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Senators hit EO 464
Congress must make a definite stand on Malacañang’s persistence to invoke Executive Order 464 that prohibits ranking government officials from appearing in congressional hearings without the written permission of President Arroyo because this assaults the "sovereignty" of a co-equal branch of government, lawmakers said yesterday.
SC: Include amended complaint versus ETPI
The Supreme Court has reversed the Sandiganbayan and ordered the inclusion of the amended complaint in the recovery suit filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) against the stockholders of the sequestered Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (ETPI).
Energy security task force formed
President Arroyo has created a task force under the Department of Energy (DOE) whose role is to ensure the security of all power related facilities and infrastructures in the country.
Chiz’s wife gives birth to twins
Neophyte senator Francis Joseph "Chiz" Escudero yesterday skipped the Senate’s committee hearing on the "Hello, Garci" wiretapping controversy after his wife gave birth to twins early Friday morning.
Answer habeas corpus petition, PNP chief told
The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Oscar Calderon to answer in five days the habeas corpus petition of five policemen implicated in the burning of the Pinagbayanan Elementary School in Taysan, Batangas a day after the May 14, 2007 elections.
Comelec taps gov’t agencies for SK, barangay elections
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has named the Philippine Postal Corp. (Philpost), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the Telecommunications Office (TO) and more government agencies as it steps up its preparations for the Oct. 29, ’07 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections fully aware that the synchronized village poll is only 52 days away.
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