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Sen. Villar woos
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Erap open to backing Manny for president |
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By Efren L. Danao Senior
Reporter
DINALUPIHAN, Bataan: Senate
President Manuel Villar Jr. said he regretted that the term of
former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was cut short by more
than three years.
Estrada was to have ruled from
1998 to 2004 but was ousted in 2001 through the so-called people’s
revolt EDSA 2.
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Southeast Asia
Vulnerable To Us Recession–Imf
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WASHINGTON: Southeast Asia will
face stiffer export competition from China and likely bear the brunt
of any impact in Asia from a major economic slowdown in the US,...
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Oil smuggling
costs govt P16B yearly
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Government loses some P16 billion
in foregone tax revenues a year because of rampant oil smuggling,
Sen. Francis Escudero said, citing data presented at a Senate
hearing Wednesday.
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Officials
confident Philippines can take US slowdown impact
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As world economic leaders meeting
in Davos express concern over a looming US economic slowdown, the
Philippine officials remain confident that the economy could
withstand its negative effects.
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Ex-Gov. Leviste
admits to killing aide, but ‘it was self-defense’
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“This is the saddest moment of
my life,” Gov. Antonio Leviste of Batangas said Wednesday as he
took the stand in a murder trial.
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‘Brokeback’
star found dead in his New York home
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NEW YORK: Actor Heath Ledger, 28,
who rocketed to fame in his role as a gay cowboy in the
Oscar-winning movie Brokeback Mountain, was found dead in his New
York residence Tuesday, police said.
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Possible release
of Misuari being ‘studied’
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The possible release of a former
Muslim rebel leader Nur Misuari is under study by the government but
not the subject of official talks between the concerned parties, a
Palace official said Wednesday.
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