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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 09:34 PM PST

Drilon wants LP nomination of Ampatuans revoked
GMA News
Senator Franklin Drilon on Thursday said he wants to revoke the certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA) allegedly issued by the ruling Liberal Party (LP) to the members of the Ampatuan clan for the 2013 elections. "I will not agree that they should ...
Rights group to Noy: Ampatuan trial progress nilPhilippine Star
MILF denies keeping suspects in Maguindanao massacreSun.Star
News Analysis: Philippines commemorates 3rd anniversary of Maguindanao ...Xinhua
Inquirer.net -Visayan Daily Star -Rappler
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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 09:16 PM PST

Drilon sees 'hard bargaining' on alcohol tax rates
GMA News
Senator Franklin Drilon is expecting some hard bargaining between senators and congressmen on the final tax rates that will be imposed on alcohol products, two days after the Senate approved on third and final reading the sin tax reform bill. "I foresee a ...
Senate tackling 'minor' budget changesBusinessWorld Online Edition
Drilon wants immediate enactment of P2-T 2013 budgetPhilippine Star
Drilon sponsors P2-T nat'l budget for 2013Inquirer.net (blog)
Manila Standard Today -Sun.Star -Rappler
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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:57 PM PST

Pro-RH bill solon twits disgust over House leader's 'politicking'
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines — Pangasinan Representative Kimi Cojuangco went to Twitter and accused Majority leader Neptali Gonzales II at the House of Representatives of saying that there was no chance that the Reproductive Health Bill would be passed in the ...
RH bill dead in the House, says CojuangcoRappler
Pro-RH solon blasts House leadership for lack of quorum during sessionsGMA News
Solon twits colleague online for delaying RHManila Standard Today
Malaya -Sun.Star
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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 05:50 PM PST

S'pore ranked as world's 'most emotionless society'
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - Singapore has come in tops as the most emotionless society in the world, ahead of Georgia, Lithuania and Russia, according to a Gallup poll cited in a recent Bloomberg Businessweek report. The survey conducted in over 140 countries had ...
Good or bad? PH most emotional country in the worldRappler
Map: Where the Emotionally Challenged LiveBusinessweek
Singapore is world's least emotional country, poll findsThe Guardian
Philippine Star -Channel News Asia -GMA News
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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:07 PM PST

Palace, Comelec hit on Akbayan
Inquirer.net (blog)
Kontra Daya, the election watchdog group that petitioned for the disqualification of the Akbayan party-list group, said it was "unconvinced" by the reasons given by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for allowing the group to participate in the 2013 ...
Comelec ruling on Akbayan questionedManila Standard Today
Anakbayan stage rally on Hontiveros pressconSun.Star
Akbayan vs Anakbayan in DavaoRappler

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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 09:19 PM PST

2 dead, 1 missing due to ITCZ-spawned floods in Davao region
Sun.Star
MANILA -- At least two persons were reported dead while another was missing due to the rains and flooding brought by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in the Davao region. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ...
NDRRMC: 2 killed, 1 missing in wake of Mindanao floodsGMA News
Rains flood 8 municipalities in Davao, Compostela ValleyInquirer.net (blog)
Bad weather displaces 2000 people in DavaoPhilippine Star
Philippine Information Agency -Nzweek
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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 08:56 PM PST

Morato arraignment reset December 3
Sun.Star
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan deferred anew on Thursday the arraignment for plunder of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chairman Manuel Morato. The Sandiganbayan First Division gave the defense 10 more days while waiting for the ...
Morato arraignment for plunder deferred anewInquirer.net (blog)
Sandiganbayan defers Morato's arraignmentPhilippine Star

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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 09:34 AM PST

Mayor linked to Aman scam by 2 complainants
Inquirer.net (blog)
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has in its custody two complainants who have linked Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co and his wife to the multibillion peso Aman Futures group pyramiding scam, a bureau official said. The official, who spoke to the ...
Amalilio's, Aman investor's bank accounts frozen -- NBI sourceManila Bulletin
More complaints filed vs Aman groupSun.Star
10 more cops sacked over Aman Futures scamGMA News
Philippine Star -ABS CBN News -Rappler
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Posted: 21 Nov 2012 07:25 PM PST

DFA asked to lift deadline
Tempo
Manila, Philippines – A tourism industry advocate reiterated his call to the government, particularly the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to lift the deadline for travel agencies to end provide passport services, stressing that this is not only discriminatory but ...
Passport applicants may now relay their concerns to DFA via emailGMA News

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