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Sunday, October 12, 2008

P1.4-trillion budget passed

Education gets biggest share of P167.9B; Public Works, P120B 

By Sammy Martin, Reporter

Lawmakers, voting viva voce, unanimously passed the proposed P1.415-trillion national budget for 2009 on second reading on Saturday morning.

House Speaker Propero Nograles thanked the lawmakers for their patience with the first national bud­get passed under his leadership.

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Tax targets stay

The resignation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) chief will not affect government’s tax collection negatively in the remaining months of 2008, the Department of Finance said on Saturday.

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Mother’s milk touted the best in breastfeeding campaign

Five-hundred-seventy mothers and children took part on Saturday in the Second Synchronized Breastfeeding Worldwide at the Marikina City Hall Quadrangle.

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