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Sunday, January 27, 2008 |
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Former High Court Justice is Comelec chair
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President Gloria Arroyo on Saturday announced
the appointment of former Supreme Court magistrate Jose Melo to head
the embattled Commission on Elections (Comelec) starting February 2,
when two of the poll body’s commissioners are to retire. President
Arroyo announced Melo’s appointment from Switzerland.
From Malacañang, the government-run Philippine
News Agency reported that Deputy Presidential Spokesman Lorelei
Fajardo confirmed Melo’s appointment as the new Comelec head.
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After Manero, release of
Ninoy slay convicts next
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After successfully negotiating for the release
of priest killer Norberto Manero Jr. the seemingly untiring chief of
the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) is eyeing the release of the 13
convicted in the killing of former Senator Benigno “Ninoy”
Aquino and Rolando Galman. The 13 are still serving their prison
term at the New Bilibid Prisons.
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Atienza gets support of
160 schools for advocacy
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JUST days after enlisting the support of 100 environmentalist groups
to his environmental awareness campaign, Environment Secretary Lito
Atienza on Thursday gained the backing of the Philippine Association
of Colleges and Universities (PACU) which represents 160 schools
with a combined enroll-ment of two million students.
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GMA tells Myanmar: adopt democracy
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President Gloria Arroyo on Friday said Myanmar should take the path
of democracy by freeing freedom fighter Aung San Suu Kyi, since that
country is a signatory to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(Asean) Charter in last year in Singapore.
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Manila wants control of Intramuros district
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The Manila City government is bent on regaining control of
Intramuros from the national government.
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27 students downed by food poisoning
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SOME 27 senior high-school students from a popular university in
Mandaluyong City were rushed to the hospital late Friday evening
after vomiting profusely and experiencing severe stomach pains...
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Esperon’s extension divides AFP
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THE three-month extension given to the term of Armed Forces (AFP)
Chief, General Hermogenes Esperon Jr., has caused a minor uproar
within the military.
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