RP named priority country in loans, grants
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California Gov. Arnold Schwar-zenegger has sought the support of US President George W. Bush for the immediate passage of the "Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005" now pending before the US Congress.
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Detained former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada yesterday asked the nation not to forget the legacy of "defeated" presidential candidate, the late movie icon Fernando Poe, Jr., and his sense of fair play, humility and honesty as millions of Poe admirers commemorate his first death anniversary today.
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) yesterday expressed dismay that the $600-million Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 3 remains a white elephant more than two and a half years after Malacañang voided the contract awarded to its builder, the Philippine International Air Terminals Company (Piatco).
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KUALA LUMPUR (via PLDT) — President Arroyo yesterday called on Japan and South Korea to venture on energy cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly in setting up a regional stockpile of ethanol fuel, to counter the threat posed by fluctuations in world oil prices.
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The Senate intends to put more "HEART" – health, education, agriculture, roads, technology – into the Arroyo administration’s proposed 2006 P1.05-trillion national budget.
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The Social Security System (SSS) has released more than R2.41 billion for the Christmas bonus of its more than one million pensioners, which showed a P196-million increase from the 13th month pension in 2004, a top SSS official said yesterday.
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