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Yuchengcos face
estafa raps |
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PEP Coalition readies more legal charges |
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By William B. Depasupil, Reporter
Syndicated-estafa charges were
filed on Friday before the Department of Justice against 21
executives of an ailing pre-need company owned by the Yuchengco
Group of Companies.
The Parents Enabling Parents
(PEP) Coalition, led by Victoria Gomez Jacinto, filed the criminal
complaint against Pacific Plans Inc., a member of the Yuchengco
group, over Pacific Plans’ failure to comply with its commitment
to over 34,000 planholders.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Brunei to help
with MILF peace talks
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has
agreed to increase Brunei’s role in helping the Philippines win a
peace agreement with Muslim separatists waging a decades-old
rebellion, Filipino officials said Friday.
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Ulamas turn to US
president for help
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No less than the helping hand of
US President Barack Obama has been sought by Filipino Muslims in
convincing the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front (MILF) to resume with the peace talks.
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GLOBAL CRISIS
SAVAGES JAPANESE, OTHER CORPORATIONS
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TOKYO: Massive losses and
cutbacks struck top Japanese companies on Friday, with electronics
giant NEC alone shedding 20,000 jobs, as dire forecasts poured in
from firms worldwide.
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Illinois fires
graft-tainted governor
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CHICAGO: Illinois lawmakers
ousted the state’s corruption-tainted governor, capping a
political saga sparked by his arrest on charges of trying to sell
President Barack Obama’s Senate seat for personal gain.
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Turkish PM storms
out of Davos forum
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DAVOS, Switzerland: Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed out of the World Economic
Forum after a war of words with Israel’s President Shimon Peres
over the Gaza conflict.
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Chinese cars gear
up for Philippines
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“Good morning, Manila!”
That was the first sentence from Wang
Juhui, a representative from China-based Lifan Motors, at the launch
of the auto brand’s first showroom in the Philippines’ capital
of Manila.
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PacMan: Fast on
draw, faster on tax
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World boxing champion Manny
“PacMan” Pacquiao can knock them out cold with his fists, as he
apparently can the tax collectors with a stroke or two of the pen.
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Liberals name
‘Mar’ bet for president
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Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd
will be the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party (LP) in the 2010
elections, former Senate President Franklin Drilon, the party’s
national chairman, said Friday.
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RP
rejects radical economic measures
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The government would not resort
to radical changes in the country’s economic system to address the
current crisis, despite calls from some groups, President Gloria
Arroyo said on Friday.
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