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Chief Justice shuns
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Puno rejects offer by GMA critics to head a
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The country’s top magistrate turned down on Monday a proposal to
head a caretaker government should President Gloria Arroyo
and her administration heed calls for her to resign.
Meanwhile, former Gov. Luis
“Chavit” Singson of Ilocos Sur is set to call a press conference
today to call on President Arroyo to resign, and the United
Opposition is expected to file a new impeachment complaint against
the President.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Polls generally
peaceful with only 23 dead, authorities say
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A total of 23 people were killed
in the run-up to Monday’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)
polls, which government claims is low compared to the deaths in last
May’s national elections and the village polls held in 2002.
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Six classrooms
razed ahead of elections in Nueva Ecija
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Six classrooms were torched at
Tanauan Elementary School in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, prompting the
Department of Education (DepEd) to hold voting in other classrooms
in Monday’s barangay...
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Rapporteur lauds
govt’s initiatives
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A United Nations official cited
the Philippine government’s efforts to resolve political killings
in the country, months after he criticized Manila’s alleged
inaction on the issue.
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Lucio Tan wins
another court case
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Taipan Lucio Tan scored another
victory, this time at the Supreme Court after it ruled against a
petition by the Land Bank of the Philippines.
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Issue of
medical-waste disposal at center of policy dilemma
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Editor’s note: The earlier
segments covered the advantages and problems with using incineration
in the disposal of hazardous medical wastes.
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Old way of life
persists in Smokey Mountain community
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Today, only the faint odor of
decay and the mountain-high pile of
decomposing garbage remain as indicators of what Smokey Mountain,
which for decades served as Metro Manila’s waste disposal
facility, used to be.
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Rising up from
garbage possible – parish priest
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The parish priest at Smokey
Mountain sees opportunities for its residents outside of picking
through trash.
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