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Thursday, November 13, 2008 (Philippines)
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| A man arranges a large Santa Claus image outside a shop in suburban Manila, on Tuesday. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- In the absence of former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn 'Joc-Joc' Bolante during Wednesday's House hearing on the P728 million fertilizer scam, lawmakers turned their ire on Commission on Audit (COA) representatives.
"We are disappointed that (former) Undersecretary Jocjoc did not appear, despite our invitation," said Palawan Representative Kahlil Abraham Mitra, chairman of the House committee on agriculture.
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