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PROBABLY with the approach of the new year in mind, but certainly because of the occasion, President Benigno Aquino III announced during the 75th anniversary… 01/14/2011
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Philippines
Same old, same old
Apart from ‘Shocking’ 300% Toll-Fee Hike, Philippines Has to Account for Dramatic Jump in SLEX Project Cost
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From an initial P4 billion in 2006, the cost of expanding and improving the South Luzon Expressway jumped dramatically to P12.5 billion by last year.… 01/14/2011
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Displaced by War and Vilified as Terrorists, Moros Keep Alive Struggle for Self-Determination
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Advocates of the Moro people’s struggle for self-determination say the Aquino administration must first render justice to the victims of human-rights violations during the Arroyo… 01/14/2011
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Aquino Disappoints on Toll Hike but That’s Not a Surprise
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By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — In a recent interview with TV and radio broadcaster Ted Failon, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda attempted to… 01/14/2011
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Tribal Rights Still Being Violated to Favor Mining Interests
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The Aquino government continues to implement Arroyo’s National Minerals Policy, said Piya Malayao, spokeswoman of KAMP. “Aquino’s private-public partnerships would further hasten foreign investments on… 01/14/2011
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OFWs Remain Neglected Under Aquino
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By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — After nine years of neglect under former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, expectations among overseas Filipino workers were high… 01/14/2011
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Environmental Destruction, Effects of Climate Change to Worsen in Philippines
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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The year 2010 should have been an opportunity for the new administration to implement fundamental reforms to… 01/14/2011
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CPP marks 42nd year with ‘Grandest’ celebration ever
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Ka Oris, spokesman of the CPP-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Mindanao, said President Benigno S. Aquino III’s new counter-insurgency program dubbed “Oplan… 01/14/2011
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1.6 million people join Black Nazarene procession
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MANILA, Philippines (5th UPDATE) – At least 1.6 million Catholics joined a religious procession on Sunday for a centuries-old black icon of Jesus Christ believed… 01/14/2011
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5 of ‘Morong 43’ Remain in Jail, Face ‘Ridiculous, Spurious’ Charges
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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Lyn, wife of Edwin Dematera, was among the relatives of the Morong 43 who patiently and eagerly waited… 12/23/2010
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