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Saturday, September 18, 2004 (Philippines)

Breaking News

Bunye welcomes tax measure passage (5:30 p.m.)

Stick to austerity program or be fired: Arroyo (3:45 p.m.)

Senior ASEAN officials meet in Manila (1:45 p.m.)

RP to give Asiana Airlines more flights (11:50 a.m.)

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Top firms to pay P1M more in taxes: Arroyo

Reynaldo Andus (right) stands with eyes closed during the reading of the 37-page decision. Left, inset: Thelma Chiong of the Crusade Against Violence comforts one of the daughters. (Sun.Star Cebu/Amper Campaña)

MANILA -- President Arroyo said Friday that government would exact P1 million in additional taxes from the top 50,000 corporate and individual taxpayers.

Arroyo said Internal Revenue Commissioner Guillermo Parayno Jr. would work out the details of the new revenue drive.
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CEBU CITY -- A seaman was sentenced to die 26 times by lethal injection for raping his teenage twin daughters in 1998.

Councilor's nephew 'shoots dead' 15-year-old boy

DAVAO CITY -- A 15-year-old boy, who was eating balut with friends, was shot dead by a nephew of a Davao City councilor along Quezon Boulevard shortly before dawn Friday.

Benguet power up by P1 per kwh as of Sept. 26

BAGUIO CITY -- Effective September 26, the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) will start collecting an additional P0.9798 for every kilowatt-hour of electricity from its consumers.

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