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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:24 AM PDT

SC orders gov't officials to defend EDCA
BusinessWorld Online Edition
THE SUPREME COURT (SC) has ordered officials of the Executive branch to explain and defend the constitutionality of a defense agreement between the Philippines and the United States that would allow more access to American troops in the country's ...
High Tribunal tosses Edca issue to Palace, DFA, DefenseManila Standard Today
SC orders national government to defend constitutionality of EdcaBusiness Mirror
SC orders gov't to answer petitions to abolish EdcaInquirer.net
Philippine Star -ABS CBN News -GMA News
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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:20 PM PDT

Soliman finally hurdles CA committee
GMA News
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon 'Dinky' Soliman was finally able to hurdle on Wednesday the committee level of the Commission on Appointments, a radio report said. Radio dzBB reported that the CA committee on labor, employment, ...
Miriam won't get chance to...Rappler
Miriam quits ICCTempo
Miriam vows to block Soliman's confirmationPhilippine Star
Manila Standard Today -InterAksyon -ABS CBN News
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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:24 AM PDT

Lacson appointment as rehab czar upheld
BusinessWorld Online Edition
THE SUPREME COURT (SC) has upheld the appointment of former senator Panfilo M. Lacson as the government's rehabilitation czar, junking the lawsuit questioning the creation of his position.
SC says Lacson stays as rehab czarABS CBN News
SC junks plea vs. Lacson as rehab czarGMA News
SC junks petition questioning Lacson's appointment as rehab czarInterAksyon
Sun.Star -Rappler
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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 07:45 PM PDT

Cam appears in Senate to oppose De Lima confirmation
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—Sandra Cam, president of the Whistleblowers Association of the Philippines, showed up in the Senate on Wednesday to oppose the confirmation of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima. Cam was among the three personalities who filed ...
Commission on DisAppointmentsBusinessWorld Online Edition
Soliman, De Lima to face rough sailing at CASun.Star
Will CA take up De Lima's alleged 'illicit affair'?Rappler
ABS CBN News -Peninsula On-line
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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:41 AM PDT

SC TRO: Like lawyers, docs need not bare fees to BIR
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–The Supreme Court has extended to doctors the temporary restraining order (TRO) it issued on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) circular that required self-employed professionals to reveal their fees for purposes of taxation. The high ...
Doctors provided relief from rate disclosure ruleBusinessWorld Online Edition
Lawyers, doctors granted TRO vs disclosure of feesManila Standard Today
SC stops BIR from requiring doctors to disclose feesRappler
GMA News -Business Mirror -ABS CBN News
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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:01 PM PDT

VP Binay's wife asks Sandiganbayan for permission to vacation in Hawaii
GMA News
More than a week after a new hold departure order was issued against her, former Makati Mayor Elenita Binay has asked the Sandiganbayan Third Division for permission to travel to Honolulu, Hawaii this Saturday for a vacation. Only last May 20, the ...
'Nice try,' UNA says of 'white paper' but Abi Binay accuses 'BGC brothers' of ...InterAksyon
'2 brothers in BGC fund White Paper vs Binays'Inquirer.net
Mrs Binay to charge Ombudsman for reviving casesRappler

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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:10 PM PDT

Filipinos in Libya urged to avail of repatriation offer
Sun.Star
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on late Tuesday called on Filipino nationals in Libya to immediately leave the crisis-torn country as the security situation there is expected to worsen. In a statement, the DFA said it would be best if Filipinos would avail ...
51 Filipinos sign up for repatriation from LibyaInquirer.net
Philippine gov't advises Filipinos in Libya to leave immediatelyShanghai Daily (subscription)
36 OFWs repatriated from LebanonABS CBN News
GMA News -InterAksyon -Philippine Information Agency
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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 09:14 AM PDT

Schools lack 'master plan'
Manila Standard Today
President Aquino's allies and the heads of two House committees on Tuesday revealed that the administration has "no master plan" to address perennial problems on education despite the P11.2 billion allocated for the repair of 17,335 classrooms and 61 ...
Land shortage slows building of classroomsGulf Times
Solon skeptical of DepEd's claim in resolving classroom shortageInquirer.net
Solons: No PDAF, no scholarsABS CBN News
InterAksyon
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Posted: 03 Jun 2014 03:50 PM PDT

CA affirms ruling vs Marcos claim on Paoay property
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed its ruling junking the bid of the heirs of the late President Ferdinand Marcos to reclaim a sequestered 57-hectare property in Paoay, Ilocos Norte that includes the popular Grand Ilocandia resort.
CA rebuffs Marcos on Paoay propertyManila Standard Today
CA junks Bongbong's plea to return Ilocandia Resort to Marcos familyBusiness Mirror

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