Posted by Mai on 30th January 2008
Sun.Star Manila
JI forces weaken: military chief
ARMED Forces Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said the strength of the Southeast Asian regional terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) has declined to around 20 men in the country, from a high of at least 30 to 40 men several years ago.
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Posted by Mai on 30th January 2008
The Manila Times Internet Edition
De Venecia, Nograles draw up
battle lines for speakership
By Maricel V. Cruz, Reporter
Opposing camps have drawn the line in the battle for the Speakership of the House of Representatives.
An aspirant for Speaker, Rep. Prospero Nograles of Davao City, this week met with his supporters to map out plans for toppling the reigning leader of the House, Jose de Venecia Jr.
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Posted by Mai on 30th January 2008
ABS-CBN Interactive
JDV III returns to Manila to face ZTE probe
Businessman Jose “Joey” de Venecia III has returned to Manila following his testimony against First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo regarding the aborted national broadband network deal with China’s ZTE Corp.
De Venecia, a son namesake of of the House speaker, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Tuesday on board a Cathay Pacific flight from the United States.
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Posted by Mai on 30th January 2008
GMANews.TV
Witness in Senate probe of ZTE mess flies to Hongkong
A key witness in the $329.5-million broadband network mess with ZTE Corp. of China flew to Hong Kong early Wednesday, days after reports came out saying that Malacanang has been exerting pressure to prevent him from testifying.
Radio dzMM reported that Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr checked in at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before dawn to catch a Philippine Airlines flight (PR-300) for Hong Kong.
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Posted by Mai on 30th January 2008
INQUIRER.net
No Lazarus: Man who came back to life dies
By Tonette Orejas, Beverly T. Natividad
Central Luzon Desk, Philippine Daily Inquirer
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — He died and came back to life. But after three hours, he died again.
According to Hilario and Filomena Tapnio, this happened to their 39-year-old cancer-stricken son Alberto, in a span of four hours, which included a brief encounter with healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez.
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Posted by Mai on 30th January 2008
The Manila Times Internet Edition
Bush to focus on Iran, Iraq, fears
WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush warned against pulling the plug on his Iraq strategy and assured the US public—now more worried about the their economy than the war—that help was on the way.
With barely 12 months before his term ends, and less before the race to the November elections all but sidelines him, Bush also vowed to “confront†Iran where necessary and do “everything we can†to reach a Middle East peace deal.
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