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House transmits 72 approved bills to Senate
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THE leadership of the House of Representatives
showed they can fast track measures following the final approval of
another 10 socio-economic measures touching on health, labor, civil
service and retirement, plus 62 other bills promoting rural and
countryside development, all done in just three session days.
On the prodding of the Speaker Prospero Nograles
and the judicious plenary proceedings steered by Majority Leader
Arthur Defensor and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales
2nd, the House on Wednesday wasted no time to adopt the Senate
version of House Bill 3971, which grants increased tax exemptions to
individual taxpayers, and tax relief for minimum wage earners.
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5,000 visas issued to Indians may be fake
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Nearly 5,000 visas were unofficially issued to tourists from India
who came to the Philippines between 2005 and June of 2007, the
Bureau of Immigration said on Friday.
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RP gives aid to Myanmar
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The Philippines made a humble pledge to give $100,000 in cash and
another $250,000 in kind, such as medicines, relief goods and the
cost of sending a 30-man medical team, to Yangon, Myanmar.
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Inter-agency body for
non-wage benefits created
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THE Department of Labor and Employment on Friday announced the
creation of an inter-agency body whose task is to identify and
implement non-wage benefit packages for workers.
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MMDA gets ready for school opening
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Some 3,000 Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel will
be fielded along major and minor thoroughfares in Metro Manila to
ensure a traffic-free opening of classes on June 10.
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Four-day workweek for
government under study
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Malacaņang said it is studying a proposal to implement a four-day
work week in government offices to save fuel and electricity in the
light of increasing petroleum prices in the world market.
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MNLF seen reviving Sabah claim
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The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is reviving efforts to
reclaim Sabah by filing a petition before the International Court of
Justice, a move seen by many as potentially affecting the peace
process in Mindanao.
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President to visit United States in June
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United States President George Bush will welcome his Philippine
counterpart, President Gloria Arroyo, to the White House on June 24,
the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
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