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Sunday, March 16, 2008 (Philippines)
| SATURDAY NIGHT VISIT. Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal visits the 23rd World Youth Day local celebration held at Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, where he assures the youth that the truth will emerge. (Sun.Star Photo/Ruel Rosello) |
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MALACAÑANG belittled the plan of Catholic bishops and youth groups to take their “rallies for the truth” to the provinces, saying it is a sign they are losing support in Metro Manila.
Deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez Jr. said people are getting tired of rallies because those who have accused the administration of wrongdoing in the US$329-million national broadband deal “are turning out to be not so clean.”
“The tale is dwindling and people are seeing his inconsistencies,” Golez added, referring to Senate witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr.
Lozada, who recently visited Iloilo and Bacolod, is expected in Cebu tomorrow.
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