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Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
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MILF declares Mindanao truce |
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By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF), declared a truce on Saturday, ending fierce
fighting that killed more than 1,500 soldiers and rebels in
Mindanao.
Mohagher Iqbal, chief MILF peace negotiator,
said Murad Ebrahim, the secluded leader of the MILF, has signed the
suspension of all military actions against the government.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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New, lower cellphone charges deferred–NTC
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NOT so fast.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
admitted Friday full...
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Belgium to regularize status of illegal migrants
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ILLEGAL immigrant workers of Filipino and other nationalities got a
break from the Belgian government which last week approved a pact
for the regularization of undocumented migrants.
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Update on Cory Aquino
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Cancer-stricken former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino is in
stable condition and being watched over by her children at the
Makati Medical Center, where she has been confined for a month now.
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Registration of Pinoy overseas voters lags behind 1M target
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WHILE the number of registered overseas absentee voters increased
this year, it is still far behind the one million target for next
year’s polls.
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Villar, Escudero top Ibon survey
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TWO opposition lawmakers lead the left-of-center Ibon’s July 2009
nationwide survey of possible presidential candidates in the 2010
presidential elections.
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Salary upgrade for teachers
delayed–again
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THE upgrade in the take home pay of teachers under the Salary
Standardization Law 3 (SSL3) that was supposed to have taken effect
on July 22 was delayed again so the increase could be announced
during the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July
27, a teacher’s group charged on Saturday.
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DEAR
PAO
By Persida Acosta
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The barrier between
legitimate and illegitimate siblings
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Dear PAO,
My maternal grandfather died only a few years
ago. He left, among others, two parcels of land and he was survived
by nine children.
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