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Palace delivers final blow
on ancestral land deal
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THE Office of the Solicitor General has
submitted to the Supreme Court the official Malacañang
communication formally dissolving the government peace panel that
negotiated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
This is expected to boost the government’s
position that the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral
Domain has become moot and academic.
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MILF operations not affecting military campaign
vs. communists
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THE military on Sunday said the ongoing conflict in Mindanao will
not hamper the operation of the Armed Forces, particularly its 2010
target to defeat the New People’s Army (NPA).
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Town mayor in alleged smuggling charges
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THE Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) head, Undersecretary
Antonio Villar Jr., has given Mayor Ernesto Acain of Labrador,
Pangasinan 72 hours to present import documents showing payment of
customs duties and taxes on imported cars, motorcycles, big bikes
and scooters seized at his warehouse.
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CA to hear case of jailed pastor
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THE Court of Appeals will hearing the case of a Cavite-based pastor
who was allegedly tortured by police authorities on suspicion that
he is a ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)
in Cavite.
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Ex-govt officials under fire over
approval of legislative franchises
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A lawmaker disclosed Sunday there are former government officials
who made large sums of money by helping private firms obtain
lucrative telecommunication and broadcast media franchises from
Congress.
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Red Cross clarifies: 500,000 ‘affected’
by Mindanao’s raging conflict
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About half a million people have so far been affected by the
fighting in Mindanao between government troops and Moro Islamic
Liberation Front rebels, the International Committee of the Red
Cross clarified Sunday.
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Mayors endorse franchise
for MMDA radio station
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In what may be suspected as a move to widen his reach to the public
in line with the 2010 elections, Metropolitan Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando revealed Sunday that the
Metro Manila Council recently approved a resolution asking the
Congress to grant the agency a franchise to operate a radio station.
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Barias pushing use of biofuels for patrol cars
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Metro Manila Police will soon be using biofuel for patrol cars in a
move to cope with the soaring prices of fuel.
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