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This time, the crowds are bigger. As of this writing, multisectoral groups are now in Makati as in the past two EDSA events. Will this crowd continue to draw supporters, enough to challenge the present Malacañang occupants?
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[DatePublished] => 2005-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 284582 [Title] => Will this be the crucial weekend? [Summary] => First, when Sammy Ong announced he had the original tape, people waited if this exposé would lead to People's Power. It did not come that weekend. Nor last weekend.
This time, the crowds are bigger. As of this writing, multisectoral groups are now in Makati as in the past two EDSA events. Will this crowd continue to draw supporters, enough to challenge the present Malacañang occupants?
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 22, 2005 - 12:00am
By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | July 2, 2005 - 12:00am
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