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Saturday, September 12, 2009 |
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House bill seeks to ban styrofoam to curb life-threatening diseases |
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By Frank Lloyd Tiongson, Reporter
A lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to prohibit the use of styrofoam
packaging by food service businesses and operations in a bid to curb
life-threatening diseases associated with the frequent use of the
such packaging.
Rep. Reno Lim of Albay filed House Bill 6618
hoping to put an end to the use of food packaging using the
polystyrene material, such as in styrofoam, and to encourage
businesses to use recyclable or compostable food containers.
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Lawmaker pursues constitutional mandate to reapportion legislative districts
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A lawmaker has filed a measure calling for the reapportionment of
legislative districts in the Philippines as laid down by the
Constitution three years from the return of every census.
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Office of the Ombudsman clarifies SALN guidelines
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THE Office of the Ombudsman has clarified that the reason behind the
new guidelines on requesting copies of Statement of Assets,
Liabilities and NetWorth (SALN) is to make the release of the
document faster, not tougher.
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170 undocumented workers repatriated
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At least 170 undocumented Filipino workers stranded under the
Khandara Bridge in Jeddah are already set for repatriation, an
official said Friday.
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‘Big Three’ lawyers walk out of court
hearing
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The lawyers of the three big oil companies walked out of the
scheduled court hearing Friday on the petition filed by the Social
Justice System to open their audit books to the public.
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Do not dare bad weather, coast guards tell tourists
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THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday appealed to the public to
heed warnings of bad weather.
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Militant lawmaker calls for halt to North Harbor project
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A Bayan Muna partylist representative on Friday urged Congress to
stop the granting of contract for the Manila North Harbor
Modernization Project (MNHMP) until all concerns regarding the
privatization of the port have been cleared.
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DEAR
PAO
By Persida Acosta
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Corporate crimes and
punishment
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Dear PAO,
Can the directors named in the private
corporation’s General Information Sheet...
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