PRESIDENT PGMA has vowed to fight the communist insurgency through a three-pronged approach.
That’s crushing the Reds through multiple surgery.
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"The government shall pursue its campaign through a combination of military and police action, rural development to ease poverty and legal actions in order to constrict the influence of its leaders," says Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye.
Call them "hot pursuit," "cool strategy," and the "choke approach."
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Malacañang has said that the people have seen enough of the terror committed by local communist groups though ambuscades and assassinations of civilians as well as acts of harassment and extortion against private business.
How would the communists answer these charges? Exercise of the power to tax and the power to kill?
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The President has likewise ordered the release of R1 billion for the purchase of an attack helicopter and to beef up the anti-insurgency crackdown.
The end result will tell if that’s tax money for a noble case – or just plain extra cost.
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But the Church has expressed caution against the indiscriminate use of force.
Church message only calls for massage?
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"If you fight violence with another violence, this would only result in more violence. We are afraid that with this move, many people might only be caught in the crossfire." CBCP Public affairs chairman Bishop Deogracias Iñiguez has reacted.
Get em’ but no bloodshed.
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Meanwhile, the US government has renewed its travel advisory warning Americans in the country that terrorist groups and radical insurgents are planning multiple attacks against Westerners.
They call it "heightened threats" in diplomatic language.
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National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales has revealed that the recent bombings in Metro Manila could mainly be the handiwork of rebel soldiers’ group.
The supposed protector of the people playing with fire?
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But Sen. Ed Angara has cautioned the President against declaring martial law using the recent bombings as justifications, and based on the twits of "hawkish" advisers.
Beware then of the Whispering Hawks. Madam President!
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To fight poverty, PGMA has also announced a R75-billion government investment in agribusiness in Northern Luzon in the next three years.
Planting live plants looks better than planting dead bodies.
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Sen. Manny "Monied" Villar, the richest senator, has filed a bill calling for an increase in the monthly salary of househelp.
Villa for Senate or Househelp President?
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The country’s fathers were also honored yesterday. Father’s Day.
They were remembered – but spent for it, too, whew!
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Illegal jueteng competes with small town Lotto (STL) in Luzon, says headline.
The irony of "parallel gambling."
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PGMA in a statement of assets and liabilities filed with First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, has reported a net worth R79.3 M for 2005.
Not bad for a president of a poor country.
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PGMA, through Bunye, has also called for an "informed and transparent debate on Charter change, rather than engage in doomsday scenario and self-defeating arguments" that could deprive the country of a bright future.
Speak and be heard. No to doom, yes to boom!
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Former President FVR has been invited to speak tomorrow before the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa).
Rain or shine. He’ll surely sing and dance the Cha-cha!
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