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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 |
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Judgment day |
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Police, military on
high alert ahead of Estrada verdict |
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By Anthony Vargas Reporter
The police and military were
placed on high alert ahead of the Sandiganbayan verdict on the
plunder case of former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada.
The Philippine National Police
has placed its forces nationwide on full alert since noon Tuesday,
while the Armed Forces (AFP) had been on red alert since Monday
evening.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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President cancels
provincial sorties
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Responding to the advice of her
legal team, President Arroyo will remain in Malacañang Palace
Wednesday when the Sandiganbayan reads its verdict on the plunder
case against former President Joseph Estrada.
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High Court stops
broadband deal
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The Supreme Court issued a
temporary restraining order on Tuesday that stops the controversial
$329-million broadband deal given to ZTE Corp. from pushing through.
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Erap to Sandigan:
Don’t give in to pressure
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Former President Joseph Estrada
called on Sandiganbayan justices not to give in to “political
pressure,” even as he said he was prepared to spend the rest of
his life in jail.
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National spotlight
on 3 Sandigan justices
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THE eyes and ears of a tense
nation are focused today not just on the accused, ousted President
Joseph Estrada, but on the three Special Division Sandiganbayan
justices who have been trying his plunder case for six years.
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Palace
to invoke E.O. 464 if Senate summons ‘Medy’
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Malacañang will make it hard for
Undersecretary Remedios Poblador to attend the Senate’s “Hello,
Garci” probe, saying she is covered by an order barring executive
branch officials from appearing at congressional investigations.
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Roxas: Jail ponzi
scamers
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Sen. Mar Roxas said the Senate
Committee on Trade will conduct an inquiry today on the reported
$250-million worth of investments in PIPC Corp. that has gone down
the drain, victimizing Filipinos.
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Lacson: National
broadband deal ‘railroaded’
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SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday
flaunted a copy of the alleged “missing” National Broadband
Network contract with China’s ZTE Corp., as he accused the
proponents of the project and an unnamed “fixer”...
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