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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 (Philippines)
| An armored van gets stalled in flood that submerged Kamias Road in Quezon City following a heavy downpour Tuesday afternoon. (Sunnex/Jonathan F. Fernandez) |
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday accepted "with much regret" the resignation of Philippine ambassador to the US Albert del Rosario effective July 8.
Arroyo, in a statement, said del Rosario asked to be allowed to go home and resume his life in the private sector after a five-year stint as Philippine ambassador to the US.
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Senate panel to meet congressmen over budget impasse
SENATOR Manuel Villar on Tuesday said the Senate contingent in the bicameral conference for the approval of the 2006 national budget will continue looking for ways to break the impasse even during recess.
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Arroyo announces rollback in diesel prices
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Tuesday the country's three major oil companies will rollback diesel prices by 50 centavos starting Tuesday midnight due to a one percent reduction in the import duties for crude and refined oil products.
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Evangelicals to abandon Arroyo over abolition of death penalty
A CATHOLIC Church prelate said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may lose the support of the Philippine Council for Evangelical Churches (PCEC) and other religious groups and organizations in favor of capital punishment should she approve the abolition of the Death Penalty Law.
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