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		<title>Lax party-list rules dividing ‘marginalized’ sectors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Too many groups from the same sector means less chances of getting House seats
MANILA, Philippines—While the intent of the introducing the party-list system 4 elections ago is to give smaller parties and organizations, including those of supposed marginalized sectors, the chance to send nominees to Congress, the rules governing the exercise are achieving the opposite. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/lax-party-list-rules-dividing-%e2%80%98marginalized%e2%80%99-sectors/</link>
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		<title>Older persons in DSWD care moving to new home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Acting Social Welfare and Development Secretary Celia Capadocia-Yangco told The Times Sunday that older persons now staying in the Golden Acres compound in Bago Bantay, Quezon City, will soon move to their new “Haven for the Elderly” in Tanay, Rizal.
Acting Secretary Yangco said the new facility is complete and now being fully furnished.
The Haven for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/older-persons-in-dswd-care-moving-to-new-home/</link>
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		<title>Teachers threaten poll duty boycott</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Member of the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) warned on Sunday that they would not perform poll duties in the May 10 elections if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) failed to address their most urgent concern—their right to vote.
“We urge the Comelec to tackle and immediately resolve this matter. If not, we may opt to call [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/teachers-threaten-poll-duty-boycott/</link>
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		<title>80 percent flunk 2009 Bar exams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LESS than 20 percent of those who took the 2009 Bar examinations passed.
A source of The Manila Times said over the weekend that only 17 percent actually passed the tests for would-be lawyers, but added the Supreme Court would hold a special meeting this week on whether this percentage would be increased.
The source added that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/80-percent-flunk-2009-bar-exams/</link>
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		<title>TUCP dares presidentiables to take stand on wage hike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CEBU, Philippines &#8211; The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines and its party-list arm challenged presidential candidates to take a stand and join the debate on the demand of workers for wage hikes.
This developed as another labor party-list, the Partido ng Manggagawa warned that joblessness awaits the new graduates as it also challenged the presidentiables [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/tucp-dares-presidentiables-to-take-stand-on-wage-hike/</link>
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		<title>State of local agri and fisheries &#8211; DA view</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to readers’ comments on our column on agriculture problems in the country, the Department of Agriculture through Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Atty. Bernie Fondevilla sent this letter. In the interest of hearing all sides, we are printing it.
“This refers to the column … on the state of Philippine agriculture and fisheries, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/state-of-local-agri-and-fisheries-da-view/</link>
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		<title>More suggestions to boost shipping industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With two recent columns dedicated to the shipping industry, one of our readers wrote some suggestions to how the shipping industry may further be developed. Bobby Tordesillas listed 10 pointers, which we are sharing with other readers:
“1. Have all imported vessels and all local new buildings classed not necessarily by international class societies. A reliable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/more-suggestions-to-boost-shipping-industry/</link>
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		<title>S&amp;P, Fitch sending review teams to RP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Representatives from international credit raters New York-based Standard &#38; Poor’s as well as London-based Fitch Ratings are set to visit the Philippines next month to take a look at the country’s economic and fiscal developments, a ranking government official said over the weekend.
Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said S&#38;P and Fitch are scheduled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/sp-fitch-sending-review-teams-to-rp/</link>
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		<title>Board of Investments mulls incentives for importation of power generators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines &#8211; The government is now looking at fast tracking the 2010 investments priorities plan (IPP) in order to mitigate the power crisis in Mindanao by providing incentives to the importation of generators, the Board of Investments (BOI) said.
“We were thinking of how to address the power problem in Mindanao and the importation of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/board-of-investments-mulls-incentives-for-importation-of-power-generators/</link>
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		<title>Investment commitments double in January-February</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Investment commitments in the country more than doubled during the first two months of the year as investments in the manufacturing sector poured in, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said over the weekend.
One of the biggest investors is from a Filipino firm Petro Energy Resources Corp. which will infuse a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2010/03/investment-commitments-double-in-january-february/</link>
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