Transport groups are set to come out in full force when the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) hears at 10 a.m. today their petitions for a fare increase in view of the increasing costs of diesel, spare parts, and maintenance.
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MADRID, SPAIN (Reuters) — Spain’s opposition Socialists have swept to power in a sensational election upset sparked by popular anger over the government’s handling of a suspected al-Qaeda attack on commuter trains that killed 200 people.
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Members of parliament from the Asian region yesterday started their two-day meet in Manila to discuss legislative initiatives on how to eradicate poverty in their respective countries.
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PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte —President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday gained the support and prayers of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan Church) Mindanao Archdiocesan Council for her presidential bid in the May polls.
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For allegedly violating the Fair Elections Act, a group of lawyers filed yesterday a petition to disqualify President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for reportedly exceeding the 120-minute television campaign airtime allotted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for every candidate.
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PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte — The camp of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday said President Arroyo has not violated any election law, particularly the rule on the time limit covering her political advertisements on television.
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Sliding down to the vice presidential race will be out of the question for opposition presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson as he prepares to meet one-on-one with fellow presidentiable Fernando Poe Jr. today, March 16.
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CEBU CITY — A big crowd attended presidential aspirant Bro. Eddie Villanueva’s political rally, his first campaign salvo outside Luzon, on Osmeña Boulevard, this city, Sunday night.
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Representatives of farmers and fisherfolk groups throughout the country forming the Alyansa Agrikultura have agreed that presidential candidate Raul Roco of the Alyansa ng Pag-asa has a solid agricultural agenda that can benefit over 10 million agriculture workers nationwide, reports reaching the De
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) standard bearer Fernando Poe Jr. yesterday urged young men and women to take on an important role in fighting official corruption by helping him ensure full transparency under a KNP administration, which, he said, is among the measures h
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MANILA (AFP) - A dozen junior Philippines military officers are to be freed from nearly eight months in detention after they pledged to testify against colleagues accused of mounting a coup attempt against President Gloria Arroyo, officials said Tuesday.
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MANILA (AFP) - Philippine movie star presidential candidate Fernando Poe is so popular on the stump that even communist guerrillas are attending his campaign rallies, his backers claimed Tuesday.
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MANILA (Reuters) - Chances of an election alliance against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo faded on Tuesday as front-running film star Fernando Poe Jr and Senator Panfilo Lacson failed to convene a much-anticipated meeting.
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SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp . on Tuesday will unveil a new kind of coffee shop serving up custom music CDs along with foamy coffee drinks as it looks to keep its cash registers humming.
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Manila (dpa) - A 41-year-old policeman died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke while undergoing a regular physical fitness test in the Philippines.
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