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Despite high rice costs
President Arroyo yesterday said the billions of pesos in deficit incurred by the National Food Authority (NFA) will not affect the government’s goal of achieving a balanced budget at the end of the year.
Atienza launches industry compliance program
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Jose Atienza Jr. recently led the launching of the expanded program on monitoring the compliance of industries on environmental regulations, which rates participating industries according to color codes.
Regional wage boards told to convene May 1
President Arroyo ordered yesterday regional wage boards to convene on May 1 to hasten the approval of wage adjustments for workers in the private sector.
Miriam bats for further study of baselines issue
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago yesterday said she will not act on the two pending baselines bills but push for the creation of a joint congressional commission that will study the legal and technical aspects surrounding the issue on the country’s baseline instead.
President wants ‘agribusiness’ provision in CARP extension
President Arroyo yesterday called on Congress to include the use of farmlands as collateral in the bill extending the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
Ease civil service rules to improve bureaucracy – solon
Lakas Rep. Marcelino Teodoro of Marikina City underscored yesterday the need to relax the country’s civil service rules to attract private sector professionals who want to give government service a try and at the same time give the bureaucracy better access to the talent it will need.
DFA asks Senate to defer action on controversial RP-Japan pact
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo yesterday asked the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations "to defer consideration" of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) to pave the way for an exchange of notes between the two countries.
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