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Thursday, June 01, 2006 (Philippines)
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| Confetti rain on three Filipino mountaineers who scaled the world's tallest mountain peak two weeks ago. They are Leo Oracion (second from right) who became the first Filipino to reach the summit May 17, Erwin Emata (second from left) who followed Oracion a day later, and Romeo Garduce (left) who scaled the summit three days after Oracion. (Malacañang photo) |
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MANILA -- Former Philippine leader Joseph Estrada returned to the witness stand in his long-running corruption trial to tell the court Wednesday that he was ousted from office by a conspiracy involving the powerful Roman Catholic Church and the country's elite.
Estrada, 69, also reiterated that he had never resigned, was still technically the president and as such is immune from suit.
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Cebu City lacks teachers, space
| CEBU CITY -- After several years of dealing with the shortage of armchairs and desks, the Cebu City Schools Division will have an excess of chairs when classes begin next week. |
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Nabbed 'terrorist' trained comrades in RP: Malaysia
| ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Malaysian authorities said one of the 12 terror suspects arrested in Sabah had trained terrorists in the southern Philippines, where Filipino security forces are battling members of the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group. |
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Arming journalists may 'help' assassins
| DAVAO CITY -- Arming journalists will not discourage a determined assassin from killing them, and it might even provide an assailant with an alibi of self-defense, said Maximino "Max" J. Edralin Jr., a veteran journalist. |
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