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GMA allies cool to
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Malacañang on Friday moved to soothe grumblings among the
President’s supporters following the defection of staunch Estrada
stalwarts Vicente “Tito” Sotto 3rd and Tessie Aquino-Oreta to
the administration camp.
Proadministration congressmen
expressed their extreme displeasure at the Palace for welcoming
Sotto and Oreta into the administration fold, calling the two
“opportunists.”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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AFP: Finishing off
Abu Sayyaf won’t be easy
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DESPITE the death of several top
Islamic extremist leaders, the Armed Forces sees a much tougher
battle ahead against the Abu Sayyaf.
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Reception lukewarm
for poll automation
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Lack of time and money makes it
difficult if not impossible to implement a just-signed law calling
for the partial automation of the May elections, an election
official said Friday.
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Enrile resigns
from Estrada’s party
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Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile has
resigned as chairman of the Partido ng Masang Pilipino but will
remain a member of the party, Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada
confirmed Friday.
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Rescue bid for RP
sailors opposed
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The Philippines has asked Nigeria
to abandon attempts to rescue 24 Filipinos kidnapped from a ship off
Nigeria, fearing such efforts could further endanger their lives.
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President
lures Swiss firm to invest in RP
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DAVOS, Switzerland: President
Arroyo hauled in her first big investment catch on the sidelines of
the 37th World Economic Forum (WEF) here when a major global systems
integrator offered to invest in a secure...
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MMDA gets tough on
election posters
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THE Metro Manila Development
Authority has advised individuals planning to run in the May
elections against putting up their posters with greetings on it
along the streets because the agency will tear it all down.
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Environmentalists
push renewable energy bill
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“The Philippines possesses a
vast potential of natural energy that could support the entire
country, but without this bill on renewable energy when, and how,
will this potential ever be utilized,” Jasper Inventor...
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