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Friday, March 09, 2007 (Philippines)
| Angelita Go (right), one of the victims of the big Mandaue fire last Wednesday, pours her heart out to President Gloria Arroyo. The President, who was in Cebu yesterday, decided to visit the fire scene. Above: How the site of the tragedy looked the day after - tents and makeshift huts sprout over the debris. (Right/Pcpo photo; Sun.star photo/Amper Campaña) |
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PRESIDENT Arroyo yesterday announced the additional P15 billion for the local government units’ (LGUs) share of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and promised that the amount will be released in full.
Unlike the previous years when the National Government withheld a certain percentage of the IRA share, the full amount will be automatically released to the LGUs this time, the President said.
She cited the increase in IRA as one of the results of the country’s steady economic growth, an achievement that she related to the upcoming elections.
Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007
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P224T per lamp, not P50T
MANDAUE City officials cannot say they did not know how the cost of the lampposts now lining Ouano wharf up to UN Avenue reached P224,000 when they admitted to preparing the program of works and estimates (POWE) for the purchase.
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Disaster council declares state of calamity
FAMILIES who lost their homes in Wednesday’s fire in Barangays Mantuyong and Guizo, Mandaue City will be getting aid from the Cebu Provincial Government and even Cebu City Hall.
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8th ER copy added: lesson from Garci row
LEARNING from the “Hello Garci” controversy, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will provide an additional copy of election returns per poll precinct so the public can help prevent vote padding during the May 14 elections.
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