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GMA can run if she resigns |
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Stepping down moral duty, says Comelec
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By Sammy Martin, Reporter
President Gloria Arroyo should resign if she decides to seek a
congressional seat in her home province of Pampanga, a senior member
of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday.
There are no legal impediments for President
Arroyo to run for Congress in 2010 but “she would morally be
required to resign as soon as she files her certificate of
candidacy,” said Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento.
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Stop fighting, JAPANESE PREMIER tells Manila, MILF
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Early resumption of peace talks between Manila and the separatist
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) hinges on the two sides
silencing their guns in southern Philippines, according to Japanese
Prime Minister Taro Aso.
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Canada firm closes, 1,000 jobs lost
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Canadian electronics firm Celestica Inc. is shutting down its
factory in central Philippines, with the loss of about 1,000 jobs,
the government said on Friday.
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Court hearings can proceed on Sulpicio cases, says PAO
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LAWYERS of embattled Sulpicio Lines Inc. on
Friday filed for a motion to expunge the pleading of several civil
cases filed against the shipping company after its boat MV Princess
of the Stars sank nearly a year ago.Public Attorney’s Office...
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PDIC denies claims of Legacy depositors
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The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) said that it denied
claims made by depositors of Legacy banks because of dubious
documentation by the banks of the master list of deposit accounts.
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Protests mark Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday
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YANGON: Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marked a grim 64th
birthday in prison Friday, as activists took to the Internet and
staged worldwide protests to call for her release and an end to her
trial.
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69 gay Filipino workers arrested in Riyadh
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AT least 69 Filipinos were imprisoned in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after
holding a gay show in celebration of Philippine Independence Day,
June 12.
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Hillary texting with one arm in a sling
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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton canceled her
official meetings Thursday after fracturing her right elbow the
previous evening and was recovering at home in Washington, aides
said.
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