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GMA at SSS
convention.
President Arroyo is welcomed by Social Security System
president and chief executive officer Corazon de la Paz
and SSS chairman Thelmo Cunanan as the guest of honor
during the SSS’ 2nd National Account Officers’ Convention
with the theme “50 – 100: Meeting the Challenges of the
Future,” as the pension fund approaches its 50th
anniversary on September 1. The convention was held at
Great Eastern Hotel in Quezon City. --RHOY
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Customs pushed on P100-B leak |
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THE main
federation of industries said the Bureau of Customs can plug
the estimated P100-billion collection leakage just by
forcing importers to follow the Harmonized System Code—an
action that at the same time will help manufacturers survive
the onslaught of undervalued and misdeclared imported
products. |
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RP
has good environmental laws but . . . |
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IS THE
Philippines playing with slow-burning fire with its delayed,
incomplete and neglectful compliance with treaties it signed
to help alleviate if not prevent disastrous climate change? |
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Ethanol carries health risks–study |
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LOS
ANGELES—Ethanol, widely touted as a greenhouse gas-cutting
fuel, would have serious health effects if heavily used in
cars, producing more ground level ozone than gasoline,
particularly in the Los Angeles basin, according to a
Stanford University study out Wednesday. |
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Anemic support, tariff cuts hurt ‘uncompetitive’ SMEs |
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INDUSTRY
leaders agree that under present domestic conditions,
Philippine small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will really
find it hard to be competitive if pitted against their
counterparts in the region. |
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Sharp ODA dip hinders MDGs |
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THE World
Bank Global Monitoring Report 2007 found a decline in
official development assistance, particularly debt relief,
that could hamper achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals. It noted, however, the emergence of nontraditional
donors such as China, Brazil and India as well as private
foundations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
which contributed over $6.6 billion for global health
programs. |
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Body
found believed Campbell's |
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AUTHORITIES
found the body of a US Peace Corps volunteer reported
missing more than a week ago in Ifugao. |
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UN
body, seeing external risks, forecasts RP growth at 5.6% |
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THE United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (Unescap) expects the Philippine economy to grow by
5.6 percent, as it sees the possibility of the country
facing renewed economic vulnerability as a result of global
developments. |
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LP
Atienza wing could be ‘adopted’ |
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SHOULD the
Supreme Court rule with finality to allow Sen. Franklin
Drilon to stay on as Liberal Party president until November
2007, the LP wing led by Manila Mayor Lito Atienza could opt
to be “adopted” by allied political parties if only to be
covered by the protective measures for parties in the polls,
such as copies of the results and the right to field
watchers and inspectors. |
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ARMANDO PASCUAL,
director of the enterprise segment of Nortel’s Philippine
business, briefs the media during a roundtable discussion on
Nortel’s new comprehensive portfolio of products for small
and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The event was held at a
hotel in Makati City.
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