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Smith may end up in
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Sec. Gonzalez blames SC’s vague phrasing |
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Even with a Supreme Court ruling
that ordered the transfer of US Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith
from the American Embassy to a Philippine jail, the convicted rapist
may still end up serving time abroad or in the United States,
according to Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez.
In his four-page “Brief
Resource Paper” that was made public late Wednesday, Gonzalez
explained that the possibility existed because of the “vague”
phrases in the Supreme Court decision, specifically over the
detention of prisoners as provided in Section 10, Article V, of the
Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Filipino veterans
happy, dismayed
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Excitement turned to
disappointment for a few who had thought that even a remote affinity
to war veterans would entitle them to compensation from the US
government.
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Old soldiers from
World War II don’t just fade away
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Eighty-nine-year-old Leo Reyes
was just 24 when he enlisted as a soldier during World War II....
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WITH NAPOCOR RATE
HIKE, electricity to cost more
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Electricity rates across the
country are poised to go up after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)
approved a petition from state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor)
for an increase in its basic generation rates.
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‘Green’ jobs
await
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100,000 Pinoys The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, (DENR) on Thursday announced that
it would hire more than 100,000 workers for “green-collar” jobs
in upland areas.
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Medalla says
stimulus not needed here
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A former economic manager said
Thursday that he sees no need for a stimulus fund in the
Philippines.
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Pawnshops doing
brisk business in RP
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Limousines roll up to the plate
glass storefront in the Philippines financial district, unloading
heirloom jewelry, paintings and recently even a chamber for divers
with the Bends.
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Benefits from VAT
on oil not evident
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Majority of Filipinos believe
that the supposed windfall from the value-added tax (VAT) on oil
does not reach them at all, according to a survey by a
non-government think tank.
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‘Alabang Boy’
defies lawyer’s advice to keep quiet at House hearing
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Two of the three “Alabang
Boys” zipped their mouths, except Richard Santos Brodett, to the
apparent dismay of his lawyer during a congressional hearing on
Thursday on charges linking all three of them to drug trafficking.
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Southeast Asia
seen to anchor recovery
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BANGKOK: The world is
increasingly focusing on Southeast Asia as a possible source of
economic recovery, Thailand’s Finance minister said ahead of a key
meeting of his regional counterparts.
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