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Pre-need investors? shield sought
By Arlie Calalo
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines denounced lawmakers yesterday for their failure to enact the proposed pre-need industry code, which is supposed to provide safety nets for plan-holders.
By Rey E. Requejo
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority lost its bid to stop the city government of Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu from imposing a business tax on companies in the zone.
1.5m families face housing rent hike
A total of 1,542,538 families living in rented houses face the bleak prospect of being burdened by higher lease payment if the Rent Control Law will not be extended after it expired last Dec. 3l.
Environment agencies up for overhaul?Atienza
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Jose Atienza has vowed to crack the whip within his department to ensure a more effective and efficient enforcement of environmental laws.
Agrarian law?s compulsory acquisition unfair to landowners, says Enrile
By Fel V. Maragay
Congress did the right thing when it suspended the compulsory acquisition of lands under a joint congressional resolution that extended the agrarian reform program for six months, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday.
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