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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 (Philippines)
| President Arroyo during her 2006 Sona: clenched fist and a dare. (Ap photo) |
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President Arroyo yesterday steered clear of divisive political scandals and focused her State of the Nation Address (Sona) on future economic potentials of what she dubbed as five super regions.
“I am not here to talk about politics, I am here to talk about what people want. We now have the funds to address social inequity and economic disparity,” Arroyo said. “We now have the funds to stamp out terrorism and lawless violence.”
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Empowering provinces gets loudest cheer
Cebuano leaders lauded President Arroyo for a detailed and specific development and economic master plan for the five super regions, but an opposition legislator noted Arroyo’s insincerity in calling for unity and an end to corruption.
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US national, Pinay fiancée both shot in the head
A former American soldier and his Filipina fiancée were shot just as they got off a taxicab on R. Duterte St., Banawa, Cebu City yesterday afternoon.
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Shot dead, then dumped
A 15-year-old boy, who was believed to be a salvage victim, was found past 11 a.m. yesterday in a grassy area of Mountain View, Sitio Kalubihan, Barangay Talamban, Cebu City.
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