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Embassy denies report, maintains 2008 US budget has
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US slashes military
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The United States reportedly plans to make deep cuts in the
financial assistance to the Philippine military and police next
year.
The US State Department reported
the slash in its website, but the US Embassy in Manila said it has
no such information.
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Military stands
down, delays Basilan push
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The government has extended the
ultimatum for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to surrender its
fighters suspected of beheading 10 Marines during a battle in
Basilan, ABS-CBN reported Wednesday.
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Ferry captain
admits lapses
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The captain of the ferry that
capsized off Quezon two weeks ago on Wednesday admitted to
investigators there were lapses on his part.
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Blackout hits
Metro as plants cut supply
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A two-hour outage hit parts of
Metro Manila and nearby provinces Wednesday after five hydroelectric
power plants reduced their output because of weak water pressure.
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Blackout hits
Metro as plants cut supply
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President Arroyo on Wednesday
asked Metro Manila residents to start conserving water in the face
of prolonged dry spell that could develop into a drought.
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Hands off
blue-ribbon row, Villar tells Palace
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MalacaÑang has no say on who
should be the chairman of any Senate committee, Senate President
Manuel Villar declared Wednesday.
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Senators pull
together for Trillanes
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The Senate adopted Wednesday a
resolution asking the Makati Regional Trial Court to allow detained
Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th to perform his duties as senator while
his nonbailable case of coup d’état is pending.
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CA names justices
for Jonas petition
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THE Court of Appeals on Wednesday
named the justices that will hear the petition for habeas corpus for
missing political activist Jonas Joseph Burgos.
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