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Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
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GMA steps into ‘load’ loss |
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NTC summons telcos after Palace order
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By Darwin G. Amojelar, Senior Reporter
Alarmed by reports on disappearing cellular-phone loads, President
Gloria Arroyo through the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
summoned telecommunication companies on Wednesday to resolve rising
consumer complaints on the loss of such loads.
Jaime Fortes Jr., deputy commissioner of NTC,
said the regulator met with the telecommunication companies, or
telcos, in a bid to come up with measures that would address the
complaints not only on the vanishing loads but also text spams and
dropped calls.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Trafficking worsens in Philippines
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Human trafficking situation in the Philippines fell a notch after
the US State Department kept the country on the Tier 2 Watch List on
Wednesday.
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‘Con-Ass’ to cause walkout at SONA
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There will be walkouts and boycotts by senators and
independent-minded congressmen at the Ninth State of the Nation
Address (SONA) of President Gloria Arroyo unless the House
leadership drops its plan to convene a Constituent Assembly, Sen.
Pia Cayetano warned on Wednesday.
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Ruby Rose finally given proper burial
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At least now she had a proper burial. No longer entombed under
water, Ruby Rose Barrameda-Jimenez was laid to rest on Wednesday at
the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque City after a morning Mass.
Hundreds of mourners joined a procession to her grave.
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CLIMATE CHANGE JUST AS VITAL AS ECONOMY
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President Gloria Arroyo said Wednesday that the world leaders should
keep their economies afloat without forgetting about climate-change
concerns.
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Threats against Navy officer not from military, says Biazon
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The writ of amparo decision of the Court of Appeals ordering Defense
Secretary Gilbert Teodoro to protect Balikatan whisteleblower Lt.
Nancy Gadian showed that the threats against her life did not come
from the military, Sen. Rodolfo Biazon said Wednesday.
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DOH reports 64 new flu cases, total at 311
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The Health department reported 64 new confirmed cases of Influenza
A(H1N1) flu virus in the Philippine on Wednesday, bringing the
country’s total to 311.
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Iran braces for protests despite ban
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TEHRAN: Iran’s opposition movement called for a new public protest
in Tehran on Wednesday as pressure was building on the Islamic
regime over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s fiercely contested
re-election.
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LPG prices to increase by P44 per 11-kg tank in July
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Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices were poised for another round
of increase next month as crude prices abroad continue to pick up.
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