Palace slams water rate hike

By Joyce Pangco Pañares, Roy Pelovello, Rio N. Araja
MALACAÑANG has warned Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Co. not to push through with their planned rate increase before the end of the month to cover foreign exchange losses and rising cost of operations.

Probers find lapses in Alabang drug bust

By Rey E. Requejo
A fact-finding committee has found “procedural lapses” in the entrapment operations conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency against three suspects known as “Alabang Boys.”

Govt moves to regain Calatagan farm lands

Environment Secretary Joselito Atienza said the repossession by the government of parcels of land encroached by the Zobel-Ayala family in Calatagan, Batangas, is in progress even as he assured farmers and fishermen of continued assistance by creating a desk that will attend to their needs and problems.

Tax refund for movie producer

The Supreme Court has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue to issue tax credit certificates amounting to P6.28 million in favor of United International Pictures, which overpaid its income taxes from 1996 to 1998.

Bases agency, Clark hold balloon festival

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority rallies behind the holding of a four-day balloon festival scheduled this month at the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga.

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