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Palace still wishing for Arroyo powers

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MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang is not giving up hope the Senate and House of Representatives can still convene a special session and grant special powers to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to address the power crisis in Mindanao. Gary Olivar, the President's deputy spokesperson, Sunday said Ms Arroyo might ask her allies in both chambers of Congress, especially... »

All’s well for Manzano, Teodoro

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MANILA, Philippines—Administration standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro and his vice-presidential running mate Edu Manzano appeared on television together Friday, dousing speculations that Manzano was withdrawing from the race because of meager campaign resources. 'It's not true that I'm planning to withdraw. I've told my president, Gibo Teodoro, that we will fight to the finish. »

Opposition against GMA emergency power snowballs

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02/22/2010 Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and one of President Arroyo’s allies in the Senate have joined the ranks of those who rejected the proposal of granting President Arroyo emergency powers to deal with the current energy problems in Mindanao. »

PRE CAMPAIGN CLUTER OR SPIN CENTRAL?–> GMA pledges stable food stocks

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DAVAO City – President Arroyo on Tuesday assured the public of ample food supply despite the dry spell caused by the El Niño that has already damaged at least P2 billion in agricultural products. Arroyo, during a media night she hosted at the Waterfront Insular, said importation of rice had also been approved by... »

Mindanao peace talks at critical stage

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OZAMIZ CITY, Philippines—Peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front enter a crucial phase this week, with a Malaysian diplomat travelling to the country to oversee backroom talks between the two sides. In the last few months of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's administration, the government remains optimistic a political settlement can still... »

Erap vows to dismantle private armies

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02/15/2010 Streets in Davao had to be closed owing to thousands of residents making up a massive crowd that had congregated at the Rizal Park where they stood waiting under the hot sun for former President Joseph Estrada to arrive and speak before them in a rally yesterday. »

Arroyo busy with tour to sign senior citizens’ law-Palace

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MANILA, Philippines -- Senior citizens awaiting the signing of a bill that would give them a full 20-percent discount on goods and services, as a result of being exempted from the expanded-value tax, on top of other benefits, will have to wait until President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo finds an opening in her busy schedule. »

House OK’s bill creating Mindanao Dev’t Authority

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02/14/2010 The House of Representatives has ratified a bicameral conference committee report creating the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Speaker Prospero Nograles, one of the authors of the measure, said once President Arroyo signs the bill, it will promote, coordinate and facilitate the active and extensive participation of all sectors to effect socio-economic development in... »

Estrada a no-show; handlers say PDI ‘biased’

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MANILA, Philippines—Was it a case of conflicting schedules or a snub? Explaining his absence at an Inquirer-sponsored debate of presidential candidates at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, deposed President Joseph 'Erap' Estrada said he had to meet a delegation of political leaders from Mindanao Monday morning »

Arroyo: RP a ‘tumultuous nation’ under Estrada rule

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MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday said the country has come a long way since she assumed office in 2001, even hitting back at her predecessor for failing to implement some laws and reforms. »

Arroyo can pick next chief justice ex-justice secretary

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MANILA, Philippines -- A former justice secretary of deposed President Joseph Estrada has said that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may validly appoint the next Chief Justice even with a constitutional ban on presidential appointments some three months before her term ends on... »

Arroyo need not campaign, say allies

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LUBAO, PAMPANGA, Philippine—While allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo are confident that she does not need to campaign hard to win the congressional race in Pampanga's second district, her opponents are exerting much effort to at least be known by voters in the district's six towns. When asked about Ms Arroyo's chances of representing the... »

Filipino farmers march to mark 1987 massacre

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MANILA, Philippines-Thousands of farmers and left-wing activists burned an effigy of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo near her office Friday, demanding justice for 13 people killed by troops more than two decades ago. The march commemorated the 1987 Mendiola massacre, named after a bridge that leads to the presidential palace where... »

GMA orders update of drug lords’ list, cases vs ‘godfathers’

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MALACAÑANG yesterday said President Arroyo has ordered the interior department and anti-drug officials to update their list of drug lords and to improve their intelligence gathering especially at the local level. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Arroyo, during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, checked on the commitments of Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Vicente Sotto III and... »