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PROTEST AGAINST HIGH RICE PRICE
A girl takes part in a rally mounted by Bantay Bigas in front of the Department of Agriculture office in Quezon City on Wednesday to denounce the high price of rice. Photo by Mike de Juan
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PUSHING FOR PRO-ENVIRONMENT BILLS
Members of an indigenous tribe perform a ritual as they join environment groups in a rally on Wednesday in front of the House of Representatives building in Quezon City. The groups called on lawmakers...
View ArticleIRA scam dwarfs PDAF mess
A former congressman on Thursday said the P10-billion anomaly involving unauthorized releases of pork barrel funds is “peanuts” compared to anomalies involving the internal revenue allotments (IRA) of...
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Sea denizen
This is the giant rare female leatherback sea turtle that laid 100 eggs at the shore of Rawis village. The vicinity is now declared as protected sanctuary area to safeguard sea turtles that may nest...
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TRUCKERS’ PROTEST
Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada talks to a group of truckers who parked their vehicles along Bonifacio Drive in Port Area on Thursday to protest the enforcement of the law against overloading. Estrada...
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Big guns for big boys
Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima inspects an assault rifle on display at the 21st Defense and Sporting Arms Show held at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City on Thursday. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
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Green invasion
Water hyacinths cover the Manggahan floodway, which was built to reduce flooding along the Pasig River. However, the tons of water hyacinths has choked the waterway, which could worsen floods in the...
View ArticleAnother police rubout?
The police escorts had no choice but kill Ricky Cadavero and his accomplice, Wilfredo Panoligan Jr., when the two convicted robbers tried to wrest the guns from them, while they were being brought from...
View ArticleIn Asia Pacific, one death every 30 seconds from viral hepatitis
One person dies every 30 seconds from viral hepatitis in the Asia Pacific Region, a death rate that is three times higher than HIV/AIDS, new data shows.The number of people dying from viral hepatitis...
View ArticleMore Makati barangay personnel test positive for shabu
Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay on Thursday expressed dismay after more barangay personnel were found positive for illegal drugs like methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu.In a report to the...
View ArticleOpening date set for integrated bus terminal
The southwest integrated bus terminal in Parañaque City will be opened on August 6, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Sunday said.MMDA Organized Bus Route Director Mila Silvestre...
View ArticleAmbassador dared to show proof of extortion
Malacañang is confident that allegations of extortion surrounding the government’s Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT) project will not affect the public’s perception on the Aquino administration’s purported...
View ArticleReconsidering the BNPP
By all means, look into the technical and economics of the rehabilitation of BNPP but only if it includes investigating the use of small nuclear power units. I am in favor for nuclear generation for...
View ArticleManila to install traffic cameras
Unsolicited advice… No need for citation tickets. ALL PENALTIES MUST BE PAID VIA ATM’S TO AVOID CORRUPTION It is a must that all penalties must be paid before registration There must be a website for...
View ArticleQuestions on ‘the pork barrel scam’ scoop
If the real truth comes out in the investigation and the PORK BARREL is finally abolished, then most legislators will lose much of their income. Then no one wanted anymore to become legislators except...
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‘Jueteng operators’ Middle East invasion
Emeterio Sd. PerezTwin dividend. I-Remit Inc. is distributing 20.587 million treasury shares as property dividend to stockholders as of August 16 in addition to P0.0422 per share dividend both payable...
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Three years passed, three more to go
TODAY’S state of the nation address is the fourth for President Benigno Aquino 3rd since he came to power in 2010. Many of us in the news media have engaged in a guessing game what this year’s slogan...
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‘Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap’
So was, and still seems President Aquino’s slogan. . . .The slogan was invented in the 2010 campaign by an advertising executive, who of course brainstormed the catchy sentence in the way she dreamed...
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