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MILF commander: Forces won't yield until MOA talks resume |
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source : ABS-SBN news
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Sunday, 24 August 2008 11:57 |
A sub-commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) insisted on Sunday that rebel forces will not stand down until the government resumes negotiations for the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) that seeks to expand the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
At the same time, the MILF sub-chief identified as "Commander Anderson" told ABS-CBN News in Lanao del Sur that the rebel group will not give up sub-commanders Bravo and Umbra Kato.
Anderson, of the MILF's 116th Base Command, said they will keep on fighting unless the military stands down.
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Telcos may extend cross-network SMS promo |
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source : staff
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 14:38 |
The three major telecommunications companies may extend their short-term reduction in fees on text messages sent between networks, Malacanang announced Wednesday.
In separate letters sent to the Office of the President, Smart Communications, Globe Telecoms, and Sun Cellular said they may extend their move to reduce fees on text messages sent between networks from P1 to 50 centavos if approved by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
Sun Cellular is implementing the reduced fees for a promotional period of three months. In its letter to the Palace, Sun Cellular said it would "continue to offer it beyond the promo period" in response to the "warm reception" of its clients.
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Smart, Sun agree to cut cost of inter-texting to P0.50 |
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source : staff
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 14:34 |
 SMART and Sun have agreed to cut the price of sending text messages to P0.50 from P1 in response to a government call to make the service free, President Arroyo said yesterday.
“Texting is a way of life. I asked the telecom [companies] to cut the cost of messages between networks and they have responded. It is now down to 50 centavos,” the President said during her State-of-the-Nation Address.
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Typhoon "Fung Wong" intensifies and moves toward Philippine islands |
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source : staff
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 14:16 |
Typhoon "Fung Wong", locally called "Igme", intensified while moving toward the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
At 10:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), the typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour, with gusts of up to 160 kilometers per hour, at 280 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes, said the PAGASA.
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Customs won’t return rewards |
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source : staff
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 11:29 |
 Saying the law must be applied even if it may be harsh, Bureau of Customs officials and employees will not return a total of P402 million in cash rewards, which they received in 2006 for exceeding target collections.
At the same time, Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales Jr. told reporters after the second Senate hearing on rampant smuggling in the country that they are expecting to receive bigger rewards this year, never mind if this will be because of higher value-added taxes collected from surging oil prices.
Morales said that in the first place, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves would not issue a refund order because it was decided by a committee composed of different government agencies.
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