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Does legalizing any form of gambling make it morally acceptable?
As an alternative to "jueteng", an illegal numbers game, the government-sanctioned Small Town Lottery is set to go on a year-long test-run in several cities in the country. The Senate is divided on the issue: Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel says "it promotes a culture of gambling as a means to earn money" while Majority Leader Francis Tolentino maintains that "as long as it is legal, a cheaper alternative is the best way to kill jueteng."
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GOLDEN RING FOR CARDINAL ROSALES (AP)
Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales receives from Pope Benedict XVI the golden ring, a symbol of a cardinal’s commitment and fidelity to the church. The pontiff celebrated Mass last Saturday with his 15 new cardinals on the steps of St. Peter’s Square, welcoming them as his new partners in running the Catholic Church.
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Palace hopeful on early Senate budget approval
Malacañang expressed yesterday optimism that the Senate will act immediately on the Palace-proposed R1.053-trillion national budget for 2006 as soon as the House of Representatives transmits its approved copy of the appropriation measure to the Upper House.
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Nene" Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP-Laban) disputed yesterday the administration’s claim that it had nothing to do with the signature campaign for Charter change (Cha-cha) and that it was not funding the activity.
Pimentel said he received information that the discussion on Charter change during barangay assembly held nationwide last Saturday was the idea of Malacañang.
He said he learned from his informant that Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno met with barangay and other local...
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DTI lauds 3 schools, ship firm for quality excellence
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has lauded three schools for achieving the highest awards given to organizations for excellence in performance.
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Giants gobble up Aces
PUREFOODS CHUNKEE Coach Ryan Gregorio made no effort to hide his team’s secret in their cluster of big wins. |
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SEA SPORTS FESTIVAL.
A dragon boat race was among the activities (which included sailboat and bancathon races and a beach volleyball tournament) showcased in the recent Manila Bay Summer Sea Sports Festival at the Baywalk on Roxas Blvd. (Rudy Liwanag)
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Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with isolated brief rainshowers and thunderstorms.
Manila Bay will be slight to moderate.
Temperature range – 23.8°C – 33.5°C
Tides — High: 12:12 p.m., 0.37 m.
Low: 3:47 a.m., -0.20 m.
Sunrise — 5:56 a.m.
Sunset — 6:08 p.m.
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