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Saturday,
July 04, 2009 |
11:09PM PHT |
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News in and around the country, courtesy of Manilatimes.
Also features news on Information Technology courtesy
of Computer World.
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Business
No tax collection boost until next year, says Finance
The Department of Finance sees no improvement in tax collections until next year, when the economy is expected to bounce back....
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Entertainment
Marrying music and videos
Usually, it is a one-sided marriage. And as the name suggests, the music must ideally come first. It should be the driving force that inspires visuals and the catalyst that choreographs the imagery....
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Information Technology
2nd bidding up for grabs – Comelec
“Second bidding” is in the top priority list of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in case poll automation bidding winner partners Smartmatic Corp. and Total Information Management Corp. (TIM) fail to settle their dispute on Friday (July 3)....
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Lifestyle
Joie De Vivre
These Parisians—they’re such kidders. The French have heard all the stereotypes about them. And these days, they love disproving all these while making you laugh in the process. ...
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National
Automated 2010 polls on
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday that TIM and Smartmatic, the partners in a consortium that won the bidding for the P7.2-billion computerized polls contract, have ironed out their differences.
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Opinions
Filipino-American friendship and RP-US special ties endure
July 4th is the USA’s most important national holiday. When we were an American colony, Filipinos were legally seen by the rest of the world as “US nationals” as carrying US-issued passports, we traveled abroad or entered the United States....
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Provincial
NGO urges Agriculture department to protect local consumers
An environmental group asked anew the Department of Agriculture (DA) to protect the welfare of Filipino consumers and farmers by prohibiting genetically modified organisms (GMO) crops in the country. ...
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Sports
RP seeks to regain lost softball glory
A team composed of veterans and young athletes will try to regain the country’s old glory in the international softball scene when it competes in the 2009 World Men’s Softball Championship slated July 17 to 26 in Saskatoon, Canada....
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World
Video shows King of Pop was in good health
Los Angeles: Michael Jackson’s family on Thursday announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a custody battle loomed with his former wife seeking their children....
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