Wednesday, November 26, 2003 (Philippines)

OLD AND NEW. President Arroyo, Agriculture Sec. Luis Lorenzo, Livecor director Bernardo Mitra, and Sulat Mayor Javier Zacate pose with the old carabao driven plow and five of the 60 hand tractors to be turned over to the municipality of Sulat, Eastern Samar, as part of the administration's drive to upgrade agricultural equipment of farmers in the countryside. Miko Santos THE Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday "indefinitely suspended" Alan Paguia, defense lawyer of deposed President Joseph Estrada, from practicing law "for conduct unbecoming a lawyer and an officer of the court." Associate Justice Antonio Carpio did not take part in the ruling. [full story]

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