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GMA to meet power firms
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Meeting aimed at lowering power rates; Saludo also
confirms Cabinet meeting with Meralco officials
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President Gloria Arroyo will meet with power
distributors and business groups from Visayas and Mindanao in Bohol
on Tuesday to discuss ways to lower electricity rates, as the
government continues with its efforts to bring down the charges of
the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
Mrs. Arroyo will also meet with representatives
from the Lopez-controlled Meralco in Panglao, Bohol during the
Cabinet meeting scheduled there. Meralco is the country’s biggest
power distributor that charges the highest electric rates.
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House to initiate moves to
remove E-VAT on electricity
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A lawmaker has filed a bill which seeks to exempt poor families from
the expanded value added tax (E-VAT) on electricity.
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Villar slams President on
medicines bill signing
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President Arroyo might be waiting for a photo-op, or photo
opportunity, before signing the “Universally Accessible Cheaper
and Quality Medicines Act of 2008,” Senate President Manuel Villar
said over the weekend.
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Philippines warns against illegal match-making
firms in South Korea
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The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, has issued a warning
against illegal matchmaking agencies after learning that some
Filipina women married South Korean men through illegal match-making
agencies...
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Advocates push for gender-based statistics
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There is a need to disaggregate data concerning men and women in the
Philippines for a better implementation and design of development
programs and projects for women.
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Ban on poultry imports from Germany lifted
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The Department of Agriculture has lifted the temporary ban on all
imports of domestic and wild birds, along with poultry and its
products from Germany, after official confirmation showed the
absence of the bird flu virus in that country during the last three
months.
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Manhunt vs. Cabuyao bank robbers widened
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THE top police brass has ordered a wider manhunt for those
responsible for those responsible for the bloody Cabuyao bank
robbery case.
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