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Thursday, August 28, 2008 (Philippines)
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| Coast Guard rescuers plot on the map the possible location of an air force plane that sank at sea Wednesday aboard their command boat in Davao City in southern Philippines. (AP photo) |
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CEBU CITY -- Sulpicio Lines Inc. is preparing to fight the Board of Marine Inquiry’s (BMI) recommendation to suspend its franchise, even as Senator Pia Cayetano said she wants the 35-year-old company to cease operations immediately.
Lawyer Arthur Lim said during the resumption of the Maritime Industry Authority’s (Marina) hearing that they plan to appeal the BMI’s recommendation, a QTV report said.
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Lack of equipment limits search for C-130
| DAVAO CITY -- The absence of a sophisticated equipment to plumb the depths of Davao Gulf is hindering the retrieval, if not sighting, of the missing C-130 Hercules Lockheed plane that crashed into the sea. |
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Mr. Arroyo’s lawyer ‘meddles’ in Meralco case
| MANILA -- A lawyer of First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo admitted calling up Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) chairman Camilo Sabio last May. |
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DSWD funding in 2009 budget up by 117%
| MANILA -- Malacañang filed Wednesday before Congress the proposed P1.415 trillion 2009 budget, which includes a 117 percent increase in the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) allocation. |
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