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Archive for April, 2008

Military court finds 5 Magdalo men guilty

Posted by Mai on 29th April 2008

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Military court finds 5 Magdalo men guilty

A military court martial on Tuesday found five Magdalo soldiers guilty of charges in connection with the short-lived Oakwood mutiny in July 2003. The court also ordered the Army to discharge of Lieutenants Lawrence San Juan, Sonny Bumidang and Nathaniel Rabonza.

The military court presided by Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Legaspi found the three guilty of violating Article of War 96 or conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.

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Finnish man intentionally spread HIV to five women–court

Posted by Mai on 29th April 2008

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Finnish man intentionally spread HIV to five women–court

Agence France-Presse
First Posted 22:53:00 04/28/2008

HELSINKI — A Finnish court on Monday ruled a man had intentionally transmitted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to five women and had unprotected sex with least 14 others, exposing them to possible infection.

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Consumer group lauds passage of Cheaper Medicines bill

Posted by Mai on 29th April 2008

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Consumer group lauds passage of Cheaper Medicines bill
04/29/2008 | 08:05 PM

MANILA, Philippines – The consumer group “Cut the Cost, Cut the Pain Network (3CPNet)” on Tuesday lauded members of Congress for passing the Cheaper Medicine bill that will pave the way for affordable and quality life-saving medicines.

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American priest in Illinois supports GK

Posted by Mai on 29th April 2008

Philippine Star – Articles – -
American priest in Illinois supports GK
By Patricia Esteves
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

ILLINOIS – A fleeting visit to the Philippines and a side trip to a Gawad Kalinga (GK) site located in an impoverished Visayan province led an American priest here to fall in love – with Filipinos living in poverty and consequently extend his hand to alleviate their plight.

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Sandigan fails to serve arrest order on Perez, wife

Posted by Mai on 29th April 2008

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Sandigan fails to serve arrest order on Perez, wife

But ex-justice chief posts bail
By Tetch Torres, TJ Burgonio, Marlon Ramos
INQUIRER.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 11:07:00 04/29/2008

MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE 4) The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court tried but failed to serve the warrant of arrest against former justice secretary Hernando Perez and his wife for alleged graft.

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Gov’t, Lopezes in battle for control of Meralco

Posted by Mai on 29th April 2008

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Gov’t, Lopezes in battle for control of Meralco

By LALA RIMANDO
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A battle for control of the country’s biggest electricity distributor is brewing in the run up to the May 27 annual stockholders meeting of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).

The contending parties are the pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), which leads the pack of government-owned corporations and government financial institutions that now have four seats in the 11-man board, and the legacy owners, the Lopez family, whose aggregate stake allows them five seats in the board.

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