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4 LBC heirs under hold-departure order
MANILA - The Department of Justice has placed the four children of LBC Group patriarch Carlos Araneta under hold-departure orders after their continued failure to appear in a Makati City Regional Trial Court hearing a case against their father.
Published reports in Manila stated that Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez signed the hold-departure orders for LBC Group chief executive Santiago Araneta and his children Fernando, Juan Carlos, and Monica. The HDO could still be appealed, however, and revoked.
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27 suspects in extra judicial killings fall
CAMP CRAME — Sustained efforts by a Philippine National Police task force investigating unexplained killings of political activists and journalists has so far led to the arrest of 27 suspects out of 141 verified incidents, according to this PNP probe panel.
Task Force Usig reported that of these 141 verified incidents of political and mediamen slayings, 29 were found to have been perpetrated by cadres of the Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army (CPP-NPA), 15 involved military and paramilitary men, and three were police personnel.
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Arroyo stops college tuition hikes
PASIG CITY (PilipinasNews) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to stop all state colleges, universities, and private higher education institutions (HEIs) from increasing tuition for the current school year.
Arroyo made the order in light of the rising prices of oil, food and other commodities.
During the Department of Education (DepEd) command conference in Pasig City, she also directed CHED to do an extensive review of the previous tuition and other school fee increases to determine if they all comply with the existing guidelines and rules on such adjustments.
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MCCAIN, PELOSI, OTHERS BACK FILIPINO VETERANS
Push passage of S. 1315
WASHINGTON D.C. (Phil-AmPress/PinoyNews) - Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and other US Senate and House leaders are behind S.1315 which supports the Filipino war veterans.
The US Senate has passed S.1315. The House was not able to act on S.1315 this week, but we expect S.1315 to be the priority for House action immediately after the week-long Memorial Day recess.
Congress will resume work on June 3.
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5 Filipino-Americans eye slot in Dem Central Committee
DALY CITY, California- A group of Filipino Americans are reminding all United States citizens of their civic duty to register and vote on Tuesday, June 3.
The Filipino American Democratic Club, composed of concerned FilAms, want to help members of their community to participate in the political process of this country.
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DOST warns stronger cyclones may hit RP
CEBU CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 7 warned people of stronger tropical cyclones to hit the country.
Data gathered by the DOST and the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pag-asa) showed that the country has experienced fewer cold days and increasing hot days.
”The Philippines is also projected to experience stronger tropical cyclones, given the country's vulnerability to the climate change affecting the Northwestern Pacific, the most active tropical basin in the world,” DOT 7 officials said.
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Korina Sanchez, 15 others duped; NBI files P500-M syndicated estafa charges vs petroleum product distributor
MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) syndicated estafa charges amounting to P500-million against the incorporators and associates of a petroleum products distributor who allegedly victimized newscaster Korina Sanchez and 15 other persons through its fraudulent investment scheme.
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Lozada fails to convince CA threats against him
MANILA — Self-proclaimed ZTE broadband deal witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. failed to convince the Court of Appeals (CA) that his life is under threat.
Associate Justice Regalado Maambong told Lozada to present evidence that his phones have been bugged and is under surveillance.
He said the court is “unconvinced” of Lozada's allegations until sufficient proof and evidence are presented otherwise.
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When Filipinos hated Fernando Po
LUCENA CITY — More than a hundred years ago, Filipinos hated Fernando Po to the core. The mere mention of Fernando Po strikes fear in the hearts of Filipinos who loved justice, freedom and independence.
Fernando Po was a small, little island in Equatorial Guinea in Africa is where many Filipinos found guilty of rebellion were exiled by the Spanish colonial government.
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