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Do you believe the Palace claim that there is no shortage of classrooms for public schoolchildren for this school year?
Despite Malacanang's position that the government has provided enough classrooms for this school year, the first day of school saw the holding of big classes in cramped public school facilities prompting lawmakers to allocate an additional P4 billion for education this year.
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RP-CHINA ECONOMIC MoA SIGNING
Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai (seated left) of the People’s Republic of China (PROC) and Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter B. Favila sign a memorandum of understanding to work out an economic partnership to be signed by the end of the year, during the Philippines-China Economic Partnership Forum at the Manila Hotel. Standing as witnesses are (from left) China Assistant Minister of Commerce Chen Jian, Ambassador Li Jinjun, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, former President Fidel V. Ramos, Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo. (Cris Villarin)
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Opposition preparing for 2007 elections
Confident that the moves to amend the 1987 Constitution will not prosper, an official of the United Opposition (UNO) yesterday disclosed that their focus is now on making their candidates for the local and national elections in 2007 win against administration bets.
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The Philippines and the People’s Republic of China yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a bilateral economic partnership that calls for a loan financing package of billion to fund various projects in the Philippines.
The agreement was signed by Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila and his counterpart Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai and witnessed by President Arroyo at the opening of the first Philippine-China Economic Partnership Forum at the historic landmark Manila Hotel.
"The MoU calls...
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Gov’t to seek 5-yr extension of land reform program
President Gloria Arroyo will ask Congress to extend a land reform program for an extra five years after 2008 to help some two million farmers become self-sufficient, officials said yesterday.
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Women chessers reach milestone
TWO PHILIPPINE teams found themselves in opposite directions Sunday at the close of the 37th World Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy. |
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Eastern, central and southern Luzon will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers while southern Mindanao will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.
Sunrise 5:53 am
Sunset 6:08 pm
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