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President signs Rent Control Act into law |
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By Angelo S. Samonte And Efren L. Danao, Reporters
President Gloria Arroyo on Tuesday signed into law Republic Act
9653, otherwise known as the Rent Control Act of 2009, which
authorizes a one-year moratorium on rent increases in residential
units.
Under the law, no rent increase shall be imposed
in any residential units covered under the Act for a period of one
year of its effectivity.
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House Speaker mulls privatization of PNR
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House Speaker Prospero Nograles on Tuesday proposed that the
Philippine National Railways (PNR) be privatized in a bid to
“maximize [the] viability and operational efficiency” of the
government-owned railway system.
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MMDA to build concrete dividers in EDSA
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that
the plan is under way to construct concrete dividers along the
entire stretch of the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue to keep public
utility buses (PUBs) within the yellow lanes.
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Lawmaker seeks to abolish NEDA
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A lawmaker on Tuesday urged the abolition the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA), citing the agency’s alleged failure
to “maintain its integrity, credibility and accountability” as
an economic “think tank” of the government.
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Survey shows decrease in illegal drug use in RP
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THE Philippines has around 1.8 million individuals that are
dependent on illegal drug, according to the latest study conducted
by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).
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Outsider may be Palace bet in 2010–Nograles
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HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nog-rales on Tuesday hinted that the merged
Lakas-Kampi-CMD might end up picking an outsider in the search for
the administration’s standard-bearer.
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DEAR
PAO
By PersidaAcosta
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Bar passer
wants to be public attorney
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Dear PAO,
Watching lawyer Persida Acosta on TV champion
the cause of the oppressed...
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