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  • MARIO B. CASAYURAN
    01/06/2009 - 11:08
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    Sen. Francis "Chiz’’ Escudero, chairman of the Senate ways and means committee, reiterated yesterday his call to Malacañang to stimulate the economy by imposing a clear domestic industry bias in government procurement and investment as the country faces a global economic crisis.
  • GENALYN D. KABILING
    01/06/2009 - 10:54
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    ILIGAN CITY – How the government intends to shield the domestic economy and the people from the gloom of global recession, breathe life into the fragile peace process in Mindanao, and sustain the manhunt against rogue Muslim separatist rebels involved in the atrocities in the south would dominate today’s first meeting of President Arroyo and her Cabinet this year.
  • DAVID CAGAHASTIAN
    01/06/2009 - 10:48
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    Fire hit the office of Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo in Malacañang yesterday, destroying several documents related to her work as spokeswoman and presidential adviser for Region 3 (Central Luzon).
  • 01/06/2009 - 10:43
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    ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Demonstrations in Israel’s main regional ally Turkey led swelling Muslim protests Sunday over the ground offensive in Gaza, as a Palestinian demonstrator was shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank.
  • CHARISSA M. LUCI, MIKE CRISMUNDO, and EDD K. USMAN
    01/06/2009 - 10:42
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    The evacuation of foreign nationals, including six Filipinos, from Gaza has been halted due to the "dangerous and dire" security situation in Israel’s war zone, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.
  • MAI YAGHI
    01/06/2009 - 10:41
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    Evacuation of Filipinos, other nationals halted More protest rallies held in cities around the world