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Acting Press Secretary Silvestre Afable Jr. said the instructions were issued by the President during an executive committee meeting at Malacañang.
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Acting Press Secretary Silvestre Afable Jr. said Poe himself came out in several radio interviews to deny that his bosom buddy, jailed former President Joseph Estrada, has persuaded him to run for president in May 2004.
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On the third day of her five-day working visit to Japan, the President urged delegates at a forum on energy in Tokyo "to participate in the shaping of the first truly privatized energy market" in the Philippines.
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President Arroyo revealed this yesterday in her weekly radio program on the eve of her trip to Kuala Lumpur.
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"The transformation of Senator Arroyo from a street parliamentarian to an apologist for the administration is most tragic," said Caga-yan de Oro City Rep. Constantino Jaraula.

This developed as Malacañang welcomed a move by the LDP dropping its policy of "critical collaboration" with the Arroyo administration.
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The suspects, aged 14 to 17 and believed to be members of the so-called 18-K Gang, allegedly got mad after a rock band turned down their request to play a popular song entitled "Stupid Luv" by the rap group Salbakuta.

Other reports indicated, however, that the gangmembers went onstage and wanted to do their own act, but the performing group rejected them.
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Acting Press Secretary Silvestre Afable Jr., who is also head of the Presidential Management Staff, issued a statement yesterday on reports that port workers were growing restless over the unreasonable demand of shipping operators, importers and exporters for a rollback of port tariffs.
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President Arroyo exacted sweet revenge on her media tormentors and drew first blood by hitting, albeit in a light-hearted manner, the alleged abuses and corruption of journalists in the Philippines at the annual Gridiron Night of the National Press Club (NPC) held Tuesday at the Manila Hotel.
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Acting Press Secretary Silvestre Afable Jr. said the instructions were issued by the President during an executive committee meeting at Malacañang.
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Acting Press Secretary Silvestre Afable Jr. said Poe himself came out in several radio interviews to deny that his bosom buddy, jailed former President Joseph Estrada, has persuaded him to run for president in May 2004.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164904 [Title] => Non-performing Cabinet men to go - Palace [Summary] => Several Cabinet members are expected to go in the impending reorganization of President Arroyo’s official family.

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On the third day of her five-day working visit to Japan, the President urged delegates at a forum on energy in Tokyo "to participate in the shaping of the first truly privatized energy market" in the Philippines.
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President Arroyo revealed this yesterday in her weekly radio program on the eve of her trip to Kuala Lumpur.
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"The transformation of Senator Arroyo from a street parliamentarian to an apologist for the administration is most tragic," said Caga-yan de Oro City Rep. Constantino Jaraula.

This developed as Malacañang welcomed a move by the LDP dropping its policy of "critical collaboration" with the Arroyo administration.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159482 [Title] => 5 Cotabato blast suspects nabbed [Summary] => Police have arrested five teenagers in connection with a grenade attack on a crowd of concert-goers Wednesday night in Cotabato City that left at least seven people dead and at least 125 others wounded.

The suspects, aged 14 to 17 and believed to be members of the so-called 18-K Gang, allegedly got mad after a rock band turned down their request to play a popular song entitled "Stupid Luv" by the rap group Salbakuta.

Other reports indicated, however, that the gangmembers went onstage and wanted to do their own act, but the performing group rejected them.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159505 [Title] => Government vows to alleviate plight of port workers [Summary] => President Arroyo has asked the Philippine Ports Authority, the Department of Transportation and Communications and the Department of Labor and Employment to look into the plight of port workers and act immediately on their problems.
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Acting Press Secretary Silvestre Afable Jr., who is also head of the Presidential Management Staff, issued a statement yesterday on reports that port workers were growing restless over the unreasonable demand of shipping operators, importers and exporters for a rollback of port tariffs.
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President Arroyo exacted sweet revenge on her media tormentors and drew first blood by hitting, albeit in a light-hearted manner, the alleged abuses and corruption of journalists in the Philippines at the annual Gridiron Night of the National Press Club (NPC) held Tuesday at the Manila Hotel.
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