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Do you believe PCGG Chairman Camilo Sabio is correct in invoking former president Corazon Aquino’s EO No. 1
in defying the Senate’s summons and refusing to answer the Senate panel’s questions on the alleged anomalous
deals in the government-sequestered telecommunications firm Philcomsat?
The Senate maintains that EO No. 1 issued in 1986 by then President Corazon Aquino under a revolutionary
government had been superseded by the 1987 Constitution which provides, among others, general provisions on the accountability of public officials. Hence, it is right to exercise its oversight function as provided for in the constitution. The Senate-PCGG
impasse (which has degenerated into a shouting match) had been brought to the Supreme Court which is expected to rule on the matter after the oral
arguments scheduled on Sept. 21.
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HONOLULU MEMORIAL RITES
(Reuters) – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo lays flowers at a memorial honoring Filipino and American soldiers who died during World War II in the Philippines at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 16, 2006. At left is Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo. She also paid tribute to Filipino-Americans in the US. The President is scheduled to return to Manila at 3:30 a.m. today. |
WB cites key role of youth in bid to reduce poverty
SUNTEC CITY, Singapore — Countries that invest in better education, healthcare and job training for the youth between the ages 12 and 24 could produce surging economic growth and sharply reduce poverty, a World Bank report said.
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Lafayette still needs to build acid mine drainage system
The Rapu Rapu mine has to ensure that an effective control against polluting acid mine drainage (AMD) is in place before government can lift its suspension to ensure that it will not bring adverse effects on human, aquatic life, and the environment.
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HONOLULU (via PLDT) —- Calling them "trailblazers," a visibly elated President Arroyo on Saturday acknowledged the contributions of the first Filipino migrants in Hawaii and the unprecedented success of the succeeding generations who, by sheer talent and hardwork, have equalled even surpassed the achivements of ordinary Americans.
The President said she wished for the day when working abroad would be a career option for Filipinos and not because it is out of necessity.
In fact, Mrs. Arroyo said Filipino-Americans have managed to exceed the average income of ordinary Americans nowadays as she thanked the first Filipinos who...
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5-day detention fails to soften tough stance of PCGG head Sabio
Five days of detention failed to soften the resolve of Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman Camilo Sabio to remain quiet on corruption charges hounding his office.
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Imports of farm products top $ 1-billion mark in 1st quarter
The country’s farm import bill topped the $ 1-billion mark in the first quarter of the 2006, a 19.05 percent increase over importations last year.
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Asian 9-Ball Tour: Bata rules Jakarta leg
DAZZLING AND magical.
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Another NPA killing field found
BUTUAN CITY — The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said yesterday that another 21 skeletons of alleged victims of summary killings by New People's Army (NPA) were found in shallow graves in the mountain in San Fernando town, Bukidnon province.
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MEDTECH PASSERS
Complete list of PMA Entrance Exam Passers
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Extreme northern Luzon and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening.
Manila Bay will be slight to moderate.
Temperature range – 25.2ºC – 32.3ºC
Tides — High: 6:19 a.m., 1.11 m.
Low: 3:41 p.m., -0.03 m.
Sunrise — 5:45 a.m. Sunset — 5:56 p.m.
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