Posted by Mai on 22nd November 2008
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WHAT WENT BEFORE
Abducted at noon on a busy Makati street
By Inquirer Research
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:46am (Mla time) 11/22/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Prominent publicist Salvador “Bubby†Dacer and his driver, Emmanuel Corbito, were abducted while cruising near the intersection of Zobel Roxas Street and President Osmeña Highway in Metro Manila on Nov. 24, 2000. They were brought to Cavite, where they were strangled to death, burned and buried.
Their remains were recovered months later from a creek bed in Cavite and identified by forensic experts in April 2001, based on the victims’ dental records and personal things.
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Posted by Mai on 22nd November 2008
The Philippine Star
Coup vs Villar, Cha-cha hatched in Pangasinan?
By Joanne Rae Ramirez Updated November 22, 2008 12:00 AM
Was the Senate coup that ousted Manuel Villar from the Senate presidency sealed over cotton candy in a farmhouse in Pangasinan?
Cotton candy was on the menu at the birthday party of Pangasinan Rep. Rachel Arenas held last Saturday in her farmhouse in Malasiqui, attended by two very special guests: President Arroyo and Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile. No other senators were present during the lunch.
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Posted by Mai on 22nd November 2008
The Philippine Star
Bolante, others deny graft charges related to fertilizer scam
By Edu Punay Updated November 22, 2008 12:00 AM
Former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc†Bolante and other public officials and private persons implicated in the P728-million fertilizer fund scam have denied the criminal charges lodged against them in connection with the controversy, the Office of the Ombudsman said yesterday.
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Posted by Mai on 22nd November 2008
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Churches unite for RH bill
By LILITA BALANE, Newsbreak | 11/22/2008 12:01 AM
A coalition of churches and faith-based organizations in the Philippines has given their support for House Bill 5043, also known as the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, which seeks to address the high population and worsening poverty in the Philippines through the promotion of reproductive health, responsible parenthood and population development.
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Posted by Mai on 22nd November 2008
The Manila Times Internet Edition
Supreme Court rules with
finality against MOA-AD
THE Supreme Court has ruled with finality against the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) that the government was supposed to sign with the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
In a one-page resolution, the High Tribunal, through Clerk of Court Ma. Luisa Villarama, dismissed the motions for reconsideration filed by the Muslim Legal Assistance Foundation Inc., and the two intervenor groups, the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society and the Bangsamoro Women Solidarity Forum.
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Posted by Mai on 22nd November 2008
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Arroyo classmates in Cha-cha campaign
By Fe Zamora, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:50am (Mla time) 11/22/2008
MANILA, Philippines—“If not now, when?â€
Society matrons mouthed this activist slogan as they aired a common cause as early as last month: Amend the 1987 Constitution while President Macapagal-Arroyo is still in power.
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