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PET orders Comelec to ensure integrity of ballots in VP poll protest
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) - The Supreme Court (SC), acting as the Presidential
Electoral Tribunal (PET), has ordered the Commission on Elections
(Comelec) to protect the ballots, ballot boxes, list of voters, voting
records, book of voters, as well as other elections paraphernalia such
as the keys used in the May 10, 2010 automated national elections, more
particularly in the vice presidential race.
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LTO starts refunding RFID fees
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) --Here is a good news for the motorists who paid the fees
under the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) project of the Land
Transportation Office (LTO).
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BOC files P183.6-M smuggling rap vs. rice importer, customs broker, 5 employees
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday filed smuggling
charges against a customs broker and five customs employees before the
Justice department for their involvement in the smuggling of rice into
the country, which deprived the government of P183 million in custom
duties and taxes.
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NCRPO completes training on critical incident management
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will
complete on Friday its six-day training on critical incident management,
which is held in the aftermath of the tragic hostage-taking drama near
the Quirino Grandstand in Manila's Rizal Park last August 23.
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DFA closely monitoring cases of Pinoy drug convicts in China
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will seek every
available diplomatic channel to ensure a fair and just treatment for
five Filipino nationals facing execution in China for drug-related
offenses.
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Spare P-Noy from the hostage crisis investigation -- Escudero
MANILA,
Sept.3 (PNA) – Senator Francis Escudero said on Thursday that it would
be too much to require President Benigno Aquino III to face the
investigations of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the recent hostage
crisis.
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Solon proposes early retirement for state workers
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) -- A lawmaker has filed a bill allowing government
workers to retire from the service at the age of 55 or 10 years earlier
than what the present law has pegged as the retirement age in public
service.
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Speaker assures impeach raps vs Ombudsman to go through process
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) -- Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Thursday assured
that the impeachment complaints against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez
will go through the process in the committee level at the House of
Representatives.
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6 countries vie for a closer, mutual undertakings to support maritime safety
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) -- Six countries, including the Philippines, vied for a
closer cooperation and mutual undertakings to support the maritime
safety enforcement and marine environmental protection endeavors of the
regular Coast Guard organizations from which they belong during the
round table conference at the National Conference of the US Coast Guard
Auxiliary volunteers held from August 26 to 29 at the Camel Back
Mountain Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Gov’t to raise budget for MRT in 2011
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) -– The government is allocating a higher budget for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) for 2011.
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