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Friday, February 22, 2008 |
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Military to stay ‘apolitical’ |
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Esperon gives assurance, as PNP talks tough
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The military will remain loyal to the chain of
command despite calls by critics of President Gloria Arroyo for her
resignation over allegations of widespread corruption in her
government.
A top bishop this week urged Filipinos to
“reinvent” people power, two of which led to revolts that
toppled President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and President Joseph
Estrada in 2001.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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CBCP divided over political
stand, Lozada’s credibility
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Despite repeated appeals from various groups for it to come up with
a common stand, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the
Philippines (CBCP) remains divided on the current political crisis
and on Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr.’s credibility.
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Text message fuels rumors
about People Power 3
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The rumors about an impending People Power 3 continued to intensify
as a text message stating the military’s eventual withdrawal of
support for President Gloria Arroyo began to circulate Thursday.
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Palace shrugs off adviser’s ‘bitch’ remark
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Malacañang downplayed a comment by Gov. Joey
Salceda of Albay who referred to President Gloria Arroyo as a
“bitch” during a lecture on economics attended by reporters.
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Pinay in Japan accuses US soldier of rape
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TOKYO: A Filipino woman said she was raped by a US soldier on the
southern Japanese island of Okinawa, home to half of the more than
40,000 US troops in the country, officials said.
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FEATURE
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United Nations appoints
KC as celebrity envoy
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She’s young, talented and extremely popular.
KC Concepcion has everything tucked under her pretty chin, yet she
has also decided to become the country’s spokesman on a very
unglamorous topic—hunger.
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Court outburst splits Magdaló
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The absence of a former chief of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines from a court hearing made a rebel soldier
less fond of the military.
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