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Posted: 15 Sep 2015 08:14 PM PDT

LPA brews over Eastern Visayas
CNN
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — A low pressure area (LPA) was spotted 240 km east of Maasin, Southern Leyte on early morning of Wednesday (September 16). It was embedded in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), said weather bureau PAGASA ...
Fair weather in Luzon; moderate rains, thunderstorms in Visayas, MindanaoManila Bulletin
LPA hovering over the Visayas—PagasaInquirer.net
Fair weather in Luzon but LPA to bring moderate rains, thunderstorms to ...InterAksyon
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Posted: 15 Sep 2015 07:44 AM PDT

CSC gets new chief
The Manila Times
A new chairman for the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has been nominated by President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Tuesday. Alicia dela Rosa-Bala, according to Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., was proposed to head the CSC for a term ...
PNoy names new Civil Service Commission chiefABS CBN News
Bala new CSC chiefTempo
Ex-DSWD exec named new CSC chiefSun.Star
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Posted: 15 Sep 2015 05:31 PM PDT

Chiz, Binay spokesmen in word war over Poe
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Francis Escudero and Vice President Jejomar Binay's spokesman Rico Paolo Quicho engaged in a word war yesterday over the latter's attack against the senator for defending Sen. Grace Poe over the disqualification case filed ...
Escudero to Binay: It was he who turned 'blind eye' to allegationsInquirer.net
Escudero chides Binay camp for calling Senate a 'kangaroo court'Sun.Star
Chiz chides Binay for calling Senate a 'kangaroo court'Tempo

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Posted: 15 Sep 2015 04:51 PM PDT

Pilot killed, student hurt in Bulacan trainer plane crash
InterAksyon
MANILA -- A pilot was killed while his student-pilot was injured after their trainer plane crash-landed at the end of runway 35 of Plaridel airport in Barangay Agnaya, Plaridel, Bulacan Tuesday afternoon, airport authorities said. Initial reports from ...
Pilot, student die in trainer plane crash in BulacanCNN
Pilot dead as Cessna plane crash lands in BulacanABS CBN News
Pilot killed, student pilot injured after plane crash in BulacanThe Manila Times
Inquirer.net
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Posted: 15 Sep 2015 03:12 PM PDT

Metro Manila's worst chokepoints up close and personal
Inquirer.net
Edsa-Shaw Boulevard southbound is one of the six major chokepoints on Edsa. ELOISA LOPEZ. For months, Edsa has been under intense scrutiny due to the massive traffic jams that it has created. Due to our resilience, the Filipino motorist who plies Edsa ...
Untangling our traffic messPhilippine Star
EDSA traffic? Sotto suggests this drastic stepABS CBN News

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Posted: 15 Sep 2015 06:10 PM PDT

Sept. 25 declared holiday for Eid'l Adha
Manila Bulletin
Malacañang has declared September 25 a regular holiday around the country in observance of Eid'l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. The holiday declaration was announced via Proclamation No. 1128 signed by President Aquino yesterday. The proclamation ...
US-CHINA RELATIONSRappler
Sept. 25 a regular national holiday - MalacanangInterAksyon
Noy declares Sept. 25 a regular holiday for Eid'l AdhaPhilippine Star
The Manila Times
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Posted: 15 Sep 2015 10:04 AM PDT

Rejected tax cut irks workers
Philippine Star
TUCP spokesman Alan Tanjusay said the tax cut could eventually increase the purchasing power of workers. Philstar.com/File. MANILA, Philippines - Workers are angry at President Aquino's decision to throw out a proposed tax cut for fixed-income earners.
Tax cut pushed despite Palace rejectionBusinessWorld Online Edition
PNoy's rejection to cut income tax rates irks labor groupsManila Bulletin
Group laments PNoy's rejection of tax cutDavao Today
InterAksyon
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Posted: 15 Sep 2015 05:41 PM PDT