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Friday, March 09, 2007 (Philippines)
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  Breaking News
7 killed, 5 injured in La Libertad ambush (11 p.m.)
RP urged to translate strengthening economy into jobs, investments (6:05 p.m.)
Philippines, OIC to review 11-year-old peace pact with Muslim rebels (6 p.m.)
Army, Muslim rebels clash, killing 2 civilians in crossfire (1:40 p.m.)
Shares jump 2.4 % on strong exports, Wall Street advance (1:35 p.m.)
Arroyo wants harsher punishment for perpetrators of leakages in licensure tests (10:11 a.m.)

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Angelita Go (right), one of the victims of the big Mandaue fire last Wednesday, pours her heart out to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The President, who was in Cebu Thursday, decided to visit the fire scene. (Contributed photo)
CEBU CITY -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced Thursday the additional P15 billion for the local government units’ (LGUs) share of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and promised that the amount will be released in full.

Unlike the previous years when the National Government withheld a certain percentage of the IRA share, the full amount will be automatically released to the LGUs this time, the President said.

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Top Stories
Party-list lawmaker, communist leader urged to give up
MANILA -- Police on Thursday asked a party-list congressman and his co-accused in the alleged murder in Leyte of scores of suspected deep penetration agents of the military to surrender.
2 arrest warrants out for congressman's son
DAVAO CITY -- Two warrants for the arrest of Marc Douglas Cagas IV, the only son of Davao del Sur Representative Douglas Ra Cagas, were issued by a local court Thursday.
Koreans evict Pinoy farmers, cut down 60 trees
ANGELES CITY -- Six farmers have lost their livelihood and suffered heavy damage after a Korean group ordered the clearing of their 18 hectares of farmlands.


 
Business

CEBU: ‘Look beyond foreign exchange’

DAVAO: Prices of pomelo, durian up

CAGAYAN DE ORO: N. Mindanao pushes power, energy investments

MANILA: Power management agency to auction off Zambales facility
 
Opinion

Roperos: Pursuit of name recall

Seares: Buck-passingon lamps mess

Ledesma: Cops and robbers

Peña: The Montreal Protocol's 20th anniversary

Wenceslao: Third Force and Pangilinan
 
Sports

DAVAO: Alcano, Orcollo play for crown

CAGAYAN DE ORO: 2007 Palaro might favor Minda bets
 
Lifestyle

CEBU: Manunggal trek marks 15th year

DAVAO: DDH team performs kidney transplants

CAGAYAN DE ORO: Why green is the color of money
 
Features

MANILA: Social reforestation program gets gov't funding

DAVAO: Prayer





:: Country News ::


Bing gets authority to hike Bredco port rental

Baguio
Councilors want swift release of civil registry docs
Deployment of women advocates to barangays sought

Cebu
P224T per lamp, not P50T
Disaster council declares state of calamity

Cagayan de Oro
Emano says Baculio can't do an 'Ate Vi'
12-hour outage spoils Kaamulan

Davao
11 'kotong' cops placed under camp restriction
City exec denies helping GO bets

Dumaguete
Mayor faces charges for non-submission of budget proposal
Negros Oriental's peaceful, honest election eyed

General Santos
Bid for longest grilled corn
'Pacman' won't abandon political bid: lawyer

Iloilo
Suplico tells Tupas to apologize for threat yarn
Dulay warns cops against rebel’s sparrow unit

Manila
Arroyo shamed at women's day event
Ousted Pasay VM locks himself up in City Hall office

Pampanga
Bishop urges people to vote for pro-life candidates
'Kalbaryo' renamed 'Maleldo' for San Fernando Lenten rites

Pangasinan
Vice mayor defends father from slay charge
City set to hold 2nd global homecoming

Zamboanga
De la Cruz challenges Lobregat to public debate
Official die, 5 injured as gunmen stage attacks in Zambo

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