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By Fel V. Maragay
An Army general who is being eyed to become the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces hurdled the confirmation wringer yesterday after being intensely grilled by an opposition senator.
Consultants of bases agency lose benefits
By Rey E. Requejo
The Supreme Court has ruled that the board of directors and consultants of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority are not entitled to year-end benefits.
Right-to-reply up for House vote
By Christine F. Herrera
The House leadership has acknowledged the collective demand of the national media to scrap the right-to-reply bill during a dialog hosted by the lawmakers at Melo’s restaurant in Quezon City yesterday.
Poll automation budget hits a snag
The Senate’s plan to approve the Pl3.l-billion supplemental budget for the automation of the 2010 elections suffered a hitch yesterday due to the delay in the transmittal of the House version of the bill.
Accenture lays off 500 workers
US-based outsourcing firm Accenture is laying off almost half its workforce in the Philippine capital due to the effects of the global financial crisis, the Department of Labor and Employment said yesterday.
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