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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 (Philippines)
THE government's secrecy-clouded Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) with China and Vietnam prohibits all the parties to the agreement to disclose its contents within five years after its expiration in June.
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Arroyo wants IPPs contracts reviewed: aide
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants a review of the contracts of independent power producers (IPPs) in order to lower power rates, her economic adviser Albay Governor Jose Salceda said.
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Senate seeks anew reversal of ruling on Neri case
SENATORS on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) anew to reconsider its March 25 decision affirming Malacañang's invocation of executive privilege through former socio-economic planning secretary Romulo Neri on the Senate's inquiry into the government's scuttled US$329 million broadband deal with the Chinese firm, ZTE Corp.
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Bishops to DAR: Impose Carp on Arroyos
THE Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has asked the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to go after landlords, including the family of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who do not comply with the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp).
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