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[Title] => RP, Australia defense pact finalized soon
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CEBU — The Philippines and Australia are close to finalizing a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) as Canberra expressed optimism that the defense accord will be ratified by the Philippine Senate before the May elections.
Australian Ambassador Tony Hely said in a chance interview at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) that the approval by Australia will not take long once the negotiating panels of both countries complete and finalize the SOFA.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-14 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
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[Title] => What an "irreparable loss"!
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There's weighty wisdom in that romantic refrain that the value of someone or something is only appreciated when that special someone or something shall have been lost. More often than not, such value or its fitting appreciation, or endearment, is just taken for granted before the loss. And that's the tragic irony.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr.
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[Title] => What an "irreparable loss"!
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There's weighty wisdom in that romantic refrain that the value of someone or something is only appreciated when that special someone or something shall have been lost. More often than not, such value or its fitting appreciation, or endearment, is just taken for granted before the loss. And that's the tragic irony.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr.
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[Title] => Cruz: No clue who will replace me
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Briefly facing the media after almost two weeks of self-imposed seclusion, outgoing Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr. said he does not know who will replace him when he packs his bags and takes a much-needed vacation abroad.
Cruz told reporters he was busy preparing for his report to President Arroyo and added that he does not have any plans yet on what to do when he returns from his vacation.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-19 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Jaime Laude
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[Title] => More accurate weather forecasts with upgraded radars — Pagasa
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The upgrading of five radars has helped the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) improve weather forecasting and allowed authorities enough time to prepare for approaching destructive typhoons, the country’s chief weatherman said yesterday.
Nathaniel Cruz, weather bureau chief, said the five upgraded radars are in Aparri, Cagayan; Baguio City, Benguet; Baler, Quezon; Virac, Catanduanes; and Guiuan in eastern Samar.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-13 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ghio Ong
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[Title] => DND chief still enjoys trust, confidence of GMA – Palace
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Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr. still enjoys the trust and confidence of President Arroyo even if he opposed the administration-backed people’s initiative to amend the Constitution, Malacañang said yesterday.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said there was no rift in the Cabinet, although Cruz earlier revealed that some Cabinet members are plotting to remove him from his post.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-01 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Paolo Romero
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[Title] => Refurbished aircraft seen to boost PAF capability
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The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has an added lift capability with the delivery yesterday of a newly refurbished F27-500 light transport aircraft from the United Kingdom.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said that the P91.2-million aircraft may serve as an alternate to the C-130 cargo plane he normally uses for field visits.
"That is an additional lift capability," Esperon said of the new aircraft acquired from Aerglobe, a British aircraft company based in Indonesia.
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[Title] => AFP must seek other ways to fund pensions
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BORACAY, Aklan - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) may have to look for other ways to fund the pension of military retirees as the tapped bank trustee said it is impossible to get the AFP’s expected yield in trust fund interest alone.
An eight to nine percent interest is unlikely, Reynaldo G. David, Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) president and chief executive officer, told The STAR in an interview.
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-29 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
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[Title] => AFP must seek other ways to fund pensions
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BORACAY, Aklan - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) may have to look for other ways to fund the pension of military retirees as the tapped bank trustee said it is impossible to get the AFP’s expected yield in trust fund interest alone.
An eight to nine percent interest is unlikely, Reynaldo G. David, Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) president and chief executive officer, told The STAR in an interview.
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-29 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
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[Title] => London-based firm to bankroll siphoning of bunker fuel in Guimaras
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A London-based firm engaged in oil pollution compensation has agreed to bankroll the siphoning of thousands of liters of bunker fuel from a sunken tanker lying off the coast of Guimaras island in Western Visayas.
Dr. Anthony Golez, Office of Civil Defense administrator, who is in London, said the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) will shoulder the cost of the siphoning operations and pay damage claims to affected residents.
"Mission accomplished tayo dito sa London," he said in a text message to reporters in Camp Aguinaldo yesterday.
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Ghio Ong | November 13, 2006 - 12:00am
October 25, 2006 - 12:00am
