Right-to-reply bill flawed

By Fel V. Maragay
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday he favored amending certain provisions of the right-to-reply bill which are flawed by imposing unreasonable requirements on newspapers and broadcast networks.

Forum to pinpoint job markets for Filipinos

By Roy Pelovello
MalacaÑang will convene today a forum on overseas employment with the participation of recruitment agencies as part of the effort to find markets for Filipino workers and help those displaced by the economic crisis.

Poll exec, 95 officials line up for the wringer

THREE groups under the Commission on Appointments will review the promotion of 96 officials including Election Commissioner Leonardo Leonida and two former commanders of the Presidential Security Group.

Ombudsman faces up to criticisms

The Office of the Ombudsman is on trial.
Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez herself admits to the fact that calls for her resignation or impeachment have been mounting since the scandal involving alleged rigging of World Bank projects broke out.

Restos vow to curb effluents

Environment Secretary Joselito Atienza has ordered the Environmental Management Bureau and an association of restaurant owners to conduct a joint study to determine effluent standards for the restaurant industry that are doable and beneficial to the environment.

New York-based author is home for a workshop

New York-based and award-winning author Carissa Villacorta is in Manila to hold a workshop on March 7 at the Enderun Colleges in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

 

 

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