House Speaker Jose C. de Venecia Jr.’s proposal to convert half of the debt owed by 100 heavily indebted middle-income nations into equity in development programs to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is "catching fire" as more influential and prestigious leaders gave their endorsement to the action program.
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A huge crowd yesterday swamped the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City to pay homage and be part of the celebration of the Feast Day of the Our Lady of La Naval de Manila.
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Unlike the weekend earthquake that rocked Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, which killed over 30,000 people and injured 41,000, only shallow earthquakes have occurred in the Philippines from July to October of this year.
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Members of the House Committee on National Defense and Security yesterday sounded the call for all Filipinos to unite in the fight against terrorism, which, they said, has bedeviled even the most advanced western societies despite tens of billions of dollars spent on security measures.
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The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee has urged government agencies to go slow in hiring consultants as fees paid to them reached P1.2 billion last year.
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Malacañang yesterday welcomed the plan by the House minority bloc to question before the Supreme Court (SC) the legitimacy of the 50-man Consultative Commission (ConCom) which was created to review and propose amendments to the 1987 Constitution.
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Nations commemorate World Mental Health Day
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