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Sunday, July 29, 2007 (Philippines)

Controversial judge withdraws nomination to high court

AFTER more than two months, Sandiganbayan associate justice Gregory Ong ended the controversy over his appointment to the Supreme Court (SC) by withdrawing his nomination.
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	Local News
Palace body rues uncooperative witnesses in extrajudicial slays OF THE 60 murder cases involving militants and journalists that have already been filed in court since 2001, only four of them have been resolved due to the lack or non-cooperation from witnesses. [full story]
Lawmaker asks funding institutions not to pull out of Mindanao DAVAO Oriental Representative Thelma Almario has appealed to foreign governments, the World Bank (WB) as well as other investors to hold off any plan to suspend or pull out their investments in Mindanao in view of the offense against Moro rebels who killed 14 Marine soldiers in Basilan last July 10. [full story]
Barangay charter proposed SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. is batting for the enactment of a Magna Carta for Barangays to promote the growth and welfare of the nation's grassroots political unit. [full story]

	Business
Education dep’t to step up student entrepreneurship program
Conglomerate to engage in new ventures
SME development gets new impetus from harmonization plan

	Lifestyle
9 best Filipino films to be showcased by Cinemanila

	Feature
New anti-kidney cancer drug launched
Motolite picked official battery of 1st Philippine International Motor Show

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