A MALACAÑANG official said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed former Ilocos Sur governor Luis Singson as deputy national security adviser.
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Senate told to close NBN-ZTE probe
THE Senate should finally close its investigations into the national broadband network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp. following the Supreme Court (SC) decision upholding executive privilege that then planning secretary Romulo Neri invoked during a Senate hearing.
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Police tackle MILF atrocities
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) is identifying measures that would be adopted to prevent attacks by renegade Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels similar to the recent atrocities in the provinces of North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte.
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20 electrocuted after Oktoberfest party
AT LEAST 20 persons were electrocuted while they were dismantling the stage used in the kick-off party of Oktoberfest in Ortigas, Mandaluyong City Friday night.
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