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DLPC - Electricity - Power Supply - Davao City - Philippines
Consumers   Electricity   Manila   Meralco   Photos   Slideshow   		 The Manila Times 
Utility firm passes on E-VAT to consumers
By Maricel V. Cruz, Reporter | Electricity consumers in the franchise area of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are paying for value-added tax, which the utility firm is exempt from paying. | The Lope... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo displays the copy of the Memorandum of Agreement creating the Judiciary, Executive and Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELAC) after the signing of the agreement Tuesday (May 13, 2008) at Malacanang's Reception Hall.
Arroyo   Cooperation   Law   Philippines   Photos   		 The Manila Times 
Tripartite body with judiciary formed
By Angelo S. Samonte, Reporter | President Gloria Arroyo signed Tuesday a memorandum of agreement creating the Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELACC), which will pav... (photo: OPS-NIB / REY BANIQUET)
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo troops the line during the change of command ceremony of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Testimonial Review in honor of outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (left) Monday (May 12) at the AFP general headquarters grandstand in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City.  The Manila Times 
Son of Mindanao is new AFP chief
| An Army general best recognized from hailing from the tumultuous southern Philippines has assumed leadership of the 113,000-strong Philippine military Monday. Gen. Alexander Yano's appointment comes... (photo: OPS-NIB / Rey Baniquet)
Appointment   Defence   Philippines   Photos   Rebel  
Wheat farm - Agriculture - Food - Crop - Farming  Asia Times 
Food bill comes in for liberalization
| By Aileen Kwa GENEVA - The high food prices that have sparked riots in parts of the developing world from Indonesia, India and Bangladesh to Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Haiti should come as no surpris... (photo: Creative Commons / Victor Szalvay)
Agriculture   Food   Photos   Society   UN  
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Peso The Star
Philippines dangles cash rewards for troops
| MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has begun offering cash rewards to soldiers to help defeat communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the final two years of Preside... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Government   Military   Philippines   Photos   Rebels  
Rice Dawn
Rice to stay costlier
| By Amin Ahmed | RAWALPINDI, May 12: Rice prices have skyrocketed by around 76 per cent between December 2007 and April 2008, according to the ‘Rice Price Index’, releas... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Agriculture   Food   Photos   Prices   Rice  
Philippine left wing representative Lisa Maza, left, is interviewed by reporters beside Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel, right, as she arrives at the Philippine senate in Manila late Monday March 6, 2006. Masa was escorted by several opposition The Manila Times
Federalism bill not for GMA, says Pimentel
By Ruben D. Manahan 4TH, Reporter | SENATOR Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said Monday that his proposal to adopt a federal form of government is not intended to seek extension of... (photo: AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Arroyo   Government   Photos   Politics   President  
PGMA OFF FOR STATE VISIT TO SPAIN--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo The Manila Times
New AFP chief vows to crush insurgents by 2010
By Jefferson Antiporda, Reporter | NEWLY installed Armed Forces Chief of Staff vowed to eliminate the enemies of the state and strengthen soldiers' commitment to abhor an... (photo: OPS/NIB Photo / Luisito Iglesias)
Government   Military   Philippine   Photos   Politics  
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gestures with both hands (js1) The Manila Times
3 branches of govt create consultative council
By Angelo S. Samonte, Reporter | ALL three branches of the government will sign an agreement on Tuesday to create a new consultative council that seeks to strengthen the ... (photo: OPS-NIB Photo / Rey Baniquet)
Arroyo   Government   Photos   Politics   President  
Rice Taipei Times
Japan may re-export foreign rice
| Japan, self-sufficient in rice, may export some of the grain it imported under a WTO agreement, alleviating a global supply shortage. | Japan is in talks with the Phili... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Export   Japan   Philippines   Photos   Rice  
DLPC - Electricity - Power Supply - Davao City - Philippines The Manila Times
'Sweetheart deals' bared
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter | Deals of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) with its sister companies enabled the latter to almost double their income even as Meralco... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Electricity   Manila   Meralco   NAPOCOR   Photos   Slideshow  


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DLPC - Electricity - Power Supply - Davao City - Philippines Utility firm passes on E-VAT to consumers The Manila Times
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo displays the copy of the Memorandum of Agreement creating the Judiciary, Executive and Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELAC) after the signing of the agreement Tuesday (May 13, 2008) at Malacanang's Reception Hall. Tripartite body with judiciary formed The Manila Times
Beleaguered Lower House Speaker Jose De Venecia gestures with both hands as he delivers a sharp criticism on Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's government at the session of the Congress Monday Feb.4, 2008 at suburban Quezon city, north of Manila. The Congress resumed its session to vote on the fate of De Venecia as House Speaker. (js1) Dirty-tricks operation against JDV? The Manila Times
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo troops the line during the change of command ceremony of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Testimonial Review in honor of outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (left) Monday (May 12) at the AFP general headquarters grandstand in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City. Son of Mindanao is new AFP chief The Manila Times
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Workers check the size on pipes at the Freeze Wall test site at Shell Oil Company's Mahogany Oil Shale Research Project near Meeker, Colo., on Wednesday, May 31, 2006. Shell Exploration & Production Co., which is poised to snap up a 160-acre experimental lease on federal lands rich in oil shale, gave a delegation of senators a progress report Wednesday on its efforts to bake shale oil from the ground in western Colorado. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)hg3 Malaysia awards oil exploration blocks The Boston Globe
KLdy1 - Apr06 - Petronas - Petrol Kiosk - Petrol Station - Petroleum Nasional - oil prices - diesel. (dy1) Malaysia's Petronas awards oil exploration blocks to Swedish-led contractors International Herald Tribune
Industrial gas pipeline. Photographed in Switzerland near Dubendorf ( fa0 ) Pipeline ruptures interrupts Yetagun gas exports to Thailand Energy Current
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Secretary Rice met with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi during the 39th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur (gm1) Malaysia moves to stabilize rice prices San Diego
KLdy1 - Mar08 - Garuda Indonesia - arlines - aviation. (dy1) Indonesia, EU meet to lift flight ban: Officials The Times Of India
Rice - Raw Rice - Paddy - Staple Food. (ps1) Thai rice arriving in June to beef up stockpile The Star
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