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                    [Summary] => CONCEPCION, Tarlac — Embarking on a "litmus test" to feel out the response for his presidential bid in the coming 2004 elections, businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr. took many by surprise when he showed up with administration stalwart Sen. Loren Legarda here yesterday.


Adding to the surprise was the appearance of Ilocos Norte Rep. Imee Marcos of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL), fueling speculations that Legarda will eventually be the running mate of Cojuangco with the Ilocos Norte lawmaker included in his senatorial slate.


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                    [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — Businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco will officially declare his bid for the presidency by the middle of August this year, a ranking official of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) said yesterday.


Gov. Jose Yap Sr., NPC chairman for Tarlac, said that if Cojuangco was not interested in running for president in next year’s elections, he could have easily said so before organizations were established in support of his candidacy. 


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                    [Title] => June 10 birthday a ‘moment of truth’ for Danding Cojuangco?
                    [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — To run or not to run?


That is the question local political and private sector leaders have been eagerly waiting for an answer from Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr. as he celebrates his 68th birthday on June 10.


Many in the province believe that the business tycoon’s birthday next week will be "the moment of truth," the opportune time for Cojuangco to announce his candidacy in next year’s national elections.


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A task force of the TCWD discovered an illegal water connection of lawyer Blesilo Buan, at his home in Barangay Sto. Cristo.


Noel Esguerra, TCWD’s commercial division manager who filed the charges, said that, "after (a) thorough investigation" of the incident, the local water firm discovered a "bypass connection" from its pipe to Buan’s home.


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                    [Title] => Tarlac City mayor denies bias in favor of proposed hike for dumpsite rental
                    [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — This city’s mayor vehemently denied yesterday favoring the demand for the city government to increase by more than 200 percent its rental on a 12-hectare property owned by his lawyer’s family that is being used as an open dumpsite. 


In an interview, Mayor Genaro Mendoza said the request of lawyer Blesilo Buan to increase the monthly rental on the property from P75,000 to P250,000 is in a "deadlock" before the local finance committee despite it being, as he described, "an urgent matter." 


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                    [Title] => Tarlac mayor OKs 200% rental hike of aide’s property
                    [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — City Mayor Genaro Mendoza has endorsed a 200-percent increase in  the city government’s rental on a property owned by his legal adviser, which is being used as a dumpsite.


In a letter to Vice Mayor Miguel Tañedo,  Mendoza asked the city council to accede to demands that the city hall’s rental payment on the 12-hectare lot owned by his lawyer, Blesilo Buan, be increased from P75,000 to P250,000 a month. 


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Adding to the surprise was the appearance of Ilocos Norte Rep. Imee Marcos of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL), fueling speculations that Legarda will eventually be the running mate of Cojuangco with the Ilocos Norte lawmaker included in his senatorial slate.


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Gov. Jose Yap Sr., NPC chairman for Tarlac, said that if Cojuangco was not interested in running for president in next year’s elections, he could have easily said so before organizations were established in support of his candidacy. 


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Many in the province believe that the business tycoon’s birthday next week will be "the moment of truth," the opportune time for Cojuangco to announce his candidacy in next year’s national elections.


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A task force of the TCWD discovered an illegal water connection of lawyer Blesilo Buan, at his home in Barangay Sto. Cristo.


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In an interview, Mayor Genaro Mendoza said the request of lawyer Blesilo Buan to increase the monthly rental on the property from P75,000 to P250,000 is in a "deadlock" before the local finance committee despite it being, as he described, "an urgent matter." 


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Danding appears in Tarlac with Loren

By Benjie Villa | September 15, 2003 - 12:00am

CONCEPCION, Tarlac — Embarking on a "litmus test" to feel out the response for his presidential bid in the coming 2004 elections, businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr. took many by...

Headlines

‘Danding’s body language says he will run’

By Benjie Villa | June 25, 2003 - 12:00am

TARLAC CITY — Businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco will officially declare his bid for the presidency by the middle of August this year, a ranking official of the Nationalist People’s Coalition...

Headlines

June 10 birthday a ‘moment of truth’ for Danding Cojuangco?

By Benjie Villa | June 4, 2003 - 12:00am

TARLAC CITY — To run or not to run? That is the question local political and private sector leaders have been eagerly waiting for an answer from Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr. as he celebrates his...

Nation

Ex-legal officer of Tarlac accused of water pilferage

November 24, 2002 - 12:00am

TARLAC CITY — The former senior legal adviser of Mayor Genaro Mendoza is facing a criminal case for allegedly stealing water from the Tarlac City Water District (TCWD). A task force of the TCWD discovered an...

Nation

Tarlac City mayor denies bias in favor of proposed hike for dumpsite rental

By Benjie Villa | October 16, 2001 - 12:00am

TARLAC CITY — This city’s mayor vehemently denied yesterday favoring the demand for the city government to increase by more than 200 percent its rental on a 12-hectare property owned by his lawyer’s...

Nation

Tarlac mayor OKs 200% rental hike of aide’s property

By Benjie Villa | October 7, 2001 - 12:00am

TARLAC CITY — City Mayor Genaro Mendoza has endorsed a 200-percent increase in the city government’s rental on a property owned by his legal adviser, which is being used as a dumpsite. In a letter to...

Nation