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Friday, May 16, 2008 (Philippines)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s allies in the House of Representatives said the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) should start paying its consumers refunds if it does not want to end up losing a multibillion-peso class suit for overcharging.
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SC to rule on executive privilege next month
THE Supreme Court (SC) is set to rule in the first week of June on the motion for reconsideration sought by the senators assailing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's invocation of executive privilege in three questions related to the controversial US$329 million national broadband network (NBN) project awarded to the Chinese firm ZTE Corp.
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New CHR chief to evaluate Melo, UN reports on slays
NEWLY appointed Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Leila de Lima said she will revisit the reports of the Melo Commission and that of the United Nations (UN) to give "closure" to pending human rights cases and extrajudicial killings.
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New Army chief stresses respect for human rights
LIEUTENANT General Victor Ibrado, the newly installed commanding general of the 80,000-strong Philippine Army, has vowed to instill to the minds of his officers and men the need to respect human rights amid allegations that Army soldiers are involved in extrajudicial killings.
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