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Free ‘Joc-Joc,’ says Miriam |
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Arrest illegal,but Gordon won’t relent
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Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago urged senators on Monday to free
former Agriculture Under secretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante,
saying his continued detention by the Senate might be
unconstitutional.
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile agreed, but
Sen. Richard Gordon, the chairman of the Senate blue-ribbon
committee, said the Senate would continue to detain Bolante “until
he ceases to give evasive and false testimonies or when an
appropriate charge is filed against him.”
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‘PacMan’ hits clueless critics
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Off the ring, a day after he clobbered Oscar de la Hoya,
Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao seemed to be still in a fighting mood.
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Self-rated poverty declines, says SWS
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The number of Filipino families considering themselves as poor went
down in the third quarter this year, according to a Social Weather
Stations (SWS) survey released Monday.
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Manila to ask Qatar for help with MILF
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Peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front
hangs in limbo, even as President Gloria Arroyo prepares for a trip
to Qatar, where she hopes to get help forging peace in Mindanao.
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Speaker slams critics of Charter change
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House Speaker Prospero Nograles Jr. on Monday asked critics of
Charter change, or “Cha-cha,” not to resort to threats and
tantrums in their bid to stop lawmakers from amending the 1987
Constitution.
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Amnesty pins hope on Obama on rights
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LONDON: The world would look to President-elect Barack Obama to
restore the United States’ human rights reputation after it was
tarnished by the war on terror, the head of Amnesty International
told Agence France-Presse.
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LRT Line 1 ridership at 10-year high
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Despite the recent fare rollback, ridership in Light Rail Transit
(LRT) Line 1 continued to surge as it posted a 10-year high. Line 1
plies the Monumento (Caloocan City)-Baclaran (Pasay City) stretch.
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MMDA warns public on ‘wealthy’ vagrants
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THE government is advising the public to stop giving alms to
vagrants who would be flooding the major thoroughfares in Metro
Manila this yuletide season. The reason: chances are these vagrants
are wealthier than the average resident of Metro Manila.
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