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Arroyo approves wage hike for gov’t workers

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — President Arroyo yesterday signed the order granting a 10 percent salary increase for government employees starting July 1.

“Yes, I already signed it, in time for Labor …

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Arroyo can’t sign cheaper medicines bill on Labor Day

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday night said she will not be able to sign the cheaper medicines bill into law on Thursday, in time for the Labor Day celebration.

Arroyo had …

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Senate: No proof linking Arroyo to NBN mess

MALACAÑANG said the Senate’s report on the US$329-million national broadband network (NBN)-ZTE deal is a “vindication” for the Arroyo administration.

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, …

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Arroyo orders CPA to consider exempting Customs from rent

PRESIDENT Arroyo has ordered the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) to study the possibility of exempting the Bureau of Customs from paying rentals for the building it is occupying at the …

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Arroyo asks Hanjin to stay

By Danilo Adorador III and Annabelle L. Ricalde

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other government officials scrambled into action Wednesday to dissuade South Korean Hanjin Heavy Industries Construction Co. Ltd. from withdrawing …

May 1, 2008 | Leave comment | Read More

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Arroyo’s speech during the 2008 First Fellowship Meeting of the Association of General and Flag Officers Inc. (Agfo), 18 Apr 2008