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QC van rob mostly ex-police, militarypolice
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MANILA, PhilippinesPolice have identified four of the 15 suspects responsible for the foiled armored van robbery in a Quezon City mall last Tuesday, as police said most of the suspects were former police and military personnel. Chief Inspector Benjamin Elenzano of the city’s homicide… Read More
GSIS distributed P15.20-B pension benefits in 2008
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08/31/2009 The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) released P15.20 billion in pension benefits in 2008, conveniently disbursing bulk of the amount through a pioneering service called eCard Plus. Of the amount, P13.141 billion was for the pension benefits of old-age pensioners while some P2.06 billion was for survivorship pensioners. The GSIS began… Read More
Aboitiz unit bags IPP deal for Pagbilao plant
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08/31/2009 Aboitiz Power Corp. (AP) unit Therma Luzon Inc Read More
AFP modernization impossible with P5-B budget
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LEGAZPI CITY, PhilippinesThe planned modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines will not materialize with its current budget of P5 billion per year, which is just enough for the upgrading of its capabilities, said Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro at a press briefing here Thursday. Read More
NPA rebels raid budget hotel in Bukidnon
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Suspected communist rebels raided a budget hotel and restaurant in Bukidnon and seized weapons allegedly being used by hotel owners to threaten peasants. Isabel Santiago, a spokeswoman for the New People’s Army (NPA) Herminio Alfonso Command, said rebel forces also ambushed pursuing soldiers and policemen in the village of Kipolot in… Read More
MMDA sued over ‘peep-free’ footbridge design
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MANILA, Philippines The Metro Manila Development Authority was taken to court Wednesday for the design of its footbridges, which according to complainants exposed female pedestrians to peeping toms. In their complaint for mandamus and injunction, lawyers… Read More
Comelec junks motion to stop Pampanga recount
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MANILA, Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied the motion of Governor Ed Panlilio to stop the recount of votes in Pampanga in the 2007 elections personnel for ‘lack of merit,’ a commissioner said. Comelec commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer, who sits as the presiding officer of the Second Division that handles the Pampanga recount, said allegations… Read More
International Community Outraged at Aung San Suu Kyi Verdict
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Burmese activists hold a banner calling for the immediate release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest outside the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, 11 Aug 2009The Burmese government’s decision to keep opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for another 18 months has drawn strong criticism from world leaders. Read More
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