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Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
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House adopts Senate’s tax exemption bill |
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Faster passage of measure seen without need to hold
bicameral hearings
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The House adopted Wednesday the Senate version
of the bill granting tax exemption to minimum wage earners and
increasing personal and additional exemptions of individuals,
assuring the faster passage of the Malacañang-certified measure.
“With the adoption, there is no more need to
convene a bicameral conference committee,” said Sen. Francis
Escudero, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and
author of the Senate version.
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Villar: 4,770 OFWs are languishing in prison
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Senate President Manuel Villar expressed alarm
Wednesday that 4,770 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are in jail in
63 foreign countries, as he pressed for the passage of a P1-billion
Assistance to Nationals fund to assist OFWs in distress.
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Teodoro shrugs off Faeldon Internet video
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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday played down the
resurfacing of fugitive Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon in a four-part
video that can be accessed through a popular website. Faeldon is one
of the core leaders of the short-lived Oakwood mutiny.
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Five Filipinos on ship hijacked in Somalia
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The Philippine Embassy in Nairobi has confirmed that five Filipino
seamen were among the crew of a freight ship that was hijacked off
the coast of Somalia on May 26.
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Gonzalez slams de Lima
over RCBC rubout report
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JUSTICE Secretary Raul Gonzalez said Wednesday
the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) may have violated the rights of the law enforcers...
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Crispin Beltran honored
for the last time at House
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MEMBERS of the House of Representatives on Wednesday paid tribute to
the late militant, Anakpawis Rep. Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, in
necrological services held at the plenary hall of the Batasan
Pambansa.
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Congress gives state colleges,
universities increased subsidy
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The State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) gained some after losing
some as Congress allotted P20.8 billion in subsidy for their
operations this year, Quirino Rep. Junie Cua said Wednesday.
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