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3 Presidents honor Ninoy
Former Presidents Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, and Joseph Estrada yesterday joined leaders of political parties of various affiliations in commemorating the 25th death anniversary of former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.
31 MILF men surrender to AFP in Lanao del Norte
A group of Moro rebels surrendered to the military in Lanao del Norte Wednesday night, four days after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched punitive action against rogue elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for a series of attacks on several barangays in Mindanao.
1,513 examinees pass licensure test for physicians
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced last night that 1,513 out of 2,506 passed the Physician (Complete, Prelims, and Finals with Prelims) Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila, Cebu, and Davao this month.
Shift to village-level dialogues with Muslims – GMA
President Arroyo announced yesterday a shift in the government’s strategy for peace, saying dialogues will be vigorously pursued with affected communities rather than with armed rebel groups.
Supreme Court meets today on MILF agreement
The Supreme Court (SC) meets in a special full court session this morning to rule on the motion of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to dismiss cases questioning the constitutionality of the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MoA-AD) between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Typhoon Karen leaves RP with 8 persons killed
Typhoon Karen killed eight people, injured one, and left another missing, while affecting more than 28,000 people in the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) and Manila Bulletin reporters said yesterday.
LPG dealers roll back price by P1 per kilo
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers Association (LPGMA) made official yesterday a P1 per kilo price cut on its LPG products, citing the continued plunge in world contract prices.
iPhone 3G now available to Globe plan subscribers
The much-awaited revolutionary iPhone 3G is now available to Filipinos at Globe Telecom.
Congress, not BIR, can reclassify brands of cigarettes – SC
The Supreme Court (SC) has declared as constitutional Section 145 of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) imposing higher taxes on cigarette brands that were introduced in the market after 1996.
Center cautions gov’t on psychiatric tests
The Blas F. Ople Policy Center has asked the government to go slow in approving a proposal for mandatory psychiatric tests for departing Filipino workers.
Final court judgment entered
The Pasay City regional trial court (RTC) has ordered an entry of judgment that declared as final and enforceable its June 16, 2008, resolution dismissing the petition of five former directors of Air Materiel Wing Savings and Loan Association, Inc. (AMWSLAI) on their disqualification to run in the 2005 election for the board of trustees.
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