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Do you really think that the President will finish her term until 2010?
The ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) party has "unanimously agreed" to allow President Arroyo to finish her six-year term, that firmly supports the fulfillment of her present constitutional mandate to serve in office until 2010. More so, all other contentious issues on Charter change be left to the "wise judgment" of Congress and the people, they said.
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G.M.A. AT CONFERENCE OF RESEARCH SOCIETIES
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is welcomed to the 7th Triennial Conference of the Asia-Pacific Operational Research Societies at Dusit Hotel in Makati City by Sung Joo Park, president of the Korean Operations Research Society, and Elise del Rosario, president of the Operations Research Society of the Philippines. (Ramon I. Samson)
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91-day treasury bill yield falls from 4.961% to 4.863%
Yields on treasury bills declined at a weekly auction yesterday, driven down by excess liquidity in the financial system. |
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Former President Corazon C. Aquino yesterday said she will not be attending the Council of State meeting set for Jan. 24.
She issued the following statement:
"I regret that I cannot attend the Council of State meeting on January 24 for reasons of principle. By that action, I do not mean to be disrespectful of the Council nor to renege on one of my duties as a former president. Nevertheless, I apologize to the...
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Celebrating Philippines-Japan relations
THE golden anniversary celebration of the normalization of Philippines-Japan diplomatic relations was launched recently with a festive opening event at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), with Japanese Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki in attendance. The Japanese official said Philippines-Japan relations have reached a "peer-to-peer’’ level and have flourished on the principle of mutual confidence. |
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PREPARING FOR R.P.-U.S. JOINT WAR EXERCISES (Reuters)
Soldiers inspect people and vehicles at a checkpoint outside Cotabato City as Philippine security forces were placed on alert in preparation for the start today of joint war exercises by American and Philippine troops near strongholds of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
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Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms. Northern and eastern Luzon and eastern Visayas will experience mostly cloudy skies with rainshowers. Manila Bay will be slight to moderate.
Temperature range – 20.4°C – 28.0°C
Tides — High: 2:49 a.m., 0.72 m.
Low: 10:08 a.m., 0.13 m.
Sunrise — 6:23 a.m.
Sunset — 5:41 p.m.
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