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Saturday, March 29, 2008 (Philippines)
FORMER National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) director general Felipe Medalla said opening up rice importation and more investments in agriculture is the most feasible-long term solution to the current rice crisis the country is facing.
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Palace seeks suspension of Senate probe on NBN mess
MALACAÑANG said the Senate inquiry into the national broadband network (NBN)-ZTE deal should be suspended while the Supreme Court (SC) resolves the motion for reconsideration on the issue of invoking executive privilege in refusing to answer a particular question.
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MMDA, metro mayors resolve traffic ticketing issue
THE Metro Manila mayors on Friday unanimously approved the Metro Manila Council (MMC) resolution that practically gave recognition to the local traffic ticket being enforced by the local government units (LGUs) and set aside the single ticketing system under Executive Order (EO) 712 earlier issued by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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Lawmaker wants president's power to appoint justices removed
AN OPPOSITION congressman said the power of the president under the 1987 Constitution to appoint members of the judiciary should be stripped off to insulate it from what he described as "presidential and political interferences."
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