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Wednesday, September 03. 2008 |
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Japan approves JPEPA exchange of notes |
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By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago said Tuesday that all
constitutional and legal questions on the Japan-Philippine Economic
Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) have been resolved with the approval
of the exchange of notes between the two countries.
Santiago, chairman of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, gave every senator a copy of the exchange of
notes between Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo
and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumoura. The note was dated
August 28 but Santiago said she received a copy only last Monday.
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Tourist arrivals nearing 2M mark
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The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Tuesday that tourist
arrivals in the country grew by 6.1 percent during the first seven
months of the year.
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Public works director gets 20-year jail term for
perjury
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THE Sandiganbayan Fourth Division on Tuesday convicted Romeo
Panganiban, the former Department of Public Works and Highways
director for Southern Luzon, for perjury for his concealing his real
estate assets and investments...
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ADB stops financing for failed project
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The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday criticized the Philippine
government over a failed $167-million airport project.
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De Lima supporting calls to stop
demolitions
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THE Commission on Human Rights will endorse a moratorium on the
demolition of illegal structures to Congress, the National Housing
Authority and local government units to protect the human rights of
informal settlers.
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Bambi Harper faces charges for cutting trees
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A Philippines national park official could face jail time for
overseeing the removal of decades-old trees from a historic site in
Manila, the country’s environment department said Tuesday.
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Palace to let Bolante face charges after deportation
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Malacañang said it will let former Agriculture Undersecretary
Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante face whatever charges are leveled
against him in case he is deported by the United States government.
An American court recently denied Bolante’s...
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EXCLUSIVE
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Pirating candidates in 2010 highly possible
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The two political giants, Lakas- Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD)
and the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi), are still looking
for their standard-bearers in the 2010 elections despite their holds
on majority of congressmen and local...
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