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Unparliamentary NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 01/29/2010

Friday, January 29, 2010


Unparliamentary


NO HOLDS BARRED
Armida Siguion-Reyna
01/29/2010

The Senate may be on “cease fire” to correctly focus on approving urgent bills on hand before the election break, but it will take longer for the public to forget who said what and how what was said in defense of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. It won’t help for some to deny their utterances, for it was on TV as it was happening, on TV news later in the evening, and now I hear available for instant and constant replay on the Internet’s YouTube.

I had never seen anything like it, not even during the hearings against President Joseph Estrada close to 10 years ago. Time has flown, and the man who railroaded the opening prayer of the Congress he presided over to transmit the articles of Estrada’s impeachment to the Senate is now the center of it all..... MORE


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Without Erap, lose Mindanao DIE HARD III Herman Tiu Laurel 01/29/2010

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‘Dogs of war’ saving lives in Afghanistan FEATURE 01/29/2010


‘Dogs of war’ saving lives in Afghanistan


FEATURE

01/29/2010

SOUTHEAST OF MARJAH — For the US Marines patrolling the dusty footpaths of southern Afghanistan, a bomb-sniffing black Labrador can mean the difference between life and death.
These “dogs of war” have saved countless lives and their record for finding hidden explosives has won them a loyal following.

“They are 98 percent accurate. We trust these dogs more than metal detectors and mine sweepers,” says handler Cpl. Andrew Guzman..... MORE


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New Moro substate MoA under way By Aytch S. de la Cruz 01/28/2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010


Palace, Speaker say Mindanao peace accord within constitutional bounds

New Moro substate MoA under way


By Aytch S. de la Cruz
01/28/2010

In Kidapawan, North Cotabato Vice Gov. Manny Piñol yesterday expressed alarm over the latest developments in the ongoing peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, baring that the new negotiations between the Government Peace Panel and the MILF include the creation of a Bangsamoro substate.

“We may have put a stop to the MoA-AD (Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain), but with five months left in the Arroyo administration, we may not be as successful this time around,” Piñol warned.

“North Cotabato does not want this ‘enhanced autonomy’ or Bangsamoro substate,” Pinol stressed..... MORE


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