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Saturday, February 07, 2009 |
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DENR recommends
revision of baselines bill |
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With Congress set to pass its own version of the
baseline bill next week, the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) has recommended that the lines enclosing the main
archipelago and the Kalayaan Group of Islands and Scarborough Shoal
be treated as regimes of the islands.
DENR Secretary Lito Atienza said
on Friday that the recommendation, which excludes the contentious
islands, is one of the four options the department has submitted to
the Commission in Maritime and Ocean Affairs through the National
Mapping Resource and Information Agency.
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Trust will get
peace process moving–expert
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TRUST between parties is what the
peace process needs to get going, a peace expert said Friday.
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NBI readies new
probe of LPG hoarding
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The National Bureau of
Investigation will conduct another round of inspection of
establishments buying and selling liquid petroleum gas to verify
reports of hoarding, NBI Director Nestor Mantaring said on Friday.
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Solon seeks
stronger legal aid to jailed OFWs
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House Deputy Minority Leader and
Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo urged Congress to pass a bill that
would provide legal aid to about 5,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW)
who are languishing in jails in various countries,...
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Selective firearms
ban bill pushed
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A bill is now being pushed into
law prohibiting the carrying of firearms during election but
allowing the Philippine National Police (PNP) to continue processing
applications for gun registration.
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Dear Pao
By Persida Acosta
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Absence Of Proof
Of Adoption
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Dear PAO,
I was only three years old when my adoptive parents took me under
their care
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