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Wednesday, March 05, 2008 |
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Neri defiant,
no-show at High Court |
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Lawyer cites military, diplomatic secrets in ZTE deal |
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By William B. Depasupil, Reporter
Romulo Neri was a no-show Tuesday
at scheduled oral arguments before the Supreme Court on his
petition that he can invoke “executive privilege” in
refusing to testify in congressional investigations.
A former Socioeconomic Planning
secretary, Neri earlier invoked executive privilege to prevent the
Senate from compelling him to divulge his conversation with
President Gloria Arroyo on athe aborted $330-million national
broadband network deal with China’s ZTE Corp.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Mike A fights
back, tells Ombudsman: Charges ‘fabricated’
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The Office of the Ombudsman gave
President Gloria Arroyo’s husband, Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo,
21 days to explain his alleged part in a corruption scandal now
heaping pressure on his wife to resign.
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Former cabinet
secretaries give ultimatum to president
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A group critical of the
government of President Gloria Arroyo on Tuesday gave her one week
to answer allegations of corruption in an aborted telecommunications
project, or else they will join calls for her resignation.
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EXCLUSIVE
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Iran determined to
keep nuclear program
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The Iranian ambassador to the
Philippines, Ali Mojtaba Rouzbehani, said his government is not
giving in to the new United Nations sanction that calls for more
economic,...
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SPECIAL REPORT: BIOFUELS: BANE OR BOON?
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Coconut,
‘malunggay’ present golden opportunity to farmers
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Coconut and malunggay—among the
biofuel crops that are environment-friendly and do not compete
directly with food sources—are the “champions.”
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ANALYSIS (Last of two parts)
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ODA causes
displacements –civil society
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Many civil society groups have
complained that many aid and/or loan-financed projects have only
served to displace entire social sectors and communities,...
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