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Thursday, September 10, 2009 |
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Text tax will hurt poor subscribers, says Salceda |
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By Rhaydz B. Barcia, Correspondent
LEGAZPI CITY: Gov. Joey Salceda of Albay one of the economic
advisers of President Gloria Arroyo strongly contested the passage
of “tax on text” bill which according to him will gravely hurt
the poor cellular phone subscribers, migrant workers and is bad
economic and social policy for the government.
He said that the text is already subjected to 12
percent vat and 30 percent income tax. “I will recommend to
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to reject it,” Salceda told
The Manila Times through a text message.
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Southwest monsoon kills two children in Calamba
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HEAVY rains induced by the southwest monsoon have affected at least
four regions in Luzon triggering landslides and heavy flooding in
some areas the National Disaster Coordinating Council said in a
report.
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P12M recovered from two suspects in bank robbery
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BACOLOD CITY: Two bank robbers were killed, the P12 million they
robbed was recovered, when responding policemen foiled a robbery
Tuesday night at Rizal Street, Hinigaran town, southern Negros
Occidental.
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Two TV talents cheat death in Boracay
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TWO prominent names in the show-business industry cheated death
after they were swept by big waves off Boracay island while walking
along the seashore while a companion was reported to have drowned,
initial reports reaching Camp Crame Wednesday.
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Sandiganbayan suspends Cagayan mayor
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The Sandiganbayan after finding probable cause for graft and
corruption in a case against a municipal mayor from Cagayan has
opted to suspend him.
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Evacuees start rebuilding community
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COTABATO CITY: The evacuees or internally displaced persons (IDPs)
in Kabuntalan town in Maguindanao province have started to rebuild
their own communities after they were displaced by the recent armed
conflict in Mindanao.
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Roadside landmine blast in Davao injures civilian
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: A civilian was injured after a roadside bomb
intended for government soldiers exploded in Davao City in the
southern Philippines, officials told The Manila Times.
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