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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Lawmaker seeks probe of govt 
land-lease deals with foreign firms 

By Frank Lloyd Tiongson, Reporter

A militant lawmaker has asked Congress to investigate the contracts entered into by the Philippine government and local governments that reportedly allow foreign corporations long-term use of the country’s agricultural lands.

Rep. Rafael Mariano of Anak­pawis filed House Resolution 1282 directing the House Committee on Agriculture and Food to probe the land-lease agreements with foreign entities entered into by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and the local governments.

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Government takeover of MRT 3 will 
not increase fare, management assures

There will be no increase in fares when government takes over Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 next month, Metro Rail Transit General Manager Reynaldo Berroya assured patrons of the EDSA-based railway mass transit system.

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3 in 10 Filipinos expect better life within one year — SWS

Almost three in 10 Filipino adults expect their lives to get better within a year, results of a survey released on Monday revealed.

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Ghost of EO 464 reappears in Senate hearing

The ghost of Executive Order (EO) 464 has resurfaced in the Senate with many executive and defense officials absenting themselves from a committee hearing on peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),...

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DEAR PAO
By Persida Acosta

Extrajudicial settlement of estate

Dear PAO,
My mother died in 1975 without a will. She left a property in Baguio that my three brothers and I wanted to sell.

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