Wednesday, July 13, 2005 (Philippines)

A streamer posted by the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (PamCham), the province's premier business organization, resounds the group's call to stop too much politicking to arrest the continuous slump of the country's economy. (Sun.Star Pampanga/Albert B. Lacanlale) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Businessmen in Pampanga hailed Tuesday the collective declaration of the Catholic bishops in the country for not asking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign. Last Sunday, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said it would not demand Arroyo's resignation but it called on the President to face the liability of her mistake when she called up former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Virgilio Garcillano at the height of the canvassing of presidential votes last year. [full story]