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                    [DatePublished] => 2006-08-31 00:00:00
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The recent news about a Marikina-based cult leader accused of raping the children of followers should make people more cautious about unscrupulous people using the guise of religion to dupe others. An informant reported that a certain Monsignor VP is allegedly victimizing Filipinos wishing to migrate to Spain, charging as much as P500,000 to facilitate interviews and visas from the Spanish Embassy.
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                    [Title] => Senate wants to summon Hagedorn on jueteng
                    [Summary] => The Senate wants anti-jueteng czar and Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn to appear before the committees conducting inquiries into the operations of the illegal numbers game and the alleged protection provided by government officials.


Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. urged Senators Manuel Villar Jr. and Lito Lapid to summon Hagedorn as head of the administration’s Anti-Jueteng Task Force to appear before the Senate panels.
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Hanggang ngayon, marami pa rin ang nagdududa kay Bunye na gawa-gawa lang niya ang mga pekeng tape, para mapagtakpan niya si PGMA.
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Keeping up her media offensive following several weeks of silence over the accusations, Mrs. Arroyo complained that she was being unfairly accused without regard for her rights and tried in the court of public opinion.
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Speaker Jose de Venecia, president of Lakas-CMD which is the dominant party in the administration coalition led by President Arroyo, and Sen. Gregorio Honasan were the principal signatories to the agreement. [DatePublished] => 2004-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 233898 [Title] => Lakas-NPC coalition not working in Tarlac [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — The alliance between the administration party Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) and the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) appears headed for a collapse in this province.

This, as local allies of President Arroyo have decided to challenge NPC candidates in next year’s elections.
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Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. declined yesterday his appointment as the new president of the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).

Turning down his appointment to one of the highest posts in the ruling party would allow him to keep his focus on transforming Quezon City into a great city, Belmonte said.
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Former senator Ernesto Maceda, president emeritus of the Nationalist People’s Coalition, said some Lakas-CMD members have been mulling defecting to the NPC.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1127935 [AuthorName] => Ann Corvera [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. urged Senators Manuel Villar Jr. and Lito Lapid to summon Hagedorn as head of the administration’s Anti-Jueteng Task Force to appear before the Senate panels.
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Hanggang ngayon, marami pa rin ang nagdududa kay Bunye na gawa-gawa lang niya ang mga pekeng tape, para mapagtakpan niya si PGMA.
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Keeping up her media offensive following several weeks of silence over the accusations, Mrs. Arroyo complained that she was being unfairly accused without regard for her rights and tried in the court of public opinion.
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Speaker Jose de Venecia, president of Lakas-CMD which is the dominant party in the administration coalition led by President Arroyo, and Sen. Gregorio Honasan were the principal signatories to the agreement. [DatePublished] => 2004-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 233898 [Title] => Lakas-NPC coalition not working in Tarlac [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — The alliance between the administration party Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) and the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) appears headed for a collapse in this province.

This, as local allies of President Arroyo have decided to challenge NPC candidates in next year’s elections.
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Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. declined yesterday his appointment as the new president of the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).

Turning down his appointment to one of the highest posts in the ruling party would allow him to keep his focus on transforming Quezon City into a great city, Belmonte said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1650428 [AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223114 [Title] => Lakas split seen to benefit Danding [Summary] => A split in the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) ruling party is expected to boost tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr.’s chances of winning next year’s presidential election, a key Cojuangco ally said yesterday.

Former senator Ernesto Maceda, president emeritus of the Nationalist People’s Coalition, said some Lakas-CMD members have been mulling defecting to the NPC.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1127935 [AuthorName] => Ann Corvera [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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