dealt
another blow on Manila Hotel Corp.’s (MHC) bid to operate the
controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA
3).
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RP is 4th in
worldwide remittances
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THE Philippines remained in the
top five recipients of remittances last year as money sent home by
Filipinos working abroad rose double-digit, according to a World
Bank report.
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GMA reappoints
Melo to Comelec
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President Gloria Arroyo
reappointed former Supreme Court Justice Jose Melo as chairman of
the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Executive Secretary Eduardo
Ermita said on Monday.
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PNP academy
disowns paid ad
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Alumni of the Philippine National
Police Academy on Monday denied being the source of a full-page paid
advertisement in a major broadsheet implying that they are
discriminated in favor of graduates...
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250 troubled
Filipino workers in Namibia to be sent home
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Philippine Ambassador to South
Africa Virgilio Reyes, Jr. reported to the Department of Foreign
Affairs that 250 Filipino nationals working in Namibia will
eventually be repatriated to the Philippines...
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Metro mayors to
block single ticketing system
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THE Metro Manila Council (MMC)
agreed on Monday to block the implementation of the single ticketing
system for traffic violations, officially known as the Metro Manila
Traffic Ticketing (MTT), despite the
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MMDA sees better
traffic with new projects
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METRO Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando revealed that the flow of
traffic along EDSA and six other major thorough fares in Metro
Manila...
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Lim orders
stepped-up drive vs. vices
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TO prevent the city’s youth
from involving themselves in vices during the two-month school
break, Mayor Alfredo Lim of Manila on Monday ordered the Manila
Police District (MPD)...
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