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Dureza, Esperon, Garcia should face treason raps—Jinggoy
DILG chief: Bounty for Kato, Bravo doubled, now P20M
2008/09/06
Senate President ProTempore Jinggoy Estrada yesterday said two Cabinet members and a ranking official of the government peace panel negotiating with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) should be charged with “treason” for misleading the Philippine government into signing the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MoA-AD) for an independent Islamic state in Mindanao. Estrada said Jesus Dureza and Hermogenes Esperon apparently were aware of the “unconstitutional provisions” of the MoA-AD with the Muslim secessionist group but kept the conditions of the accord secret from the public. “Dureza, Esperon and Garcia (Rodolfo) could face treason charges for selling the .. Full Story »»» |
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Sad day for democracy
Not surprisingly, the same majority in the Gloria Arroyo’s Supreme Court (SC) affirmed their earlier ruling to uphold executive privilege in the scandal-tainted, kickback-laden $329 million ZTE-National Broadband Network (NBN) deal, insisting that Romulo Neri, then National Economic Development Authority chief, correctly invoked executive privilege and was right in not giving answers to the three ..
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DoLE execs seek OFW placements in new labor marts
Labor officials are currently in talks with various foreign executives to create “new markets” for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) announced yesterday.At the House briefing on the proposed 2009 budget for the DoLE, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said they are negotiating with “non-traditional countries” such as Norway, Finland and France to create job opportunities for migrant workers. “Before, France was a closed market,” Roque said as he an..
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Orocher Jewellry: Sculpture to wear
Branches & twigs. Stones of various colors and shapes. Miniaturize them, set them in gold, and what have you got? Some exquisitely designed jewelry hardly found in retail outlets locally. Such is the promise of Orocher Jewellery, a newly opened retail outlet at the SM North Edsa in Quezon City. While new in the retail business, Orocher Jewellery is backed by 14 years of experience in the design and wholesale manufacturing of jewelry in Meycauyan, Bulacan, home of some of the finest jewelry.. Full Story »»»
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Arroyo gov’t to use all means to punish its critics — Binay
The Arroyo administration is sending a message to media when authorities arrested Malaya publisher Amado “Jake” Macasaet based on an old libel case, Makati Mayor and United Opposition (UNO) president Jejomar Binay said yesterday.Binay added he finds it ironic that the police arrested Macasaet at the Malaya office a few days after the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chastised the Philippine National Police (PNP) for arresting journalists who covered the siege at the Manila Peninsula last yea..
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Jorge being groomed for PSC post
AS PSC REVAMP CONTINUES
With commissioner Ambrocio “Bong” de Luna formally stepping down, another name has been floated to join the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), putting the long-delayed revamp back in full swing. Nic Jorge, a basketball executive whose programs are focused on grassroots development, is heavily tipped to join the five-man PSC board of commissioners, replacing de Luna who already took his oath and assumed office as assistant secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform a few days back. A ..
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