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Thursday, May 08, 2008 |
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CARP extension tops bishops’ meeting |
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CBCP shuns social, political issues |
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THE influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference
of the Philippines (CBCP) avoided discussing other social and
political issues beyond its members’ petition to Congress to
extend the agrarian reform program during the Wednesday meeting of
its permanent council.
At least nine bishops, led by CBCP President,
Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, attended this meeting held at the
CBCP office in Intramuros, Manila.
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Manila asks Malaysia to
remain in peace panel
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THE Philippines on Wednesday asked Malaysia to continue its support
to the peace process in the south even after Kuala Lumpur pulls its
peacekeepers from the restive region.
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Landowners to block plan
to extend agrarian reform
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A GROUP of landowners calling itself the Council
of Agricultural Producers (CAP) is blaming the comprehensive
agrarian reform program (CARP) for the current rice shortage and is
urging legislators not to extend its program life beyond the 10
years already given to it that will end on June 10, its 20th year
anniversary.
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Party-list group bucks Barias’ bid for NCRPO
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A militant party-list group is opposing the reported bid of National
Capital Region Police Office Director Geary Barias to become the
next chief of the 120-strong Philippine National Police.
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Videocams banned from surgical
rooms after YouTube clip
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Medical students in the Philippines are now banned from videotaping
surgeries after one student allegedly uploaded a clip of a rectal
procedure on the Internet, the education department said Wednesday.
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CHED: No tuition hike this year,
enrollment dipping
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COMMISSION on Higher Education (CHED) Deputy
Executive Director Julito Vitriolo on Wednesday expressed belief
that there will only be an 8 percent to 10 percent increase in
tuition fees this year despite the lifting of the tuition fee cap.
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