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Thursday, November 27, 2008 (Philippines)
| MANILA. Pro-administration congressmen vote to reject the fourth impeachment complaint against President Gloria Arroyo. Voting 42-8 the complaint was dismissed. (AP photo) |
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MANILA—President Arroyo’s dominant allies in the House of Representatives yesterday dismissed the fourth impeachment complaint filed against her in as many years.
Voting 42-8, members of the Lower House’s Justice Committee said the complaint was “insufficient in substance” to impeach the president, committee chair Matias Defensor Jr. (3rd district, Quezon City) said.
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Lawyer asks court to ignore bribery raps
IF THE anti-graft office had its way, the next time lawyer Gines Abellana appears before the 6th branch of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Cebu City, it will be as the accused and not the counsel.
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Capitol keeps close eye on IBP bldg.
FOR security reasons, the Cebu Provincial Government will install a security camera in front of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)-Cebu City Chapter office.
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‘We are part of problems, solutions’
IF development workers had their way, there would be more laws to improve the lot of domestic workers, to outlaw the corporal punishment of children and to subsidize farmers who use organic fertilizers.
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