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                    [Title] => Opposition senators to file anti-VAT petition before SC
                    [Summary] => Seven senators belonging to the Senate minority bloc will file a petition before the Supreme Court today to declare  President Arroyo’s authority to raise the value-added tax (VAT) rate as unconstitutional.


In a 28-page petition, Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Sergio Osmeña III, Jamby Madrigal, Jinggoy Estrada, Panfilo Lacson, Alfredo Lim and Luisa Ejercito argued that "the power to tax is inherently legislative in character and as such should not be delegated unless expressly allowed by the Constitution."
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221962 [Title] => Senate intervention sought on RP-US air agreement [Summary] => The Senate, particularly the committee on foreign relations, should immediately take action on the impending implementation of the RP-US Air Transport Agreement (ATA) which will pave the way for an "open skies" arrangement between the two countries, the Save Our Skies (SOS) movement said.

The SOS said the chamber should act on the position of the chairman of the committee on foreign relations, Sen. Manuel Villar, that the 1980 RP-US ATA is a treaty that needs Senate ratification.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166114 [Title] => Imbitasyon sa kasal ni Mikey inisnab ng 4 opposition senators [Summary] => Hindi kinagat ng apat na senador mula sa oposisyon ang imbitasyon ng Malacañang upang dumalo sa wedding reception sa Palasyo kaugnay ng kasal nina Presidential Son Mikey Arroyo at Angela Montenegro.

Batay sa wedding guest list ng Malacañang, imbitado ang 12 administration senators kasama ang kanilang asawa, samantalang sa oposisyon ay apat lamang at ito ay sina Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr., John Osmeña, Rodolfo Biazon at Robert Jaworski.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164285 [Title] => Opposition senators kumalma [Summary] => Yumuko kahapon ang grupo ng oposisyon sa kampo ni Senate President Franklin Drilon matapos kanselahin ng mga ito ang itinakda sanang mga pagdinig ng iba’t ibang komite.

Ito ang naging resulta sa panimulang pakikipag-usap ng kampo ni Sen. Drilon sa grupo ng oposisyon sa Senado upang hanapan ng agarang solusyon ang umiiral na krisis dito.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 129581 [Title] => Majority bloc nag-walkout [Summary] => Nawalan ng quorum ang isinagawang sesyon ng senado kahapon ng umaga matapos "mag-walkout" at hindi dumalo ang mga miyembro ng majority bloc dahil sa pagkakaroon ng deadlock sa usapan nito sa oposisyon ukol sa isyu ng chairmanship.

Naiwan lamang sa sesyon ng Mataas na Kapulungan sina Senate President Franklin Drilon at Majority leader Loren Legarda at ang mga miyembro ng oposisyon maliban kina Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr. at Rodolfo Biazon na pawang nasa official mission sa abroad.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 86855 [Title] => Sulu execs want out of ARMM [Summary] =>

JOLO, Sulu - Senators expressed alarm yesterday over the clamor of Sulu officials to bolt out of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), saying this might trigger hostilities reminiscent of the early 70s.

not_entSulu Gov. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1650428 [AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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