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South Rail papers missing–Jamby

April 25, 2008, 03:00:24 PM

The memorandum of agreement between the Philippine and Chinese corporations on the $932-million SouthRail project is missing just like that on the aborted broadband project with China’s ZTE Corp., Sen. Jamby Madrigal said Wednesday.

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The First and Only “Day Care Academy” in the Philippines

April 25, 2008, 02:43:59 PM

A memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and the Provincial Government of Laguna (PGL) was forged on July 23, 1997 to establish a Day Care Resource Center (DCRC) at the UPLB Campus. It is a joint project of UPLB through the College of Human Ecology’s Department of Human and Family Development Studies and the Provincial Government of Laguna through the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (DSWD).

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Palace not worried on new NBN witness

April 24, 2008, 02:39:19 PM

Malacañang said it is not threatened by the possible appearance of a new witness in the national broadband deal and instead advised the Senate to come up with new rules of procedure to make its proceedings legally binding.

“The Palace is not concerned because based on historical events, they (Senators) never produce witnesses credible enough to come up with solid evidence that can stand in court,” Deputy Press Secretary Anthony Golez said.

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An Oregon man who claims he is pregnant through artificial insemination is a Filipino

April 25, 2008, 02:33:57 PM

In an interview with ABS-CBN North America news correspondent Monette Rivera, Thomas Beatie's wife Nancy said her husband, 34, has a Caucasian mother and a Filipino father.

Nancy, however, refused to mention the father's name and where they are from in the Philippines.

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Leviste prefers to stay as Batangas vice governor behind Vilma Santos-Recto

April 25, 2008, 02:29:02 PM

Batangas Vice-Governor Marc Leviste said he prefers that Vilma Santos-Recto run for election as governor, instead of vice president in the 2010 national elections.

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Hong Kong OFWS to get raise in pay

April 25, 2008, 02:25:21 PM

The government of Hong Kong will announce a moderate increase in the wage rates of foreign domestic workers not later than June 2008, which is expected to benefit Filipino workers there, the labor department said.

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Gordon on Veterans

April 25, 2008, 04:03:00 PM

The fates seem to converge as Senator Richard J. Gordon paves the way for the Veterans to turn their dreams into reality on this very apt and timely occasion of the Araw ng Kagitingan, or the Day of Valor.

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Philippines to promote medical tourism

April 25, 2008, 03:48:35 PM

Cebu City - With the worldwide earnings from medical tourism expected to reach US $188B by year 2013, the Philippines wants to share a slice of the global market as government is focusing its efforts in promoting the medical and surgical services of the country’s capital abroad.

Department of Health (DOH-7) medical tourism regional program coordinator Dr. Cora-Lou Aznar in a PIA forum said the Philippines Medical Tourism Program is a private-public initiative aimed at attracting foreign clients to the country for medical and health and wellness care on top of leisurely vacation trips to tourist spots within the Philippines.

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DFA prepares for global forum on migration

April 25, 2008, 03:46:05 PM

By Katrice R. Jalbuena, Reporter

It’s all systems go for the Philippines in hosting the Second Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in October.

Esteban Conejos, undersecretary for migrant workers’ affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs, said the forum will have as its central theme “Protecting and Empowering Migrants for Development.”

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Lozada fails to attend CA hearing

April 25, 2008, 03:43:57 PM

By William B. Depasupil, Reporter

Senate witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. failed to appear Tuesday before the Court of Appeals (CA) for the continuation of the hearing on his petition for a writ of amparo.

The petition for a writ of amparo was filed in Lozada’s behalf by his brother, Arturo, over Rodolfo’s claim that he was kidnapped by government security forces after he arrived from Hong Kong in February to prevent him from testifying at the Senate hearing on the government’s botched $330-million national broadband network project with ZTE Corp. of China.

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