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                    [Summary] => Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. revived yesterday his proposal for the country to shift to a parliamentary system after the presidential elections in 2004.


Addressing a lawyers’ meeting in Iloilo City, De Venecia at the same time urged President Arroyo to form a "unity government" that would include the opposition so she can better tackle the nation’s problems.


He suggested that Mrs. Arroyo organize such a "government of unity" in the next 60 to 90 days "to remove the poison in the political atmosphere."


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"Political parties are not indigents deserving of state compassion. They should not compete with poor citizens in need of government doleouts," said Bukidnon Rep. Juan Miguel Zubiri.


He said it would be a shame if politicians and their parties get subsidies for "sloganeering and pamphleteering" while the state lacks funds for important projects.


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                    [Summary] => Heads of various political parties led by Lakas national chairman and Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. have rejected the proposal of President Arroyo’s enemies for the setting up of a military-civilian junta or some form of collective leadership.


The political party leaders conveyed their sentiments to Mrs. Arroyo in a meeting with her in Malacañang on Friday night.


De Venecia said yesterday political parties participating in next week’s first Political Summit are against any extra-legal or extra-constitutional means of replacing the present administration.

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The list of political party-participants released by the summit’s organization committee yesterday includes PMP.


Others in the list are the ruling Lakas, the opposition Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), Nationalist People’s  Coalition, Liberal Party, Nacionalista Party, Reporma, Aksyon Demokratiko, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas and Kabali
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JDV pushes shift to parliament

By Jess Diaz | December 7, 2002 - 12:00am

Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. revived yesterday his proposal for the country to shift to a parliamentary system after the presidential elections in 2004. Addressing a lawyers’ meeting in Iloilo City, De Venecia...

Headlines

Political Sabit

By Honey Oliveros & Argee Guevarra of the Philippine Star’s YS | May 14, 2002 - 12:00am

Much to your magistrates’ surprise, the recently concluded Political Summit — which brought together the country’s...

Young Star

Subsidy to political parties opposed

May 7, 2002 - 12:00am

A Lakas congressman opposed yesterday the proposal for the government to subsidize political parties. "Political parties are not indigents deserving of state compassion. They should not compete with poor citizens...

Headlines

Heads of major political parties reject military junta

By Jess Diaz | April 29, 2002 - 12:00am

Heads of various political parties led by Lakas national chairman and Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. have rejected the proposal of President Arroyo’s enemies for the setting up of a military-civilian junta or some...

Headlines

Estrada’s opposition party invited to political summit

April 13, 2002 - 12:00am

Members of the ousted President Joseph Estrada’s Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) have been invited to the first Political Summit scheduled to be held on May 3-5 at the Manila Hotel. The list of political party-participants...

Headlines