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Thursday, May 08, 2008 |
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Lawmaker wants church lands in CARP |
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Rep. Iggy Arroyo says bishops should give up their
landholdings for distribution
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BACOLOD CITY: Lashing back at the recent call of
the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urging
the Department of Land Reform to subject the First Family’s
landholdings to land reform, Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio Arroyo
(5th district) reacted and dared the bishops to distribute
landholdings owned by the Church, too.
Iggy, the younger brother of First Gentleman
Mike Arroyo, clarified that their family has never been against the
implementation of land reform or the inclusion of their landholdings
in Negros.
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DILG ‘clears’ Hanjin in bribery issue
to the satisfaction of President Arroyo
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President Gloria Arroyo is satisfied with the
report of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
that absolved Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. from alleged bribery,
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.
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Binay takes up cudgel for municipal
chief executives from Mindanao
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United Opposition (UNO) president and Makati City Mayor Jejomar
Binay is urging Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila to
apologize to Tagoloan Mayor Paulino Emano and Villanueva Mayor
Julliette Uy, both from Misamis Oriental...
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Earthquakes rock three
provinces in Bicol region
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LEGAZPI CITY: Earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.8 and 4.6 in the
Richter scale rocked the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon and Masbate on
Wednesday.
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Gov. guilty of graft charges–Sandiganbayan
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THE Sandiganbayan Special 2nd Division found guilty for violating
the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act a former governor of
Quirino Province for entering into a contract of buying
reconditioned heavy equipment instead of brand new ones as
authorized by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
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Mayor subject of suspension anew
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Rodriguez, Rizal: Mayor Pedro Cuerpo and three other officials are
facing possible suspension from the Sandiganbayan for allegedly
conspiring and figuring in the forcible demolition of tents and
temporary shelters of several town residents.
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Independent travel agents see
open skies causing more problems
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THE National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (Naitas) on
Wednesday deplored attempts by open skies proponents to use the
overseas Filipino workers as pawns in their bid to unilaterally open
up the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) and Subic
International Airport to foreign carriers.
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