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Tuesday, November 18, 2003 (Philippines)
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| PRESIDENT Arroyo and NEDA Director General Romulo Neri go over some facts and figures during a cabinet meeting at Malacanang. Miko Santos |
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MANILA -- President Arroyo endorsed on Monday a petition by her detained predecessor Joseph Estrada seeking leave from his corruption trial for medical treatment in the United States.
Government lawyers, acting as prosecutors in the historic plunder trial of Estrada, said they will still oppose the ousted leader's bid to have his knees operated in the United States.
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Villaruels to charge aviation cops with murder
| MANILA--The family of slain Capt. Panfilo Villaruel would be filing murder charges against members of the Aviation Security Group (ASG) of the Philippine National Police after hearing Monday's Senate investigation. |
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Tom defends pals who win biddings
| CEBU -- He finds nothing wrong if his close friends win bids at Cebu City Hall, but Mayor Tomas Osmeña ordered a "focused" audit on transactions involving the alleged favored supplier of former general services officer Rolando Ardosa. |
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1,936 villagers to bolt from Mountain Province
| BONTOC, Mountain Province -- More than 1,000 natives of Buringal threatened to join a nearby town if government will continue to ignore their plea for the construction of a 30-kilometer farm-to-market road to link the isolated barangay to the rest of the province. |
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