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SENATE MAJORITY LEADER LOREN LEGARDA AND SENATORS ROBERT JAWORSKI AND SERGIO OSME

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Senate OKs bill overhauling gov’t procurement, bidding

By Sammy Santos | December 11, 2002 - 12:00am

The Senate approved on third reading on Monday night a landmark anti-corruption bill which, Sen. Edgardo Angara said, is expected to arrest the reported P22-billion annual loss in government funds due to fraud-ridden...

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