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Monday, February 25, 2008 |
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Estrada prefers rule of law |
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Soc Villegas not for people power
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Even as the family of former President Joseph Estrada calls for
President Gloria Arroyo to resign, they said they still prefer to
mob rule.
Antigovernment protests are expected today, as
the country commemorates the 22nd anniversary of the first people
power that ended the strong-arm rule of the late President Ferdinand
Marcos.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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President vows to spare no
one in fight versus corruption
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President Gloria Arroyo on Sunday denied her
family profited from government deals, particularly from the
controversial national broadband project, and vowed to punish
those who will be found guilty of corruption.
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FEATURE
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Editor recounts his ‘86 EDSA experience
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Before 7 p.m. of February 22, 1986, tension
gripped the whole nation when then-Armed Forces vice-chief Fidel
Ramos and Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile went on air announcing
their breakaway from then-President Ferdinand Marcos.
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EXCLUSIVE
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German firm keen on prospects
of airport in Clark
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Now a special economic zone, the former Clark
Air Base, reputed to be the most urbanized military facility during
its time and the largest American base overseas, has since moved on
from the nightmare of Mount Pinatubo’s eruption in June 1991.
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Ombudsman needs stronger
powers to be effective–official
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The Office of the Ombudsman is supposed to go
after corrupt public officials but is hampered by weak enforcement
powers.
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SPECIAL REPORT:
THE MANILA TIMES NAT’L ESSAY WRITING CONTEST
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Student writes: ‘Making our move today’
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I have given this question a lot of thought. I
even tried asking several older persons who I think might give me an
idea of what would it really take for this country to move forward
in the global race, but the answers they gave me were so vague, that
I could hardly put them together in writing.
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