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Monday, July 31, 2006 (Philippines)
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| A Filipino worker returning from Lebanon waves as they arrive at Manila's International Airport on July 30. A steady flow of evacuating workers from the war-torn country have been arriving since government started evacuating Filipino workers willing to go home. (AP photo) |
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CEBU CITY -- Government's fight against corruption may have received a P1-billion shot-in-the-arm from the United States, but it will take a three-cornered fight -- involving the state, civil society, and media watchdogs -- to get the country out of the pit of irregularities in public spending.
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212 more Pinoy workers from Lebanon return
| MANILA -- A total of 212 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), comprising the 13th to 18th batches of returnees from the war-torn Lebanon, arrived on Saturday via commercial flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia). |
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Tax holiday to boost tourism in Mindanao, Palawan
| ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Philippine government has declared tax holiday on tourists and businessmen coming from nearby Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia in a bid to boost the tourism industry of Mindanao and Palawan. |
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House to probe 'missing funds' for evacuation of Pinoys from Lebanon
| MANILA -- Although Ambassador to Lebanon Al Francis Bichara already apologized and clarified issues on the alleged lack of evacuation funds, the House of Representative will still investigate the matter and validate government's contingency measures to ensure the safety of Filipinos working abroad. |
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