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Monday, August 03, 2009 |
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EXCLUSIVE
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Govt in hole over SC posts
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President violated Constitution in returning JBC
shortlist
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By Jomar Canlas, Reporter
Malacañang is in big trouble over its rejection of a shortlist of
nominees to vacancies in the Supreme Court that had been submitted
to it by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC).
Court insiders over the weekend said that
President Gloria Arroyo violated the Constitution when she returned
the shortlist to the JBC, when she had to fill up one of the two
slots for associate justice. The council will take up today the
rejection made by Malacañang.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Thousands line up to bid icon goodbye
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Braving sweltering heat, thousands of people on Sunday formed long
lines that began at EDSA and ended before the gates of La Salle
Greenhills in San Juan City (Metro Manila) to pay their last
respects to the late former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, who
succumbed to colon cancer on Saturday morning.
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The Cory years: Charming the media
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For someone who had undergone much sorrow and pain, Corazon
“Cory” Aquino laughed easily and well.
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Ramos calls for ‘peaceful’ transition
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In an apparent swipe at the Arroyo administration, former
President Fidel Ramos on Sunday said that government officials
should respect the late former President and “people power” icon
Corazon “Cory” Aquino’s legacy—the “peaceful and
orderly” transfer of power.
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President cuts trip short in Cory’s honor
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President Gloria Arroyo has decided to cut short her working visit
to the United States and declared on Wednesday, August 5, a special
non-working holiday to give the nation an opportunity to honor late
former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino.
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MSMEs shield local economy from slowdown
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Your neighborhood sari-sari (variety) store, the Internet café on
the street corner, the food stall where you buy cheap meals to fix
that grumbling stomach—they may not be as huge as a shopping mall,
an IT hub or a fastfood...
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NOTES & COMMENT
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Negotiations between
govt, rebels solution to separatism
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Peace advocates are stepping up their efforts to mediate the
collapsed peace negotiations between the government and the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
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Anwar and wife, Pope Benedict mourn Cory
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The wife of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Dr. Wan
Azizah Wan Ismail, on Sunday morning personally went to the wake of
former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino at the La Salle
Greenhills in San Juan City to pay her last respects to the
international icon of democracy, who died on Saturday.
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Electoral Tribunal has say on Congress members–SC
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THE Supreme Court has ruled with finality that the House of
Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), not the Commission on
Elections (Comelec), has exclusive jurisdiction over the resolution
of issues surrounding the qualification of proclaimed members of
Congress.
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