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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 |
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Bishops, legislators urge CARP extension
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THIRTY-FIVE bishops and members of the House
Committees on Agrarian Reform and Appropriations urged for the
extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) to
address “what still remains as one of the most crucial and urgent
issues of justice, peace and development in our country.”
Participants of the Bishops-Legislators Caucus
3, held May 5 to 6 in Quezon City and Manila urged Congress to act
on extending CARP to make “an effective completion of land
acquisition and distribution accompanied by a real start in
delivering adequate and sustained support services to
beneficiaries.”
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DOLE to issue certificate
to passers of retake exam
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THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) on
Wednesday will start issuing certificates to those who successfully
passed the retake of June 2006 nursing exams done in December 2007.
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Church poll body asks GMA to fill up
Comelec
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A CHURCH backed poll-watch group on Tuesday
urged President Arroyo to fill up the remaining vacancies at the
Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the election for the Autonomous
Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) draws nearer.
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DOJ doesn’t support total
kidney transplant ban
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THE Department of Justice (DOJ) does not the
support the idea of a total ban on kidney transplant operations for
foreigners in the country.
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Commission replaces Conti with Bautista
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THE internal war within the Presidential
Commission on Good Government (PCGG) finally ended on Tuesday with
the appointment of Jaime Bautista as Commissioner to the agency vice
Nicasio Conti.
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Philippines to participate in
Shanghai World Expo 2010
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THE Philippines will participate in the Shanghai
World Expo 2010, one of the world’s major venues for the exchange
of global economic thought and strengthening of international ties.
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HR body open to accord with PCGG
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ROBERT SWIFT, the lead American lawyer of the
9,539 victims of martial law said on Tuesday that they can enter
into a settlement with the government if only to facilitate the
awarding of compensation from Marcos assets.
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Calls to scrap VAT on oil products snowball
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Administration Congressmen Monico Puentevella of
Bacolod and Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo of Pampanga have
joined the campaign of convincing President Gloria Arroyo to suspend
the taxes on oil products amid the skyrocketing prices of basic
goods.
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Movie people want to run Metro filmfest
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The movie industry now wants to take-charge of the Metro Manila Film
Festival (MMFF) after noting the continuing decrease in the amount
given by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to its
beneficiaries.
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FEATURE
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Address local conflicts to mitigate
climate-change effects, expert says
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Addressing the roots of local conflicts can help
mitigate the possible effects that climate change will bring to poor
communities.
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