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Noli slams term
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Move may threaten freedom, democracy |
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By Llanesca T. Panti, Reporter
Vice President Noli de Castro has
warned against pushing for term extension of government officials,
saying that it poses
a threat to constitutional liberties.
“If anyone is thinking of term
extensions, including [prolonging] my term, I say, forget it. Banish
the thought, as this is dangerous to Filipinos’ freedom and
democracy,” the Vice President said during the 13th midyear
conference and executive session of the Publishers Association of
the Philippines Inc. held in Makati City on Wednesday.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Wednesday Group
happy with its members’ chances in 2010
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Two members of the so-called
Wednesday Group, Vice President Noli de Castro and Sen. Manuel
Villar Jr. are expected to be rivals for the presidency in 2010.
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SMEs cutting
costs, rethinking plans because of economic crisis
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
in the Philippines were cutting costs and shifting strategies to
stay alive amid the global economic slowdown, a recent poll showed.
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FEATURE
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Subic Bay
reinvents itself amid recession
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SUBIC BAY: May de los Santos used
to make laptops and mobile phones at a high-tech Taiwanese
electronics factory in Subic Bay Freeport, north of Manila.
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More Filipino
households become poorer
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The number of poor Filipino
households was expected to go up this year because of the global
economic crisis, an official of the National Statistical
Coordination Board said Thursday.
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Iran crisis may
make crude more expensive
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LONDON: World oil prices have so
far not been pushed up much by post-election violence in key crude
producer Iran—but they could spike higher if the situation
deteriorates, analysts warn.
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World oil prices
rise after US data report
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LONDON: Oil prices gained ground
on Thursday as the market digested the latest stockpiles data in
leading consumer the United States which traders said was supportive
overall.
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Asenso Manileño
to address basic services
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Top city officials, most of whom
are members of the city council, led the launching of an
organization formed to serve the basic needs of Manilans.
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PROBE OF NOODLES
SCANDAL ORDERED
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The Office of the Ombudsman on
Friday ordered the immediate investigation of the allegedly
overpriced noodles after graft charges were filed against Education
Secretary Jesli Lapus and six others in his department.
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Flu fears drive
DOH to redo guidelines
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The Department of Health (DOH)
revised the guidelines on class suspensions after more cases of
Influenza A(H1N1) were reported in schools.
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