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Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
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Prospects of CARP
extension dim at Senate |
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Opposition against the acquisition and distribution
of new lands mounts; CARP accomplishments questioned |
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By Efren Danao Senior Reporter
The prospects of the approval of
the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
(CARP) appear dim as Senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Joker Arroyo
said that they would oppose any new measure that would include the
acquisition and distribution of new lands.
This came at the public hearing
on the CARP bill by the Senate Committee on Agrarian Reform headed
by Sen. Gregorio Honasan, where the implementation of CARP came
under intense fire from Senators Rodolfo Biazon, Arroyo and Enrile.
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Foreign tourists
spend $1 billion in early 2008
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THE Department of Tourism claimed
that the domestic tourism industry generated some $1 billion during
the first quarter of 2008.
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Court doubts
threats on Lozada
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Even the Court of Appeals is now
starting to doubt the claim of national broadband network scandal
star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. that he is under threat from
government authorities.
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Damages from
Typhoon ‘Cosme’ reach P3.4 billion
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THE damage caused by tropical
storm “Cosme” to agriculture and infrastructure was estimated to
be at P3.4 billion, with 37 people left dead, one missing and
182,930 families displaced,...
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Sandiganbayan
resets Perez arraignment, again
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ANOTHER “breather” was given
by the Sandiganbayan to former Justice Secretary Hernando Perez, as
the court’s Third Division on Wednesday reset the arraignment of
the former justice secretary for charges of falsification...
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Conversion subsidy
eyed for public vehicles
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Instead of subsidies on diesel
prices, the Department of Energy is calling for the establishment of
a fund that the public transport sector can draw from, to convert
their vehicles to run on alternative fuel.
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Manzano: Islamic
militants may be behind film piracy
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Optical Media Board chairman and
television host Edu Manzano said al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants
from the Abu Sayyaf group are suspected of rampant intellectual
piracy in the Philippines,...
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Brunei University
scholarships available
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The Department of Education on
Wednesday called on qualified Muslims to apply for the third batch
of the one-year Certificate in Teaching Arabic as a Second
Language Program scholarships...
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CHED gives review
centers another
six months to integrate with schools
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The Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) has extended the deadline for integration of
review centers with existing schools in the country for another six
months, CHED Executive Director William Medrano said Wednesday.
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Authorities
deport Japanese swindler
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THE Bureau of Immigration has
ordered the immediate deportation of a Japanese who is wanted for
alleged swindling in his country.
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