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There's weighty wisdom in that romantic refrain that the value of someone or something is only appreciated when that special someone or something shall have been lost. More often than not, such value or its fitting appreciation, or endearment, is just taken for granted before the loss. And that's the tragic irony.

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Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon has denied submitting to President Arroyo a shortlist containing six names of possible replacements for outgoing Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz, but admitted that "the President asked me about a name, one name, about a person."

When asked to reveal the name he was referring to, Esperon said: "I’d rather not comment."
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Bunye added that the President would act as defense secretary until a replacement is appointed.

"The President has accepted, with much regret, the resignation of Secretary Cruz. She is grateful for Secretary Cruz’s professionalism and key contributions in crucial areas of political, economic and security policy," Bunye said.

Bunye said Cruz would remain a trusted adviser of the President. [DatePublished] => 2006-11-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 367520 [Title] => Humukay ng sariling libingan [Summary] => NAGBITIW si Defense Secretary Avelino "Nonong" Cruz kahapon na tiyak kong yumayanig at nagdadala ng panibagong pangamba sa administrasyon ni Madam Senyora Donya Gloria.

Ang initial na reaksyon ng Malacañang sa katauhan ni Press Secretary Ignacio "Toting" Bunye ay "Secretary Cruz has submitted his resignation but President Arroyo is not taking any action," ay patunay na natataranta sila sa sinumiteng irrevocable resignation ng isa sa dating senior partner ng tinatawag na THE FIRM.
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Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said there was no rift in the Cabinet, although Cruz earlier revealed that some Cabinet members are plotting to remove him from his post.
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There's weighty wisdom in that romantic refrain that the value of someone or something is only appreciated when that special someone or something shall have been lost. More often than not, such value or its fitting appreciation, or endearment, is just taken for granted before the loss. And that's the tragic irony.

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Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon has denied submitting to President Arroyo a shortlist containing six names of possible replacements for outgoing Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz, but admitted that "the President asked me about a name, one name, about a person."

When asked to reveal the name he was referring to, Esperon said: "I’d rather not comment."
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Bunye added that the President would act as defense secretary until a replacement is appointed.

"The President has accepted, with much regret, the resignation of Secretary Cruz. She is grateful for Secretary Cruz’s professionalism and key contributions in crucial areas of political, economic and security policy," Bunye said.

Bunye said Cruz would remain a trusted adviser of the President. [DatePublished] => 2006-11-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 367520 [Title] => Humukay ng sariling libingan [Summary] => NAGBITIW si Defense Secretary Avelino "Nonong" Cruz kahapon na tiyak kong yumayanig at nagdadala ng panibagong pangamba sa administrasyon ni Madam Senyora Donya Gloria.

Ang initial na reaksyon ng Malacañang sa katauhan ni Press Secretary Ignacio "Toting" Bunye ay "Secretary Cruz has submitted his resignation but President Arroyo is not taking any action," ay patunay na natataranta sila sa sinumiteng irrevocable resignation ng isa sa dating senior partner ng tinatawag na THE FIRM.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133236 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804698 [AuthorName] => Nixon Kua [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 366438 [Title] => DND chief still enjoys trust, confidence of GMA – Palace [Summary] => Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr. still enjoys the trust and confidence of President Arroyo even if he opposed the administration-backed people’s initiative to amend the Constitution, Malacañang said yesterday.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said there was no rift in the Cabinet, although Cruz earlier revealed that some Cabinet members are plotting to remove him from his post.
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[DatePublished] => 2006-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336682 [Title] => Quiet leadership [Summary] => Seldom do we have people in public service now who know how to handle power and its tremendous significance and responsibilities. Our typical public official has the tendency to become arrogant once they acquire some kind of authority and influence either by election or appointment. [DatePublished] => 2006-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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