Philippines praises Australia’s role in ensuring peace and security in Asia-Pacific
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lauded today the important role Australia is playing in ensuring peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Philippines welcomes leftist solon’s decision to testify on killings
MANILA — Malacanang welcomed today the move of Rep. Satur Ocampo of the militant party-list Bayan Muna and the Alliance for the Advancement of Human Rights (KARAPATAN) to participate in the investigation of the extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations being conducted by the Melo Commission.
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Philippines ready to act on adverse effects of strong peso
MANILA — Mitigating measures to help exporters and families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) cope with the adverse effects of the strong peso are now in place, according to Malacanang.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said in his weekly press briefing this afternoon that while the government and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will not interfere and let the market determine the exchange rate, it is ready to act to prevent changes that are too fast.
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Philippines directs probe of health-insurance scandal
MANILA — Malacanang has ordered the Department of Health (DoH) to look into allegations that the government?s Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) program might have been “taken advantage of,” leading to its P4-billion loss since 1995.
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?Lies? blow in face of Davao?s banana companies
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