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Mindanao rice prices probed
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday ordered authorities to look into the unusual increase in prices of rice in Mindanao and clamp down those responsible.
DoST sets P200 M for human resource dev’t program
The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) led by Secretary Estrella Alabastro will spend R200 million for a human resource development (HRD) program that seeks to increase the number of professionals in the fields of agriculture, forestry, and natural resources (AFNR).
Nation observes June as National No-Smoking Month
The nation observes the month of June as National No-Smoking Month as mandated by Proclamation No. 183 to raise public awareness on the ill effects of smoking as well as to encourage smokers to give up the habit.
Miriam warns against rushing baseline measure
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago, chairwoman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday warned "alarmists" in Congress who are pushing for the approval of the controversial archipelagic baseline bill without expert advice.
GMA: Grade school pupils not required to wear uniforms
In another move to ease the financial burden on parents, President Arroyo yesterday ordered the Department of Education to remove the requirement of school uniforms for Grade 1 pupils.
Malacañang urges JdV to junk plans to testify on NBN
A Malacañang official yesterday encouraged Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. to take the "moral high road" and junk plans to appear in a congressional inquiry on the National Broadband Network (NBN) controversy.
Senators, GSIS reply to JFC letter on EPIRA, Meralco
Senators lambasted yesterday the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines for "meddling" in the country’s political affairs when they wrote President Arroyo to ask that the controversial Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) not be amended or altered.
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