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When Congress resumes its session on May 7, 2012, the proposed reform of the excise tax law will again be the hot issue.

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For the past 17 years, farmer Bernadette Guya wakes up around 4 a.m. and works for the next 12 hours tending tobacco plants in a one-hectare leased plot in the northern Philippine province of La Union. She spends those hours watering and pruning them, and caring for each leaf by hand to remove pests.

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Elvie Sanchez, wife of slain Bayan Muna regional leader Romy Sanchez, said she has received a letter from Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez saying the killing was solved with the alleged gunman identified and a warrant of arrest issued against him.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097171 [AuthorName] => Jun Elias [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 368129 [Title] => Bayan leader, 4 pals survive attack [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — The Ilocos chairman of the militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and four companions survived an attack here Thursday night, leaving two of them wounded.

Bayan leader Billy Austin, 39, suffered gunshot wounds in the legs and was being treated in an undisclosed hospital.

Two of his companions were identified as Lenville Salvador, a provincial leader of Bayan Muna, and Avelino Dacanay, chairman of the Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation, an affiliate of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas. Both were unhurt.
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The approved wage increase was far less than the P100, which the region’s labor sector had demanded.

Workers in the Ilocos and Cordillera regions also got a wage adjustment of P15 to P25 and P10, respectively.

Labor groups in the two regions, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the approved wage hikes.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 321745 [Title] => Farmers seek higher tobacco prices [Summary] => SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — Due to the destruction of tobacco crops by sudden rains last month, tobacco farmers in the Ilocos Region are now demanding higher prices for their produce. They are also appealing to private tobacco contractors to allow them to delay payment for their loans.

Avelino Dacanay, chairman of the Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation, an affiliate of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, said they are asking for higher tobacco prices because almost half of their produce were destroyed by rains and prices of basic commodities continue to rise.
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Senior Superintendent Arturo Lomibao, Ilocos police director, said Avelino Dacanay, alias Ka Mac, and Eduardo Cacayuran, 33, alias Ka Kado, were both arrested in Aringay town this province.
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Base sa ulat, unang naaresto ng mga tauhan ng Regional Intelligence and Investigation at La Union PNP si Eduardo Cacayuran alyas Ka Kardo, 33 at kasalukuyang kalihim ng Regional Peasant Secretariat ng CPP/NPA sa nasabing rehiyon.
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When Congress resumes its session on May 7, 2012, the proposed reform of the excise tax law will again be the hot issue.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133715 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 793926 [Title] => Tobacco farmers remain poor despite industry revival [Summary] =>

For the past 17 years, farmer Bernadette Guya wakes up around 4 a.m. and works for the next 12 hours tending tobacco plants in a one-hectare leased plot in the northern Philippine province of La Union. She spends those hours watering and pruning them, and caring for each leaf by hand to remove pests.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-03 23:34:47 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 48963 [Title] => Northern Luzon farmers demand CARP extension [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097171 [AuthorName] => Jun Elias [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374755 [Title] => DOJ declares Ilocos militant’s killing solved [Summary] => SAN FERNANDO, La Union — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has declared the 2005 gunslaying of the Ilocos secretary general of the militant party-list group Bayan Muna solved, the victim’s wife said.

Elvie Sanchez, wife of slain Bayan Muna regional leader Romy Sanchez, said she has received a letter from Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez saying the killing was solved with the alleged gunman identified and a warrant of arrest issued against him.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097171 [AuthorName] => Jun Elias [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 368129 [Title] => Bayan leader, 4 pals survive attack [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — The Ilocos chairman of the militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and four companions survived an attack here Thursday night, leaving two of them wounded.

Bayan leader Billy Austin, 39, suffered gunshot wounds in the legs and was being treated in an undisclosed hospital.

Two of his companions were identified as Lenville Salvador, a provincial leader of Bayan Muna, and Avelino Dacanay, chairman of the Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation, an affiliate of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas. Both were unhurt.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348293 [Title] => Cagayan Valley, Ilocos, Cordillera workers get wage hikes [Summary] => BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — The Cagayan Valley regional tripartite wages and productivity board granted yesterday a P10 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the region.

The approved wage increase was far less than the P100, which the region’s labor sector had demanded.

Workers in the Ilocos and Cordillera regions also got a wage adjustment of P15 to P25 and P10, respectively.

Labor groups in the two regions, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the approved wage hikes.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 321745 [Title] => Farmers seek higher tobacco prices [Summary] => SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — Due to the destruction of tobacco crops by sudden rains last month, tobacco farmers in the Ilocos Region are now demanding higher prices for their produce. They are also appealing to private tobacco contractors to allow them to delay payment for their loans.

Avelino Dacanay, chairman of the Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation, an affiliate of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, said they are asking for higher tobacco prices because almost half of their produce were destroyed by rains and prices of basic commodities continue to rise.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097171 [AuthorName] => Jun Elias [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 93633 [Title] => 2 NPAs nabbed for Balweg slay [Summary] => CAMP GEN. OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union – Police intelligence agents have arrested in separate raids the second-ranking officer of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the Ilocos region and another regional leader in connection with the 1999 murder of priest-turned-rebel Conrado Balweg.

Senior Superintendent Arturo Lomibao, Ilocos police director, said Avelino Dacanay, alias Ka Mac, and Eduardo Cacayuran, 33, alias Ka Kado, were both arrested in Aringay town this province.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 127136 [Title] => 2 opisyal ng NPA rebels nalambat [Summary] => Bumagsak sa mga tauhan ng pulisya ang dalawang matataas na opisyal ng mga rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA) na aktibong nag-ooperate sa Region 1 sa isinagawang magkakahiwalay na operasyon sa La Union, ayon sa ulat na nakarating sa Camp Crame kahapon.

Base sa ulat, unang naaresto ng mga tauhan ng Regional Intelligence and Investigation at La Union PNP si Eduardo Cacayuran alyas Ka Kardo, 33 at kasalukuyang kalihim ng Regional Peasant Secretariat ng CPP/NPA sa nasabing rehiyon.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) ) )
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