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Erap asks GMA for pardon |
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Joseph Estrada is asking President Gloria Arroyo to grant him an
unconditional pardon after he withdrew his appeal before the
Sandiganbayan, which found the former president guilty of plunder.
The disgraced leader had previously said he was
innocent and refused to recognize his removal from office.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Pre-need company loses case SEC
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THE Court of Appeals has affirmed the powers of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to scrutinize the
operation and financial capability of the College Assurance Plan of
the Philippines (CAP), which had been beleaguered by controversy
over its pre-need educational plans.
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Police: Glorietta blast could be accidental
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WAS it a bomb or gas explosion? That question may finally be
answered when the Philippine National Police reveals today its
findings on the deadly blast that rocked the Glorietta 2 mall last
Friday.
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SPECIAL
REPORT - ABORTION: SILENT SCREAM
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Abortion versus freedom of choice
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Last of three parts
The abortion issue is a nonending spiral of
contention not only in the Philippines but all over the world
especially when one speaks of the elusive power of the freedom of
choice.
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PAGC: Lakas official gave cash bribes
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The Presidential Anti-Graft Commission
investigating the alleged cash giving in Malacañang said in its
initial findings that a Lakas party official was the one involved in
the distribution of money to local officials.
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RP world’s top 4 recipient of remittances–UN
report
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The Philippines emerged as the world’s fourth-top recipient of
overseas remittances, receiving $14.65 billion last year, according
to a report by the United Nations’ International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB).
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Ermita to address UN body on killings
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Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita left for New
York over the weekend for a one-week mission to update United
Nations officials on efforts to address extrajudicial killings in
the country.
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