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PRESIDENT
Arroyo gestures during her State of the Nation Address as
Senate President Manny Villar (top) and House Speaker Jose
de Venecia look on during the opening of the 14th
Congress. Outside the Batasan complex, militant groups
stage a protest rally(below) while the President was
delivering her speech.
--AP, NONOY LACZA |
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Businessmen give Sona mixed
reviews |
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LEADERS of
the business community gave the President’s State of the
Nation Address (Sona) mixed reviews Monday, voicing dismay
that it rehashed her past promises, but expressing hope that
she would continue to steer the country through greater
economic challenges until 2010. |
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State of the Nation in 2010:
GMA’s vision |
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PRESIDENT
Arroyo boldly promised the nation on Monday she will provide
the “tough, productive leadership” the country needs to
realize her vision of a “modern” Philippines by 2010, and
she will not let anyone’s political ambition get in the way
of her goal.
Full text of GMA 2007 Sona |
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Laws to fight plague of
political slays urged |
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IN a show of
commitment following sharp criticisms on her alleged wimpy
stance on the issue of political murders, President Arroyo
urged the 14th Congress in her State of the Nation Address
Monday to legislate laws helping eliminate the notorious
plague through stronger witness protection, speedy justice,
and harsher punishment for the guilty especially on those in
the uniformed services. |
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Consolidated public sector
posts P8.3-B surplus in Q1 |
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THE
consolidated public sector (CPS), which tracks the financial
position of the national government; the nonfinancial
government corporations; the social security institutions;
the government financial institutions; and local government
units posted a surplus of P8.3 billion in the first three
months. |
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UN raises food-safety alert |
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THE United
Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) are urging all countries to
be more vigilant about food safety in the wake of recent
processed-food contamination incidents, most notably from
those produced by China. |
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‘Village people’ torn between
privacy, justice |
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THEY belong
to the “rich and famous” sector of society, and yet, they
still fell prey to what they now describe as a new
multimillion-dollar financial scam. As much was admitted by
a father of one of the victims who went to the National
Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to file a complaint against
the people behind the Performance Investments Products Corp.
(PIPC), who allegedly convinced them to invest in a
foreign-exchange trading scheme, only to find out that their
money was already gone. |
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Exclusive:
RP scientists abroad have both skills and funds for
innovation |
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A LEADING
academician recently urged the government to tap overseas
Filipino workers, specifically those working in science and
technology, to enhance the innovation system in the country
as part of building its competency for the knowledge
economy. |
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RP,
9 others dengue hot zone |
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THE World
Health Organization’s Western Pacific Regional Office is
alarmed over the high rate of dengue cases in the 10
countries within its jurisdiction that includes the
Philippines. |
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PhilNaRe 1st-semester income
rises to P320M |
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NATIONAL
Reinsurance Corp. of the Philippines (PhilNaRe), the second
company to list this year, said Monday its net income for
the first half increased to P320 million while gross
premiums amounted to P2 billion. |
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