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Saturday, July 09, 2005 (Philippines)
| Looking presidential are Vice President Noli de Castro and President Gloria Arroyo in yesterday’s meeting of her Cabinet - or what was left of it after the “irrevocable” resignation of eight key secretaries, including her economic team, and two commissioners.(Ap photo) |
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MANILA - President Arroyo came under intense pressure to resign, with eight key Cabinet members quitting and with former president Corazon Aquino urging her to step down and spare the country from further unrest.
The eight, who made up a fifth of the Cabinet, yesterday said Arroyo should hand power to Vice President Noli de Castro, calls echoed by Aquino and the Liberal Party, a key ally of Arroyo’s governing coalition.
“It is no longer possible for her to govern,” said Aquino, who ruled through six tumultuous years of failed military coup attempts in the late 1980s.
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Protesters in Makati, Cebu want President to resign
Hours after 10 Cabinet members resigned and with former Corazon Aquino asking President Arroyo to step down, protesters gathered in Makati City, the country’s financial district, yesterday afternoon.
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SRP titles shielded from politics: manager
Whatever happens with the presidency, it will not have any bearing on the Cebu City Government’s application for the titles of the South Reclamation Project (SRP), still pending before the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
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Cebu leaders ask Glo: Stay
Seven local executives and lawmakers in Cebu decided to stand by President Arroyo yesterday, even as calls for her resignation mounted in Manila.
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