ERAP is No. 1 in survey. RP facing another Eraption. Will it be better this time?

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Ombudsman will investigate lavish dinner by officials at New York restaurant.

Please check if they tipped the waiters properly.

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Two congressmen claimed they paid for the expensive dinners in Washington and New York.

Make sure they are in the list of hangers-on in every foreign trip.

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Cerge Remonde says reports on New York dinner were exaggerated.

All right, it was $19,000, not $20,000.

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Malacañang is set to purchase an executive jet plane worth P1.3 billion.

Make sure it’s fast enough for getaway purposes.

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44 killed in ambush of marines in Basilan by Abu Sayyaf forces.

The separatists are testing the government’s resolve once more. Let’s show them who is in control.

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Warships have surrounded Basilan to prevent Abu Sayyaf elements from escaping to Borneo or Malaysia.

If you want war we will give it to you.

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Peace talks with MILF will continue in spite of attacks in Basilan.

It is in the greater interest of the Muslim community for the peace talks to succeed.

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GMA signs Magna Carta of Women that will allow their equitable participation and representation in government, political parties, international bodies, the civil service and private sector.

They were never discriminated against in the first place.

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Comelec admits it is powerless to prevent premature campaigning by candidates in next year’s elections.

Punish one or two violators as an example to the others and you’ll get results.

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Muslim groups are threatening to wage war if the Rajah Soliman mosque on Roxas Boulevard is transferred to Parañaque as ordered by the government.

If you resort to violence, you will lose even more. Please be reasonable.

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DENR Secretary Lito Atienza has stopped the Department of Public Works and Highways from cutting trees on the MacArthur Highway in Bulacan. Environmental groups have protested loudly because DPWH men have killed 100 trees out of a plan to eliminate 5,000.

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Abu Sayyaf bandits mutilated soldiers whom they had ambushed in Basilan. They don’t deserve any mercy from the AFP. They will be hunted down to the last man.

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Filipino diplomat killed in Malaysia by syndicate engaged in human trafficking and illegal recruitment.

Government must not leave any stone unturned to get to the bottom of this case. Our prestige is at stake.

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From Chiz Escudero: All presidential aspirants in the opposition should subordinate their ambition for the sake of putting up a united front against the administration.

It ain’t gonna happen.

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The Department of Education has opened the doors of all public and private elementary and secondary schools nationwide as venue for the year’s synchronized breastfeeding worldwide.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus is calling on all school administrators to prepare their schools for this event that will take place on October 2, 2009 at exactly 10 a.m.