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Monday, September 01, 2008 |
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JPEPA’s approval hits minor snag
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Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago said she would not
submit the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA)
to a Senate vote until after an exchange of notes with Japan has
been formally signed and exchanged.
Santiago, the chairman of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, said over the weekend that the signing and
exchanging of the diplomatic notes would make them an integral part
of the treaty itself.
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High Court asked to look into Steel Corp. case
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A member of the House of Representatives asked the Supreme Court to
investigate the case filed before the Court of Appeals involving a
big steel corporation.
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Yap supporting changes to
Agri-Agra Law
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AGRICULTURE Secretary Arthur Yap has expressed support to a proposal
from Congress to amend an existing law that has allowed commercial
banks to buy government securities instead in place of directing 10
percent of their loanable funds into agrarian reform and farm and
fisheries development.
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Nograles, Devanadera may
be headed for High Court
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PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo can leave Malacañang on June 2010 with a
Supreme Court that has 14 of her appointees, with House Speaker
Prospero Nograles and Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera emerging
as among the president’s future appointees to the court.
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FEATURE
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Family planning gains support
but faces church hurdles
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In a country where three babies are born each
minute and the Catholic Church exerts heavy influence, the long
battle for a family planning program could finally be reaching its
climax.
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