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As the body count neared 100, Malacañang warned yesterday that police and military commanders who fail to stop election-related violence in their respective areas will be sanctioned.


Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said President Arroyo also ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to "spread out their people and conduct joint patrols."
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Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the funds would be taken from the Calamity Assistance and Rehabilitation Effort (CARE) under the P1.126-trillion national budget this year.
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Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said in a telephone interview that he was informed by Defense Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane that a recommendation for a Lenten suspension of offensive military operations will be sent to the Palace today: "Normally there is a ceasefire but let’s see."
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"Definitely, they have no liability or whatever. They were paid to perform in that Christmas party wherein Sison also happened to be there," AFP spokesman Lt. Col. Bartolome Bacarro said.
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Dalawang malaking reporma ang nilunsad ng sinundan niyang si Secretary Avelino Cruz: Pagkubli sa militar sa hidwaang pulitika, at pag-angat ng kakayahan nito sa pamamagitan ng kagamitan at galing.
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Either he was simply Rip Roaring to get on with the work or just being his careless self once again, but Ebdane seemed to have lost sense if not sensitivity by announcing that one of his priorities is to insulate the soldiers and the AFP from being misused in the coming elections.
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As the body count neared 100, Malacañang warned yesterday that police and military commanders who fail to stop election-related violence in their respective areas will be sanctioned.


Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said President Arroyo also ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to "spread out their people and conduct joint patrols."
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Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the funds would be taken from the Calamity Assistance and Rehabilitation Effort (CARE) under the P1.126-trillion national budget this year.
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Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said in a telephone interview that he was informed by Defense Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane that a recommendation for a Lenten suspension of offensive military operations will be sent to the Palace today: "Normally there is a ceasefire but let’s see."
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"Definitely, they have no liability or whatever. They were paid to perform in that Christmas party wherein Sison also happened to be there," AFP spokesman Lt. Col. Bartolome Bacarro said.
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Dalawang malaking reporma ang nilunsad ng sinundan niyang si Secretary Avelino Cruz: Pagkubli sa militar sa hidwaang pulitika, at pag-angat ng kakayahan nito sa pamamagitan ng kagamitan at galing.
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Either he was simply Rip Roaring to get on with the work or just being his careless self once again, but Ebdane seemed to have lost sense if not sensitivity by announcing that one of his priorities is to insulate the soldiers and the AFP from being misused in the coming elections.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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