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House panel OKs bill for snap elections
A bill proposing to hold snap elections for the presidential post was approved and endorsed for second reading by the Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms in the House of Representatives yesterday.
US renews support for Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces continues to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) anti-terrorism campaign and modernization program, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Alexander B. Yano said yesterday.
CA clears 11 SSS officials in purchase of shares of bank
The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the dismissal by the Office of the Ombudsman of the administrative charges filed against the 11 officials and commissioners of the Social Security System (SSS) in connection with the purchase of the shares of stocks of the then Philippine Commercial and Industrial Bank (PCIB) in 2001.
Gov’t agencies told to conserve power, subsidize employees
President Arroyo ordered last night all government agencies to conserve fuel and electricity and convert their savings into rice and transportation subsidies for their employees.
House committee supports open access plan in power sector
Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Energy yesterday backed the implementation of open access in the power sector as among the most feasible programs that could make business more competitive and ultimately bring down the cost of electricity.
Magna Carta for small enterprises cited
Thousands of job opportunities and new businesses will sprout all over the country with the enactment into law of the Magna Carta for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), said Bulacan Rep. Ma. Victoria Sy Alvarado (Lakas-CMD, Bulacan), vice chairman of the House Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development.
Filipino worker dies in Iraq mortar attack
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday that a Filipino worker was killed while two others were injured in a mortar attack last week at the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq.
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