Palace airs appeal to rallyists
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Malacañang yesterday categorically denied reports that it has ordered the surveillance of certain media practitioners critical of the Arroyo administration who purportedly will be arrested and will be jailed once a state of national emergency is declared.
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The Senate committee on finance, chaired by Sen. Manny Villar, is set to begin discussing the proposed 2006 national budget today at 10 a.m. in a meeting with the Development of Budget Coordinating Council (DBCC) in the Senate.
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"Junk the calibrated preemptive response (CPR) policy."
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With Russia’s moves to turn to Asia for trade and investments, aside from its traditional trade partners in Europe, the Philippines should position itself to become one of Russia’s biggest trade partners in the region, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.
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Skills upgrading of teachers will be among government’s solutions in addressing the declining literacy rate in the country.
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Instead of urging bishops to condemn the recent violent dispersal of a "prayer rally" led by religious and political leaders in Mendiola, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Fernando Capalla yesterday called on fellow bishops to remind Christians of their obligation to learn to love and forgive their enemies.
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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced last night that 1,675 out of 6,651 passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination given by the Board of Accountancy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, and Legazpi this month.
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Former House Speaker Arnulfo Fuentebella yesterday confirmed that former President Joseph Estrada faithfully observed constitutional processes and filed a formal leave of absence when he left Malacañang in 2001, and did not resign as claimed by some quarters.
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Malacañang yesterday welcomed the eagerness of Australia to bolster security cooperation with the Philippines amid reports that a number of Islamic militants are hiding in the southern Philippines.
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President Arroyo yesterday called on the public to shun away from street protests aimed at advancing vested interests of the opposition and other groups out to weaken the government and disrupt peace and order in the country.
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Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila and Sen. Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr. will lead the opening of the Manila FAME International exhibit today at the World Trade Center, Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay City.
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El Shaddai leader Brother Mike Velarde yesterday said the suppression of prayer rallies "led by responsible religious leaders is a clear sign of disrespect for the faith and beliefs which must not be tolerated by the faithful and the people regardless of religious affiliation."
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