Director General Arturo Lomibao, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), yesterday ordered police regional directors in several areas of Luzon, particularly Metro Manila, that are considered hotbeds of jueteng to identify public officials tagged as financiers and protectors of the illegal numbers game.
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Following the adverse reaction of employers on the salary increase for their workers, Malacañang yesterday gave no assurance whether or not the workers’ wish will be granted on or before Labor Day, May 1.
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Seven suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and two policemen were killed while an NPA was seriously wounded during separate encounters in San Miguel and San Rafael towns in Bulacan yesterday morning, reports reaching Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City said.
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XMG Incorporated, a Manila-based research and advisory firm, said yesterday the Philippines will surpass India by 2008 as home to the world’s largest call center industry.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday directed the police to swiftly arrest the killers of Foreign Affairs Asst. Secretary for Asia-Pacific Affairs Alicia Ramos as she mourned the loss of an exceptional civil servant.
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MANDALUYONG CITY – A son-in-law of the brother of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Benjamin Abalos was shot and killed inside his car by three unidentified assailants in Mandaluyong City yesterday morning.
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Unmask the identities of big-time jueteng beneficiaries.
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Expect a value added tax (VAT) law soon.
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