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Sa kabila ng isyu ng political dynasty kung saan halos magkakamag-anak ang pumapasok sa pulitika at hindi bumibitiw sa posisyon, balak ng mag-amang sina Sen. Rodolfo Biazon at Muntin­lupa Rep. Ruzzano Bia­zon na magpalitan ng posisyon.

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In a short talk before members of the National Press Club (NPC) Friday night, Puno said "press freedom is a constitutionally guaranteed right and should never be curtailed. A free press nourishes our democracy."
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Puno, a former press secretary and presidential spokesman, noted that with the latest independent survey showing the worsening incidence of poverty in most parts of the country, education should be fully tapped by the government to break the bondage of majority of Filipinos to this generational scourge.
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Puno said the Palace should pry into the real cause of the outage, which is the third such island-wide blackout in less than two years.
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Sa kabila ng isyu ng political dynasty kung saan halos magkakamag-anak ang pumapasok sa pulitika at hindi bumibitiw sa posisyon, balak ng mag-amang sina Sen. Rodolfo Biazon at Muntin­lupa Rep. Ruzzano Bia­zon na magpalitan ng posisyon.

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In a short talk before members of the National Press Club (NPC) Friday night, Puno said "press freedom is a constitutionally guaranteed right and should never be curtailed. A free press nourishes our democracy."
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Puno, a former press secretary and presidential spokesman, noted that with the latest independent survey showing the worsening incidence of poverty in most parts of the country, education should be fully tapped by the government to break the bondage of majority of Filipinos to this generational scourge.
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Puno said the Palace should pry into the real cause of the outage, which is the third such island-wide blackout in less than two years.
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