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                    [Title] => JDV: 2004 an easy fight for Arroyo
                    [Summary] => DAGUPAN CITY — President Arroyo will have an "easy fight" for the presidency in next year’s elections even against action star Fernando Poe Jr. because of her track record, Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. predicted yesterday.


"(Mrs.) Arroyo has an extremely good chance in the presidential race," he told reporters during an inspection of dikes being built here to block mudflows that wreak havoc during the rainy season. "This is a politics of performance."


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                    [Title] => Senators oppose new oil tax
                    [Summary] => Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda and Sen. Teresa Aquino Oreta joined colleague Ralph Recto yesterday in opposing an Arroyo administration plan to seek the imposition of an additional P1 tax on oil products.


"It’s only now that the people are getting a respite from market-dictated price increases with the lowering of world crude oil prices. We should not increase pump prices at this time by imposing an additional tax," Legarda said.


She said the collection of a new tax would cause prices of consumer products and services to go up.


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                    [Title] => T-bill rates rise across the board
                    [Summary] => The government accepted slightly higher yields for Treasury bills (T-bills) auctioned yesterday, but the offer was undersubscribed and less than half the bills were sold due to jitters over the looming war in Iraq.
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                    [Title] => Government sees peso rebounding to 52-54 to a dollar
                    [Summary] => The current weakness in the  peso was temporary and it should rebound to average around 52 to 54 against the dollar for this year, Finance Secretary Jose Camacho said yesterday. 


"The present exchange rate reflects the concern about a couple of things which are temporary in nature – the Iraq situation and potential sanctions by the FATF," Camacho said, referring to the possible sanctions by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on the country due to its failure to come up with acceptable laws to curb money laundering. 


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                    [Title] => Disclose SC order impact, Meralco told
                    [Summary] => The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is requiring the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to disclose the impact on its financial standing of the Supreme Court decision ordering it to refund customers.


The SEC is preparing a letter requiring Meralco to disclose how the court ruling will affect its corporate finances, existing loans and other important financial matters.


Meralco will be given five days from receipt of the letter to comply with the directive.


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                    [Title] => Binga deal aboveboard - Napocor
                    [Summary] => The state-run National Power Corp. said yesterday it saw nothing wrong in recommending a multimillion-peso settlement on a power contract that has been found to be one of the most onerous entered into by Napocor.


"As far as Napocor is concerned, the decisions we’ve taken on the matter were aboveboard and legal," Napocor president and chief executive officer Roland Quilala said in an interview. He did not elaborate.


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                    [Title] => August exports still up, but growth slows
                    [Summary] => The Philippines posted a fifth consecutive month of double-digit export growth in August, but analysts said yesterday the momentum may be slowing after hitting a peak in July.
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                    [Title] => BIR chief nagbitiw
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Isa na namang opisyal ang nalagas sa Arroyo administration ng magbitiw kahapon si Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Rene Banez na tinanggap naman ni Pangulong Arroyo.


Sa press briefing ay inihayag ni Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye na habang wala pang nahihirang na kapalit ni Banez ay pansamantalang mamumuno sa BIR si Cornelio Hizon na tinalaga ni Finance Secretary Jose Camacho.


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                    [Title] => Masa isinaksakripisyo ng oposisyon
                    [Summary] => Mamamayang Pilipino na ang direktang naaapektuhan sa nangyayaring "circus" sa Senado kaugnay sa panggigipit ng opposition senators sa mga namumuno sa likod ng pag-isyu at pagbili ng Poverty Eradication and Alleviation Certificates (PEACe) Bonds.


Ayon kay Roy Oliveros ng Federation of Free Workers, halatang sumasakay na lamang sa isyu sina Sen. Tessie Aquino-Oreta at ang magpinsang Senator Osmeña (John at Serge) para lamang pagpiyestahan ang legalidad ng PEACe Bonds.


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                    [Title] => Senate, House list top priorities
                    [Summary] => The 12th Congress resumes session today with an outline of priorities focusing on economic and other reforms. 


Speaker Jose de Venecia said yesterday the economy will be the focus of the House of Representatives during the remainder of the first regular session of Congress that ends in June.


"We will work on proposed pieces of legislation that will propel the economy and the nation forward," he said on the eve of the resumption of session.


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FINANCE SECRETARY JOSE CAMACHO

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"(Mrs.) Arroyo has an extremely good chance in the presidential race," he told reporters during an inspection of dikes being built here to block mudflows that wreak havoc during the rainy season. "This is a politics of performance."


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"It’s only now that the people are getting a respite from market-dictated price increases with the lowering of world crude oil prices. We should not increase pump prices at this time by imposing an additional tax," Legarda said.


She said the collection of a new tax would cause prices of consumer products and services to go up.


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"The present exchange rate reflects the concern about a couple of things which are temporary in nature – the Iraq situation and potential sanctions by the FATF," Camacho said, referring to the possible sanctions by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on the country due to its failure to come up with acceptable laws to curb money laundering. 


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The SEC is preparing a letter requiring Meralco to disclose how the court ruling will affect its corporate finances, existing loans and other important financial matters.


Meralco will be given five days from receipt of the letter to comply with the directive.


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                    [Title] => Binga deal aboveboard - Napocor
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"As far as Napocor is concerned, the decisions we’ve taken on the matter were aboveboard and legal," Napocor president and chief executive officer Roland Quilala said in an interview. He did not elaborate.


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Sa press briefing ay inihayag ni Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye na habang wala pang nahihirang na kapalit ni Banez ay pansamantalang mamumuno sa BIR si Cornelio Hizon na tinalaga ni Finance Secretary Jose Camacho.


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Ayon kay Roy Oliveros ng Federation of Free Workers, halatang sumasakay na lamang sa isyu sina Sen. Tessie Aquino-Oreta at ang magpinsang Senator Osmeña (John at Serge) para lamang pagpiyestahan ang legalidad ng PEACe Bonds.


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"We will work on proposed pieces of legislation that will propel the economy and the nation forward," he said on the eve of the resumption of session.


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