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Will a snap presidential election save the country from its current political crisis?
President Gloria Arroyo has said that her government is one step ahead of the enemies of the state. This comes after the Armed Forces of the Philippines had quelled the threats of military adventurism fuelled by persistent questions on the legitimacy of her assumption to office and subsequent calls for her to step down which continue to hound her administration and set back the country's economic gains.
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WOMEN JUDGES AT THE MANILA HOTEL.
Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban receives a Plaque of Appreciation from the Philippine Women Judges Association (PWJA) after addressing its annual meeting at the historic landmark Manila Hotel. Presenting the plaque is Supreme Court Justice Minita Chico Nazario, PWJA president, as Judge Jane Aurora Lantion and Justice Teresita J. Leonardo de Castro (right) look on. (Manny Llanes)
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GMA accepts Benipayo’s quitting with regret
President Arroyo has accepted with regret the resignation of Solicitor General Alfredo L. Benipayo, Malacañang said yesterday as it appealed to the public to spare him from unfair innuendo.
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Gov’t takeover allowed only after P3-B initial payment
The Supreme Court (SC) has denied for "lack of merit" and as "a prohibited pleading" the Office of the Solicitor General’s (OSG) motion for clarification and second motion to reconsider its Dec. 19, 2005 decision that allowed the government to take over Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino...
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Congress approves extension of SPV Law for 2 more years
The bicameral conference committee of Congress has ratified the two-year extension of a law that allows banks to sell their non-performing assets free from some taxes.
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POC defers action on Pilipinas Basketball
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) yesterday got its first look at the by-laws of Pilipinas Basketball, the new cage body formed for admission to the International Basketball Federation, but withheld its approval saying it needs time to study the provisions.
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G.M.A. WELCOMES SOUTH KOREAN SPEAKER.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo welcomes visiting Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Kim Won-Ki during a call on her Wednesday, March 15, at Malacañang’s Music Room. At right is House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., who earlier awarded the South Korean guest the Congressional Medal of Achievement for his efforts in strengthening ties between RP and South Korea.
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Eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas and the whole of Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy.
Manila Bay will be slight to moderate.
Temperature range –
23.2°C – 33.0°C
Tides
High: 11:23 a.m., 0.53 m.
Low: 4:46 p.m., 0.14 m.
Sunrise — 6:03 a.m.
Sunset — 6:06 p.m.
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