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                    [Title] => Miriam takes indefinite leave for health reasons
                    [Summary] => Pro-administration Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago notified the Senate leadership yesterday she was going on an "indefinite leave" for health reasons.


Santiago, who chairs the committees on energy and foreign relations, said she was advised by her doctor to take a sick leave after being diagnosed with symptoms of irregular heartbeat and hypertension.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313546 [Title] => House to Palace: Explain creation of energy ‘superbody’ [Summary] => House energy committee chairman Alipio Cirilo Badelles said he would ask Malacañang to explain why it created a new agency with functions similar to those of energy and power-related agencies of the government.

Signed Nov. 20 this year, Executive Order (EO) 474 forms a body that will govern energy affairs of the country.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312826 [Title] => Creation of super body to oversee energy-related concerns opposed [Summary] => Oil and power industry players including state-owned energy firms are strongly opposing the creation of a "super body" that will govern all energy and oil-related concerns of the government.

The formation of this entity is contained in Executive Order (EO) 474 which was signed by President Arroyo last Nov. 30.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 270937 [Title] => House body backs bill on use of bioethanol as alternative fuel [Summary] => The House Committee on Energy chaired by Rep. Alipio Cirilo Badelles has endorsed the bill mandating the use of bioethanol as an alternative transport fuel, the country’s top energy official said.

"A bioethanol program will not only help cushion the effects of rising fuel prices but more importantly it will improve our environment as it is considered a very clean fuel," Energy Secretary Vincent Perez said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 237441 [Title] => GMA leads NSC reopening rites today [Summary] => The National Steel Corp. (NSC) will finally reopen today with President Arroyo witnessing the revival of the Iligan-based steel plant which was forced to close down in 1999.

The reopening of the steel firm follows the formal signing last Thursday of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between NSC’s creditor banks and Indian’s Global Infrastructure Holdings Ltd., which will lead the rehabilitation of the mothballed steel plant.

GIHL is the principal holding company of Ispat Industries Ltd. which was founded by Mohan L. Mittal.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181679 [Title] => Report declaring Piatco deal illegal gets majority backing [Summary] => Some 29 members of the House good government committee, which represent a majority, have signed the alternate committee report declaring the Piatco (Philippine International Air Terminals Co., Inc.) contract illegal and unconstitutional.

This was gleaned from the petition filed by three congressmen before the Supreme Court last Wednesday declaring null and void the Piatco contract for violation of several laws, including the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) law, and the Constitution.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 152381 [Title] => Joint congressional body eyes changes in power reform law [Summary] => The Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) is looking at the possibility of filing a joint resolution or an amendatory bill as soon as possible to effect certain changes in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EIRA) or Republic Act 9136.

JCPC co-chairman Rene Cayetano, in an interview, said the 14-member commission agreed that there are some necessary amendments to correct "ambiguities" in the law.

Cayetano said the areas that need to be reviewed include coverage of the universal charge, lifeline rate, value-added tax and cross subsidies.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 151272 [Title] => Power reform rules sent to GMA for OK [Summary] => The Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) has endorsed for President Arroyo’s approval its final draft of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for Republic Act 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EIRA).

The draft IRR is expected to be approved by President Arroyo soon, paving the way for the restructuring of the power industry and the privatization of the National Power Corp. (Napocor).
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 150410 [Title] => 12 korte itatayo para sa inaamag na mga kaso [Summary] => Dahil sa lumalaking bilang ng mga krimen na hindi nalilitis dulot ng kakulangan ng mga korte, inaprubahan na ng House committee on justice ang pagtatayo ng 12 karagdagang Municipal Trial Courts sa bansa sa layuning mabawasan ang mga inaamag na kaso sa mga MTC.

Ayon kay Eastern Samar Rep. Marcelino Libana, chairman ng komite, layunin ng panukala na mabawasan ang mga kasong labis na tumatagal ang pagdinig dahil habang patuloy umanong nadaragdagan ang populasyon ng bansa, lalo na sa mga probinsiya, hindi naman nadaragdagan ang mga MTC.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 141914 [Title] => PSALM prepares Napocor sale plan for Congress OK [Summary] => The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will submit to the Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) for approval next week the privatization blueprint of the country’s largest state-owned power producer.

PSALM is an entity created to handle the sale of the National Power Corp. (Napocor) under the Republic Act 9136 or Electricity Power Industry Reform Act (EIRA).
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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