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Saturday, October 27, 2007 (Philippines)
| With their equipment ready, dogcatchers of the Davao City Pound, now often referred to as DDS or Davao Dog Squad as a parody of the more infamous Davao Death Squad, are all set to pick up as many stray dogs from the streets for the day. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes) |
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THE release of deposed President Joseph Ejercito Estrada from detention after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo granted him executive clemency Thursday night might just be what the country needs to finally heal the wounds of division, said a close ally of Estrada.
In an interview with Sun.Star Davao Friday, Senator Loren Legarda said the granting of the pardon was a welcome move of President Arroyo. Still, it will not hinder the opposition from making the current administration accountable for its sins of corruption.
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ICT chief bewails fate of NBN deal
THE National Broadband Network project with China-based company ZTE Corporation was an attempt of the Arroyo administration to finally link even the country's farthest rural area with the rest of the world through Internet connection, insisted the newly appointed chair of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).
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Loren asks: Show tribal village made rich by mining
SENATOR Loren Legarda challenged advocates of the mining industry to show her a community of indigenous people that has grown rich due to the benefits of mining and she will become pro-mining.
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Pardon for Erap is okay for locals
A NUMBER of Davao City officials concur with the presidential pardon granted to deposed president Joseph Ejercito Estrada.
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