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                    [Title] => Comelec approves UNA party accreditation
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The presidential bid of Vice President Jejomar Binay is now on more solid footing after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) approved yesterday the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)’s petition for registration and accreditation as a national political party.

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The dangers of marijuana use overshadow its medical benefits and its proposed legalization for medical purposes will be a dangerous precedent, the chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) said over the weekend.

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Philippine National Police chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome yesterday reminded regional police directors to strictly implement the PNP’s “one-strike” and “no-take” policies on illegal gambling.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 809031 [Title] => Youth leaders attend drug abuse prevention congress in P'sinan [Summary] =>

At least 250 youth leaders across the country will converge at the CSI Stadia here today for the five-day 20th National Youth Congress on Drug Abuse Prevention Education.

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Officials and employees of the defunct Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) created by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in May 2007 have more than P28.250 million in unliquidated cash advances to account for.

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Read the transcript first.

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Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) chairman Antonio Villar Jr. took up the cudgels for his embattled elder brother, Commission on Audit (COA) chairman Reynaldo Villar, who has insisted that his term ends in 2015 despite claims that his term actually ended last Feb. 2.

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In the face of President Aquino’s move to abolish the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG), its former chief Antonio Villar Jr. said the agency significantly minimized smuggling despite its limited resources.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096897 [AuthorName] => Eva Visperas [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 593717 [Title] => Aquino vows more cases vs tax evaders, smugglers [Summary] =>

President Aquino promised to deal with smugglers just as severely as he would tax evaders.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 591239 [Title] => PASG handang pabuwag [Summary] =>

Iginiit kahapon ni Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group head Sec. Antonio Villar Jr. na itinayo lamang ang PASG upang buwagin ang smuggling activities sa bansa at kapag kaya na itong linisin ng Bureau of Customs (BoC) mula sa mga smugglers ay hindi na kailangan pa ang PASG.

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