Posted by Mai on 30th July 2008
Manila Bulletin Online
BI eases policy on minors with Filipino ancestry
By JUN RAMIREZ
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has eased its policy on minors with Filipino roots who would now be allowed entry to the Philippines without an accompanying parent, it was learned yesterday.
A new memorandum order issued by Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said minors can now enter the Philippines if accompanied by a grandparent, guardian or relative.
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Posted by Mai on 30th July 2008
Philippine Star – Articles – -
‘Too late to stop ARMM polls’
By Aurea Calica
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The proposal to postpone the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is as good as dead after its proponent, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, said he would no longer file a bill for it and House leaders admitted it’s too late to tackle the issue.
“When I talked to my colleagues, 90 percent of them did not want to postpone the ARMM elections,†Zubiri said.
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Posted by Mai on 30th July 2008
INQUIRER.net
Customs, OMB agents seize P200M fake goods
By Margaux Ortiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:42:00 07/31/2008
MANILA, Philippines – A joint team from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Optical Media Board Wednesday confiscated P200 million worth of counterfeit goods from a private warehouse in Sun Valley Subdivision in Parañaque City.
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Posted by Mai on 30th July 2008
Manila Bulletin Online
Cheap rice out of public markets
NFA in Metro Manila to sell only to card-holding families
Cheap rice to be sold only to families with access cards
By GENALYN D. KABILING
The National Food Authority (NFA) will pull out its P18.25-per- kilo rice in public markets in Metro Manila starting Sept. 1 and instead sell it directly to depressed communities, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Esperanza Cabral announced yesterday.
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Posted by Mai on 30th July 2008
Sun.Star Network Online
18 mayors refuse to be part of MILF land
DAVAO CITY — All 18 mayors of North Cotabato are against the inclusion of their respective areas to the expanded Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (Armm), echoing the sentiments of their Provincial Government.
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Posted by Mai on 30th July 2008
ABS-CBN News Online (Beta)
High price hampers switch to energy-saving lamps
JESUS F. LLANTO
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The high price of alternatives to incandescent lamps and a lack of information campaign have discouraged Filipinos from switching to more energy efficient lamps, business executives and environmentalists said during the launch of an energy conservation program.
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