Posted by Mai on 30th August 2008
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Zialcita: No winnable Lakas presidential bet yet
By DELON PORCALLA
The Philippine Star
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats party admitted Saturday that they have no winnable presidential bet for 2010 yet.
While the number of presidential aspirants in the fragmented opposition is the least of its worries, the lack of a potential winner for the administration is a problem that needs to be seriously addressed by the ruling Lakas-CMD party of President Arroyo, a senior House member has conceded.
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Posted by Mai on 30th August 2008
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Estrada says Lozada sought his assistance
By Jose Rodel Clapano
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Former President Joseph Estrada revealed last Friday that Rodolfo Lozada Jr., the Senate’s star witness in the cancelled national broadband network (NBN) deal with ZTE Corp. of China, has sought his help as his relationship with the civil society group Black and White Movement (BWM) has turned sour.
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Armed struggle more attractive to rebels, says analyst
By Jeoffrey Maitem, Ma. Cecilia Rodriguez, Grace Cantal-Albasin
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:03:00 08/31/2008
KORONADAL CITY, Philippines – A Moro analyst said on Saturday that armed struggle has become an attractive alternative in Mindanao because of the government’s decision to scrap the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Prof. Abhoud Syed Lingga, executive director of the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies, said the decision was “disturbing.”
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Zialcita: No winnable Lakas presidential bet yet
By DELON PORCALLA
The Philippine Star
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats party admitted Saturday that they have no winnable presidential bet for 2010 yet.
While the number of presidential aspirants in the fragmented opposition is the least of its worries, the lack of a potential winner for the administration is a problem that needs to be seriously addressed by the ruling Lakas-CMD party of President Arroyo, a senior House member has conceded.
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Posted by Mai on 30th August 2008
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Soldiers blocking food
aid for refugees – rebel leader
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Philippine Muslim rebels fighting government forces on Saturday accused the military of preventing food aid from reaching refugees in the troubled region of Mindanao.
Radio network dzRH had reported that the troops were preventing aid workers from bringing food packs to refugees in Lanao del Norte province.
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hoose between priesthood and politics, bishop tells Panlilio
08/30/2008 | 04:55 PM
MANILA, Philippines — A senior Roman Catholic Church official on Saturday urged embattled Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio choose between his political position and priesthood to better serve his constituents.
In a chance interview with reporters at Intramuros, Dagupan-Lingayen Archbishop Oscar Cruz reminded Panlilio that “Politics is the art of compromising,” which goes against the grain of priesthood.
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