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Tuesday, November 01, 2005 (Philippines)
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| A family stands silently in front of the grave of departed relatives at the Carreta Cemetery in Cebu City. People all over the country flocked to the cemetaries even before Tuesday’s celebration of All Saints Day. (Sun.Star Cebu/ Amper Campaña) |
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CEBU CITY -- Setting up a potable water supply system and infrastructure projects for various sectors must be given priority by local government units in spending 20 percent of their annual Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share, two government agencies suggested.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) identified projects such building or repairing training centers for out-of-school youths, women, minors, displaced families, indigenous people, persons with disabilities and the elderly.
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