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Thursday, December 22, 2005 (Philippines)
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| A street cleaner rests beside Christmas lanterns being sold from P20 to P200 each along a street in Manila Wednesday. Despite the Filipinos' fondness for elaborate Christmas decorations, vendors claim that sale of lanterns have dropped due to tight budgets of households. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- Transparency, integrity and accountability. These are going to be the by-words of newly appointed Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban who was named Tuesday night by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to succeed retired Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.
In a statement following his appointment, Panganiban vowed to safeguard the independence of the judiciary in maintaining the rule of law.
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Accused in lawyer's slay blows whistle on Ecleo
| CEBU CITY -- One of the accused in the killing of lawyer Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco said the murder was meant to ease the pressure on Ruben Ecleo Jr., whom she was trying to prove guilty of parricide. |
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11 wounded in fresh NPA attacks
| ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Communist rebels attacked a group of military band members, wounding at least 11 people, in a remote village in Mindanao, officials said. |
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P1.885 billion investments pour in for Clark
| CLARK ECOZONE -- Clark Development Coporation (CDC) president and chief executive officer Antonio R. Ng finalized agreements with two groups who will soon begin investing about P1.885 billion into the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ). |
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