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Do you really think that these "public hearings" will give way to the eradication of jueteng?
As the "simultaneous public hearings on jueteng" has begun, two Senate commitees are attempting to identify the personalities benefitting from the age-old gambling operations, and to determine the feasibility of legalizing the multi-billion-peso game. But critics say that this is just a waste of taxpayers money and only look like "a fishing expedition" just like in the past Senate investigations.
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Malacañang yesterday announced that the forthcoming local elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will push through as scheduled on Aug. 8 and it remained open on the possibility of endorsing the administration’s candidates.
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United States Embassy Press Attaché Karen Kelley stressed yesterday that the "US will never tolerate" disrespect for the Qur’an, the holy book of some 1.4 billion Muslims around the world.
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Top Muslim political leaders yesterday welcomed Malacañang’s assurance on the holding of the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on August 8, saying the guaranty reflects the Arroyo government’s respect for the region’s autonomy that emerged from the blood and sweat of the Moro people.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo lifted yesterday the one-year moratorium on any debate on changing the Constitution through a constitutional convention, notably on shifting from the present presidential to parliamentary or federal form of government.
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Outgoing Secretary of Health Manuel Dayrit turns over the department to newly appointed Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III (right) in a turnover ceremony at the Department of Health in Manila. (Ali Vicoy) |
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Metro Manila: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms.
Cebu: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Davao: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Sunrise — 5:26 a.m.
Sunset — 6:22 p.m.
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NEW SECRETARY OF HEALTH.
