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Friday, February 06, 2009 |
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Santiago retracts bribe raps |
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But Maj. Marcelino firm on P50-million payoff
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By William B. Depasupil, Reporter
United they stood, divided they fell.Such was the unlikely ending to
the case featuring two of the country’s top anti-narcotics
officials who had blown the whistle against officials and
prosecutors of the Department of Justice on an alleged multimillion
bribe offer in exchange for the release of the “Alabang Boys.”
Hearsay was all that Director General Dionisio
Santiago, the chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA),
banked on in making his allegation of bribe-taking by the Justice
department officials and prosecutors.
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COURT OF APPEALS FREEZES BANK ACCOUNTS OF ‘JOC-JOC’
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The Court of Appeals on Thursday again froze the bank accounts of
former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante and
those of his family members.
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Guia Gomez to run for San Juan City mayor, says Estrada
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The wife of Joseph “Erap” Estrada may lord over his household,
but the former president wants the mother of his love child to rule
their city.
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Meralco to reduce rates again in Feb.
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The electricity rates of giant utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco)
are set to go down again this month, because of lower generation
charges from its suppliers.
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Inflation falls to low, at 7.1 percent in Jan.
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Consumer prices in January this year slowed down to a 10-month low
because of the continued decline in food and oil prices, the
government reported Thursday.
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Charter change could trigger unrest
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Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada warned Thursday that
there would be unrest if the government pushes ahead with unpopular
moves to amend the 1987 Constitution.
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‘Phase out goods with mercury’
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Excessive burning of mercury-added products doubles mercury
emissions to the atmosphere every year, international non-government
organizations (NGOs) warned on Thursday.
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Palace defends Mike A. vs. Sen. Lacson
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Supposed excerpts from a World Bank report released by Sen. Panfilo
Lacson linking President Gloria Arroyo’s husband, Jose Miguel
“Mike” Arroyo, to allegedly anomalous bidding for road projects
funded by the bank may not be authentic, Malacañang said Thursday.
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Mystery man gives away cash in NYC
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NEW YORK CITY: He won’t say his name, hides his face and hands
cash to anyone who asks in the middle of New York.
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DOJ’s Resado faces perjury charges
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Possible cases against beleaguered State Prosecutor John Resado of
the Department of Justice (DOJ) keep piling up.
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