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Saturday, November 15, 2008 (Philippines)
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| A boy receives a pack of candies from "Mac," or Mechanized Anti-terrorist Concept, inside a shopping mall Friday, in Manila's financial district of Makati. (AP Photo) |
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MANILA -- Members of the House of Representatives have warned former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante not to snub their next hearing on the P728-million fertilizer fund scam or face arrest.
House agriculture committee chairman Kahlil Abraham Mitra said they would order the arrest of Bolante if he would continue to snub their next hearing, which is scheduled on Tuesday.
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