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Archive for July 23rd, 2010

MANILA: A strong but deep 6.9-magnitude quake hit the southern Philippines early on Saturday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. …

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6.9-magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines

(Updated 8:40 a.m.) A magnitude-6.9 quake and at least one aftershock rocked parts of Mindanao early Saturday, even as state seismologists allayed fears of a tsunami resulting from the tremor.

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Magnitude-6.9 quake, aftershock jolt Mindanao — Phivolcs

A magnitude-6.9 quake rocked parts of Mindanao early Saturday, but state seismologists allayed fears of a tsunami resulting from the tremor.

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Magnitude-6.9 quake rocks Mindanao — Phivolcs

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Manila: The Philippines plans to raise more revenue next year, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said yesterday in the nation's capital. The increased revenue will enable the government to reduce the b…

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Philippines plans to raise more revenue

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday deployed members of a Philippine Navy elite unit to areas in the southern Philippines where the terrorist bandit group Abu Sayyaf is known to operate.

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Elite unit sent to Zambo, Tawi-tawi to fight Abu Sayyaf

Echoing the sentiment of some lawmakers in the House of Representatives, at least two senators on Friday told the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to go after big-time tax evaders instead of picking o…

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Go after tax evaders, not market vendors, BIR told anew

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Friday said she is currently reviewing several so-called midnight rulings by his predecessor, former Sec. Alberto Agra, including those on the controversial Barramed…

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De Lima reviewing Agra's other 'midnight' rulings as DOJ chief

Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Friday said that he will withdraw his support for Senator Francis Pangilinan and support outgoing Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile should he decide to run for the c…

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Jinggoy to drop Kiko if Enrile runs for Senate President

Call it “wrong timing.” Just when the Commission on Elections decided that former energy chief Angelo Reyes could represent drivers, operators and commuters in Congress as nominee of the 1-United T…

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Just as Comelec okays Reyes as 1-UTAK nominee, group junks him