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Friday, January 23, 2009 |
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Drug lords in high places |
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Narco-politics threat to national security
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Illegal drug gangs have penetrated Philippine politics “from the
municipal to the national level,” an official said, adding that
the narcotics problem was so grave that it had become a threat to
national security.
The warning, which put the drug trade at $6.4
billion to $8.4 billion a year, comes more than a year before
national elections in May 2010 and days after President Gloria
Arroyo named herself as anti-drug czar.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Govt to probe bank accounts of Resados
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A House committee will ask the Anti-Money Laundering Council to open
bank accounts of a prosecutor and his wife on information from the
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) alleging that P1.6 million
was deposited in the accounts at the height of the “Alabang
Boys” drug case.
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Justice Sec. Gonzalez mulling legal action vs. IBP, lawyer
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Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez wants to get even with those
responsible for the leak of a resolution of the Integrated Bar of
the Philippines (IBP) recommending his one-year suspension as a
lawyer.
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60,000 IT jobs in peril, as Intel lays off 1,800 in Cavite facility
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Up to 60,000 jobs could be lost in the Philippines’ key
electronics sector after Intel Corp. shut down a facility and Texas
Instruments announced a number of layoffs, a Labor official said
Thursday.
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PacMan says no to Hatton, yes to college
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With the much-anticipated match between Manny “PacMan” quiao
and Ricky Hatton called off, the Filipino boxing champ is eyeing a
college degree at either Ateneo or De La Salle, an aide said
Thursday.
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Pacific Plans buyer starts transition
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The new owner of the ailing Pacific Plans Inc. announced Thursday
that it would create a transition committee and program to ensure a
smooth takeover of the preneed firm—a claim disputed by
planholders.
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New US president sworn in . . . again
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a highly unusual move, President Barack Obama
retook the oath of office after Chief Justice John Roberts led him
into a stumble when he originally swore in to become the 44th US
President.
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OBAMA RACES THROUGH FRENETIC FIRST
DAY IN WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Barack Obama had a frenetic first day in
the White House Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), diving into tricky
Middle East diplomacy, ordering a troop drawdown in Iraq and even
retaking the oath of office.
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‘Beautiful’ Obama settles in
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Behind the Oval Office desk at last, Barack Obama
took a few, private moments Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), perhaps
feeling the lonely burdens of office for the first time, after two
years under the gaze of millions.
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2 sentenced over milk scandal
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BEIJING: A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced two men to death and
gave stiff jail terms to 19 others over a milk scandal that led to
widespread poisoning of babies in China and dairy recalls around the
world.
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