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THE TANIM-BALA scandal still far from settled, a new turf war is adding to the confusion at the immigration bureau and premier airports with an associate commissioner having been vested powers reserved for Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison.

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Congress is yet to finalize the joint resolution granting President Benigno Aquino III emergency powers to address the impending power shortage in the country.

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Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jericho Petilla could now tell naysayers: “I told you so.” In July last year, Petilla already warned about the projected power supply shortage in the early summer of 2015.

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It seems to me very apt that you have chosen to make Apolinario Mabini the inspiration for this year’s conference. I still remember a story about him that I heard from my history teacher at UP, the distinguished historian Teodoro Agoncillo.

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