President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday greeted the 1.3billion strong Muslim world, particularly Muslim Filipinos, marking with them “Amon Jadid,” the Islamic New Year, today.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was conferred yesterday the Ceres Medal by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for her efforts to modernize the country’s agriculture, including her promotion of the Gloria hybrid rice variety in the rural areas.
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The Supreme Court ordered early yesterday morning the parties in the three disqualification cases against presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. to submit their position papers not later than 12 noon on Monday.
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Citing apparent uncertainty of the Supreme Court (SC) over whether it has jurisdiction over disqualification cases filed against election candidates, Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. yesterday said the SC should decide on the citizenship issue against opposition standard-bearer Fernando Poe Jr.
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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) standard bearer Fernando Poe Jr. manifested yesterday his unwavering confidence in his running mate, Sen. Loren Legarda, by appealing to his supporters to give the lawmaker the necessary boost she needs to win the polls.
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TARLAC CITY — Presidential bet Raul Roco yesterday took another swipe at his political rivals by accusing them of bribing people to attend their political rallies.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Mars rover Opportunity will soon for the first time use its drill to pierce a Martian rock near an area dubbed El Capitan, NASA said Friday.
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Singapore (dpa) - A new centre manned by 16 international researchers has opened in Singapore with the aim of probing the terrorist's mind, it was reported on Saturday.
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Wellington (dpa) - Movie star and director Mel Gibson's controversial Bible epic ''The Passion of the Christ'' cannot be shown to youngsters under the age of 16 in New Zealand because the censor says its graphic violence could traumatise them, it was reported on Saturday.
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MANILA (AFP) - Three communist guerrillas were killed and five were captured in separate operations in central and northern Philippines, the military and police said Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASA scientists got another look beneath the surface of Mars after the rover Spirit dug a trench in the martian soil, while its twin, Opportunity, prepared to examine a rock dubbed ``El Capitan.''
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