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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
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Panlilio open to Palace bid |
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Governor sets three conditions for running
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Gov. Ed Panlilio of Pampanga on Monday rolled out three conditions
before deciding on tossing his hat into the presidential race in
2010.
One: He should only be the last option, that is,
there are no other candidates whom people think can institute true
government reforms.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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PALACE SEEKS BLAIR’S HELP WITH MINDANAO
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President Gloria Arroyo on Monday sought the advice of Britain’s
former Prime Minister Tony Blair on bringing peace to southern
Philippines after decades of separatist bloodshed there.
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Number of hungry Pinoys falls–SWS
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Fewer Filipinos experienced hunger in the last three months, but
still, the rate reached 15.5 percent, or about 2.9 million
Filipinos, according to a new poll.
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General goes on leave after failing to rescue hostages
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The general leading troops pursuing Islamic militants holding three
Red Cross hostages in southern Philippines has gone on leave amid
failure to rescue the captives, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro
said Monday.
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Pontiff makes new appeal to fight poverty
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LUANDA, Angola: Pope Benedict XVI on Monday made a new call for
Africa to confront poverty as he ended his first tour of the
continent marred by controversy over condoms and two stampede
deaths.
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Gonzalez laughs off double-cross story
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Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez on Monday stood pat on his decision
to reopen the Dacer-Corbito murder case, despite conflicting reports
that seem to cast doubt on the credibility of a likely state
witness, former Police Senior Supt. Cezar Mancao 2nd.
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Violence threatens journalists in South Asia–US group
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Journalists in South Asia face “severe risks” amid escalating
violence in the region, the New York City-based Committee to Protect
Journalists (CPJ) said in a report released in the Philippines
Monday.
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FEATURE
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Lotto sales increase amid difficult times
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Not everybody is a loser in the economic crisis now gripping the
world.
Sales of the exclusive online lottery system
provider of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the
Visayas and Mindanao are projected to grow...
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SEC suspends another Legacy company
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Another business connected with the embattled Legacy group of
companies is in trouble, according to a statement Monday from the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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