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SC rebuffs Pimentel |
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The Supreme Court en banc on
Thursday denied the petition of the Genuine Opposition senatorial
candidate Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd to stop the recanvassing
of votes from Maguindanao.
The decision gives the Commission
on Elections the green light to proclaim Team Unity’s Juan Miguel
Zubiri as the 12th placer in the senatorial contest.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Kidnappers of
Bossi denied sea access
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Navy has
beefed up its blockade along the shores of Zamboanga Sibugay and
Lanao del Norte to prevent the abductors of Italian priest Giancarlo
Bossi from making a getaway by sea.
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For Ping, majority
so near and yet so far
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Sen. Panfilo Lacson laments that
the opposition members of the Senate, which had not tasted being in
the majority for a long time, might not get it even if they have the
numbers in the upcoming Fourteenth Congress.
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Jeepney fare back
to P7.50 Monday
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The minimum jeepney fare returns
to P7.50 beginning Monday after the Land Transportation Franchising
and Regulatory Board granted the petition of jeepney operators to
remove the 50-centavo discount imposed last year.
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Shabu raiders bust
warehouse, ‘tiangge’
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A warehouse in Binondo raided by
antidrug agents Thursday yielded 4.5 tons of chemicals used in
making methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu.
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Lawmakers flay JdV
foes for spreading malicious lies
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Lawmakers on Thursday censured
the House leader’s political rivals for spreading “malicious
lies, and desperate political propaganda” against Speaker Jose de
Venecia.
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Senate president
race a numbers game–Nene
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Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said
Thursday that he would not try to convince opposition senators who
were reportedly supporting Senate President Manuel Villar to
reconsider and vote for him instead for Senate President.
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Security forces
say US help OK, but . . .
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The military and police
appreciate the US offer of help in fighting the communist New
People’s Army, but said they were capable of defeating the rebels
on their own.
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