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Weather Bulletin

Issued At: 5:00 p.m., 29 November 2009

  Northeast monsoon affecting Northern and Eastern Luzon.

Metro Manila

Partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers
24°C to 32°C
Moderate to Strong:
Northeast
Manila Bay:
Moderate to Rough

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PCSO Lotto Results
Lotto Results 11/28/2009
6Digit: 4 7 8 6 5 4
Lotto 6/42: 19 05 15 42 27 40
PowerLotto: 38 41 42 33 50 03
Swertres: 006 * 314 * 393

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Manila Business

CBCP opposes biodiesel project in northern Luzon

THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has appealed to the government to stop the biodiesel project of a Japanese firm involving vast hectares of land in northern Luzon.


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Oil firm to put up 100 more stations

THE Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc.


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Smuggling raps vs Oilink junked

OILINK International Corp.


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Broadcast messages, text spam barred

THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday ordered the barring of broadcast messages or text spam unless a cell phone subscriber specifically requests such services.
 


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Arroyo extends zero-tariff rate on wheat, cement

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday approved in principle the extension of a zero-percent tariff on food wheat and cement for six months.
 


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Meralco consumers still to get low rate this month

MANILA Electric Company (Meralco) customers will continue to enjoy the same low generation rate level in their electricity bills for month of July.


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Health workers needed in Guam

NOT just construction workers but health workers will also be needed in Guam.


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Abolition of stamp tax lauded

THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Sunday praised the decision of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo permanently abolishing the documentary stamp tax (DST) on secondary trading of shares which is e


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Telcos face raps over 'vanishing loads'

A CONSUMER watchdog group will file a class action Thursday against major telecommunication companies (telcos) for allegedly "victimizing" the public through "vanishing" cell phone loads and other "sc


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Oil firms hike LPG prices

AFTER implementing a rollback in the prices of petroleum products Sunday, oil companies on Wednesday increased the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).


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LPG prices go up

THE prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will increase by P3 per kilogram (kg) Saturday.


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LRT trains, coaches to be sanitized

AS PART of the intensified campaign against the influenza A(H1N1) virus, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) on Thursday said it will disinfect trains and coaches plying the LRT’s Line 1.


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Seaoil sees market share to double

FILIPINO-owned Seaoil Philippines is expecting its market share to double this year as they target their sales volume to hit 240 million liters.


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Gov’t seeks SC help on sale of shares in San Miguel

STATE lawyers have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to allow the government to sell its stake in San Miguel Corporation soon to cut its losses in the wake of depreciation of said shares in the stock marke


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Ruling on PTIC shares in PLDT appealed

THE camp of businessman Ramon Cojuangco, wife Imelda, and Prime Holdings Inc.


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