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A key member of the House of Representatives predicted yesterday that the peso would soar to a new high once the government receives the $521 million full payment for the state’s indicted 6.38-percent stake in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.(PLDT).


"We are definitely counting on the peso to gain more ground against the dollar in the weeks ahead, partly on account of the proceeds from the sale," Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas said.


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Next month, we will be celebrating the 21st anniversary of the Edsa Revolution.


So much has been said about how slow the wheels of justice grind in this part of the world. How long it has taken to recover the ill-gotten wealth amassed by tyrants and cronies.


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                    [Title] => Lawmakers back sale of government stake in PLDT for P25.2B
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A bipartisan bloc in Congress has expressed support for the sale of government’s indirect 6.4 percent stake in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) so that government may finally realize the P25.2 billion expected proceeds from the sale.


In a House resolution filed yesterday, 10 congressmen from both the administration and the opposition crossed party lines to seek "the prompt resolution of all purported issues with respect to the transaction."


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                    [Title] => Retooling in foreign languages pushed
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A House leader urged the government yesterday to devote more funds for the "foreign language skills retooling" of workers to boost their chances of getting better-paying jobs here and abroad.


Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas said the Department of Labor and Employment’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda), in particular, ought to offer short courses in foreign languages.


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                    [Title] => Gullas seeks early submission of 2007 budget
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A House leader asked President Arroyo yesterday to submit her proposed national budget for 2007 long before her 30-day deadline ends on Aug. 24.


Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas said early submission of the budget would enable House members to speed up work on the measure.


"If we had our way, we would have preferred that the President turned over the new budget to Congress right after her State of the Nation Address last July 24. We could have worked on the bill right away," he said.


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                    [Title] => Education to suffer from lack of 2006 budget  — Gullas
                    [Summary] => The country’s public school system would suffer severely from the failure of Congress to approve the proposed P1.053-trillion 2006 national budget, a House leader said yesterday.


"The public education system would be worst hit, unless President Arroyo gives it enough funds from the reenacted P907-billion 2005 budget," said Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas. 


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                    [Title] => US ‘captioning’ law a boon to RP – Gullas
                    [Summary] => A law in the United States mandating 100 percent "captioning" or subtitling in video broadcasts, including those on the Internet and film productions, could be a boon to the Philippines, a House leader said yesterday.


The law could prompt concerned US employers to recruit Filipinos for captioning work, which means putting subtitles on English broadcasts and film presentations, said Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas.


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                    [Title] => Under-aged parents’ kids legitimized soon
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That is if Bill 4244, which the House has passed on third and final reading, becomes law. 


The measure would amend the Family Code of 1997 by providing that children born to parents who are minors and therefore not qualified to marry would be considered legitimate after the parents reach the age of 18 and marry each other.


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                    [Title] => Lawmaker confident Senate will okay budget
                    [Summary] => A House leader expressed confidence yesterday that the confrontation between President Arroyo and the Senate would not hinder Senate approval of the proposed P1-trillion 2006 budget.


"Despite the discordant relations between the administration and a number of senators on quarrelsome political issues, we are wholly optimistic the Senate will pass the budget posthaste," said Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas.


"At the end of the day, we all live in one country, and a new budget is imperative for us to move forward," he said.


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DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER EDUARDO GULLAS

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"We are definitely counting on the peso to gain more ground against the dollar in the weeks ahead, partly on account of the proceeds from the sale," Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas said.


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In a House resolution filed yesterday, 10 congressmen from both the administration and the opposition crossed party lines to seek "the prompt resolution of all purported issues with respect to the transaction."


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Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas said early submission of the budget would enable House members to speed up work on the measure.


"If we had our way, we would have preferred that the President turned over the new budget to Congress right after her State of the Nation Address last July 24. We could have worked on the bill right away," he said.


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