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Two environmental groups are urging lawmakers to prohibit the manufacture of beauty products that contain plastic microbeads that can reportedly pollute the oceans, harm marine life, and threaten public health.

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This letter relates to the article titled “Ombudsman conviction rate dips; staff demoralized” (STAR News, 15 July 2008).

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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the contract signed by the Comelec with an upstart technology provider was null and void. The company contracted to supply hundreds of millions worth of ballot counting machines was actually incorporated after it had won the contract.

According to initial reports, the Comelec will seek the reconsideration of the Court. But such appeals rarely progress.
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the contract signed by the Comelec with an upstart technology provider was null and void. The company contracted to supply hundreds of millions worth of ballot counting machines was actually incorporated after it had won the contract.

According to initial reports, the Comelec will seek the reconsideration of the Court. But such appeals rarely progress.
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