Fourteen persons, most of them women and children, were held hostage by three armed robbers who robbed a passenger bus in Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental yesterday afternoon, reports reaching Camp Crame in Quezon City said.
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The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) appealed yesterday to Interior and Local Government Secretary Angelo T. Reyes to initiate coordination with other government agencies involved in the implementation of the "no plate, no travel" policy to prevent confusion and inconvenience among owners of brand-new vehicles.
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Senator Manuel B. Villar Jr., chairman of the Senate finance committee, advised yesterday members of the Senate and the House of Representatives to ensure that the measures they are seeking to be passed by Congress have available funds lest they would be sent to dust-covered libraries when enacted into laws because they are not funded.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday declared that the total ban on the importation of live birds and poultry products from countries known or reported to be affected by the avian influenza remains a no-nonsense effort to ensure a bird flu-free Philippines.
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Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Alberto Lina vowed yesterday to continue the reforms that he initiated at the agency, saying he will not be deterred from doing so by the smuggling syndicates who want him to fail.
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In life, two things are certain — death and taxes. But even in death, taxes must be paid promptly.
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US Pacific command chief to visit RP for security talks
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