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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
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Esperon’s appointment comes under fire
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Malacañang defends appointment of retired military
chief as presidential peace adviser
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The appointment of retired Armed Forces Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr.
as the new presidential peace adviser has come under fire from
various sectors, even if Malacañang insists that Esperon is best
suited for the job. Members of Congress had mixed reactions towards
Esperon’s appointment.
“He has a deep understanding of the insurgency
situation, having been AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] Chief
of Staff and a civilian,” Deputy Press Secretary Lorelei Fajardo
said.
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Return of death penalty favored, opposed
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Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago and Sen. Joker Arroyo opposed Monday
the proposal in the House of Representatives to study the
reimposition of the death penalty, while Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri and
Sen. Panfilo Lacson supported the move.
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Human rights action plan gets inputs
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More than 200 human rights advocates called for the strengthening of
human rights implementation in the Philippines and the conduct of
more participatory exercises in the Pre-planning Workshop called by
the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC) on Monday in Manila.
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Govt contractual returns P150,000
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HONESTY is still the best policy for a utility worker of the
Department of Education Central Office in Pasig City as he returned
the P150,000 in cash he found to its owner.
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‘Cosme’ leaves 12 dead;
impact on rice very low
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TROPICAL storm “Cosme” left 12 persons dead, injured nine and
affected over 30,000 people based on the latest report issued by the
National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).
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