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Wednesday, August 08, 2007 (Philippines)
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. on Tuesday said he will not participate in the hearings of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on the electoral protest filed by his son, Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III.
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Private school execs seek permanent Ched chairman
EDUCATORS belonging to the country’s largest association of private educational institutions have urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to appoint a permanent head of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) rather than a “temporary chairman” if the government wants to effect reforms in the tertiary education system.
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2 ‘kidnap gang members’ nabbed
TWO suspected kidnappers who belong to the Waray-Waray Kidnap for Ransom (KFR) Group were arrested by Police Anti-Crime and Emergency Response (Pacer) operatives in separate operations in Pasig and Pasay cities recently.
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Military to form 5 courts to try soldiers tagged in extrajudicial slays
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will create five military tribunals that will specifically try military personnel involved in unexplained killings and other human rights abuses.
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