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Saturday, January 05, 2008 |
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Govt bares plot to oust GMA |
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A group of junior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
is actively
recruiting soldiers to join a plan to topple the administration of
President Gloria Arroyo, a senior government official said on
Friday.
Ronaldo Puno, secretary of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG), made the statement during a
speech at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp
Crame in Quezon City.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Ex-Presidents can run under
‘amended’ Constitution
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Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez has advised
former presidents of the Philippines to “amend the Constitution”
if they again want to seek the country’s highest office. He was
apparently referring to Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos and Joseph
Estrada.
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Tariff cut on imported oil mulled
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President Gloria Arroyo is considering cutting import tariffs on
petroleum imports to help the Philippines cushion the impact of
record-high crude oil prices, her spokesman said on Friday.
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Obama beats Hillary in Iowa;
New Hampshire next
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CONCORD, New Hampshire: Just hours after both parties were rocked by
upsets in the first-voting state of Iowa, White House hopefuls hit
the ground in next-up New Hampshire Friday, hoping to ride momentum
to a presidential nomination.
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Mar: Coalition
based on issues, not personalities
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With visible jockeying already underway for the
top slot, will the coming 2010 presidential elections be hinged on
issues, not personalities?
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Hospital closure ‘never happened’
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The United States Embassy in Manila has denied
reports that US Special Forces troops providing training and
intelligence to Filipino counterparts had ordered the closure of a
hospital in Sulu province, giving assurance that the incident
“never happened.”
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FEATURE
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Bail-now, pay-later plan
pushed
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AS part of continuous government efforts to
decongest overcrowded jails nationwide, the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP) has come up with a novel program to
provide inmates facing nonheinous crimes financial assistance to pay
bail.
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