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Tuesday, January 21, 2003 (Philippines)
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| WATER POWER. Police using batons and water cannons disperse some 5.000 anti-Arroyo demonstrators at the historic EDSA avenue in Manila while President Gloria Arroyo attends a religious mass at the nearby EDSA Shrine marking the second anniversary of the people power revolt that ousted former president Joseph Estrada and installed Arroyo to power on 20 January 2001. (AFP FOTO) |
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MANILA -- A group of opposition politicians Monday asked Congress to impeach President Arroyo for alleged graft and other offenses.
The impeachment call came while Mrs Arroyo declared a non-nonsense people's war against graft and corruption in a speech during the rites marking the People Power II at the EDSA Shrine Edsa.
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Should the gov't pursue the imposition of a 10%-VAT on professionals?
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