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CUSTOMS
Commissioner Napoleon Morales sketches the broad outlines
of reforms meant to boost collections at the Quijano de
Manila forum at the Cherry Blossoms Hotel in Manila.
--ROY DOMINGO |
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BOC
chief starts revamp |
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APPARENTLY
unhappy that he had to give up his original collection goal
of P228 billion and work to generate only at least P223
billion, Customs chief Napoleon Morales started a nationwide
revamp that takes effect in two weeks. |
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Crucial Reform: Automate System |
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CUSTOMS
Commissioner Napoleon Morales has batted for the full
implementation of the automation system to curb corruption
and smuggling activities in the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
“When the system is already automated, there will be no more
human intervention. Corruption will be stopped in Customs.”
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Oil
little changed after rising above $99 on weaker US dollar |
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Oil was
little changed after climbing above $99 a barrel for the
first time as a slumping U.S. dollar made crude cheaper to
foreign buyers. |
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Senators move to crack down on local oil cartel |
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SENATE
leaders vowed to push a crackdown on a “local oil cartel” as
senators moved to review the efficacy of the existing
oil-deregulation law in the face of skyrocketing petroleum
prices which neared $100 per barrel in the world market on
Wednesday. |
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First Gen-led group tops PNOC bid |
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GOVERNMENT-RUN Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) declared
on Wednesday Red Vulcan Holdings Corp. as the bidder that
submitted the highest bid for the government’s remaining
60-percent stake in PNOC-Energy Development Corp. (PNOC-EDC). |
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Absence of sanctions imperils Asean Charter ratification |
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SENATE
Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. on Wednesday warned
that the lack of sanctions in Asean’s charter against
dictatorships—such as that of the Burmese military junta
that has repeatedly failed to comply with commitments to
adopt democratic reforms and free opposition leader Aung San
Suu Kyi—puts in peril the ratification of the Asean Charter
in the Philippine Senate. |
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Asean forges pacts with Japan, Korea |
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SINGAPORE—The
leaders of Asean and Japan on Wednesday hailed the
successful conclusion of negotiations for the Asean-Japan
Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) agreement, which
will further strengthen their economic ties. |
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Asean exports to EU seen rising 18.5% |
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ASEAN
member-countries are projected to enjoy up to an
18.5-percent increase in their exports to Europe once the
proposed Asean-EU free trade agreement (FTA) is put in
place, officials said, quoting researchers tapped by the
European Commission. |
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East
Asia inks declaration on climate change |
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SINGAPORE
(via PLDT)—East Asian leaders on Wednesday showed their
determination to stave off the ill effects of climate change
in the region by signing a declaration that affirms their
commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) as the “core mechanism” for
addressing climate change at the global level. |
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Typhoon cuts short GMA’s engagements in Asean |
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SINGAPORE
(via PLDT)––President Arroyo returned to Manila from
Singapore Wednesday, a day earlier, to attend to victims of
typhoon Lando. |
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‘Most successful Ad Congress’ draws record 3,173 delegates |
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SUBIC BAY
FREEPORT—Organizers of the 20th Philippine Advertising
Congress (PAC) Wednesday declared the 2007
Subic affair “as
the most successful Ad Congress ever.” |
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TAIWAN’s High
Tech Computer (HTC) Corp. has unveiled the HTC Touch Dual, a
smart phone that features a sliding keypad design and 3.5G
high speed Data Packet Access. In photo from left are
Benjamin Huang, managing director of SiS Technologies Inc.,
Rafael Rollan, general manager of Microsoft Philippines, and
Kevin Hou, managing director of HTC Southeast Asia. The
event was held at the Tower Club of Philamlife Tower in
Makati City. -- ROY
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