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Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
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Senate sets hearing
on GMA’s ‘secret visit’ |
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Palace confirms that President Arroyo had meeting
with ZTE officials in 2006 |
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By Efren L. Danao Senior
Reporter
The Senate blue-ribbon committee
has set a hearing for the new witness in the national
broadband scandal, who has photos of President Gloria Arroyo’s
“secret visit” to ZTE headquarters in Shenzhen, China six months
before she witnessed the signing of the firm’s $329-million
contract for the scandal-plagued project.
Malacañang confirmed Wednesday
that President Arroyo met with officials of ZTE during a side trip
to China from Hong Kong in 2006.
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Nograles asks
Senate to act on tax exemption bill
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HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nograles
on Wednesday asked the Senate to speed up the passage of the bill
doubling the current annual individual tax exemption from the
maximum level of P96,000...
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President alarmed
on cost overruns
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PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo has
expressed concern on the ballooning cost overruns for foreign-funded
projects last year, government officials said Wednesday.
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LPG prices to
increase once more this Friday
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Prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
(LPG) products will increase by 50 centavos per kilogram effective
Friday.
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2 Filipinas in
Hong Kong face illegal drug charges
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Two Filipinas are facing drug
trafficking charges after being unwittingly used as drug couriers,
according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Software piracy
rate declines in RP
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Software piracy rates in the
Philippines declined to 69 percent in 2007 from 71 percent in 2006,
according to the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
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Decision on
Senate’s motion out by June ‘08
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THE Supreme Court is hopeful that
it will come out with a decision next month on the Senate’s motion
for reconsideration that seeks a reversal of the Court’s earlier
decision...
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Las Piñas pushes
reforms despite lack of resources
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LAS PIñAS CITY: When the latest
results of the National Achievement Test for grade 6 students
came out in June 2007, this southern Metro Manila city got the
fourth-highest score in the National Capital Region,...
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