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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
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Ramos bares fresh fangs |
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FVR refuses Lakas-Kampi chairmanship
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By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
The Lakas-Kampi CMD merger, even if it had pushed through, could
lose several leaders with the refusal of former President Fidel V.
Ramos to be a part of it, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri
said Tuesday.
“We lost a wing,” Zubiri moaned Ramos’
rejection of his affirmation by President Gloria Arroyo as the
chairman emeritus of Lakas-Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-Kampi
CMD).
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Rebel General Danilo Lim to run for Senate
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SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya: Detained Brig. Gen. Danilo “Danny” Lim
officially stepped into the political arena on Tuesday and announced
that he was seeking a Senate seat in the 2010 polls.
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PNP AIMS TO RECOVER 1M UNLICENSED GUNS
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday warned political
warlords to turn in unlicensed firearms ahead of the May 2010
presidential vote to prevent bloodshed among rival candidates.
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Gunmen take island, want to surrender
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The Philippine military on Tuesday deployed troops to Balabac Island
off Palawan province after receiving reports that a group of armed
men, believed to be members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF),
occupied the island on Saturday and terrorized civilians there.
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House panel forces BIR to produce audit of oil companies
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The House Committee on Energy on Tuesday compelled the Bureau of
Internal Revenue (BIR) to submit its audit report on the major oil
firms’ financial statements.
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Japan’s recovery frees Philippines from recession threat
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Japan’s announcement of a second-quarter growth bolsters the
Philippine government’s projection that the local economy will be
spared from a recession for the rest of this year.
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Mining mayhem triggers ecological disaster in Zambales province
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First of two parts
SANTA CRUZ, Zambales: Nickel is not doing too
well in the world market these...
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Jobs, mines, power, violence
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Zambales is not new to mining. Acoje Mining dug for chromite in
Santa Cruz for 75 years beginning in the 1930s. In 1934, Benguet
Corp. began to extract chromite from the mountains of nearby
Masinloc town, and continued doing so for half a century.
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OBITUARY
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Dissident cheated death to win presidency, Nobel
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SEOUL: South Korean democracy campaigner Kim Dae-Jung survived
assassination bids, a death sentence, prison and exile to win the
presidency and the Nobel peace prize.
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UK embassy trains social workers vs. kidnappings
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Kidnappings in Mindanao prompted the British government to train its
development workers posted there against various security threats,
according to a statement released Tuesday.
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