Press Secretary Cerge M. Remonde delivers his speech during the Charter Presentation and Induction of Officers and members of the Kiwanis Club of the Philippine Army

Press Secretary Cerge M. Remonde delivers his speech during the Charter Presentation and Induction of Officers and members of the Kiwanis Club of the Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio Saturday evening (August 15) at the Ricarte Hall of the Philippine Army Officers Club in Fort Bonifacio. (PNA/NIB photo by B.Basug)/V3/jme/

PGMA listens intently as Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro briefs members of media following a command conference at the headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command

President Gloria Macapagal Arroy listens intently as Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro briefs members of media following a command conference at the headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) Saturday (Aug. 15). With her in the press briefing are Press Secretary Cerge Remonde and major commanders of the Armed Forces, among them Maj. Gen. Estestica, Lt. Gen. Oscar Rabena, Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force; Gen. Ferdinand Golez, Navy Flag officer in Command; Maj. Gen. Juancho Saban; AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Victor Ibrado; and WesMinCom Commander Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino. (PNA/NIB photo by R.Manabat)/V3/jme/

PGMA joins military officers and men in prayers before she presided over a command conference in the Western Mindanao Command

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo joins military officers and men in prayers before she presided over a command conference in the Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) headquarters in Zamboanga City Saturday (Aug. 15). With her are military officers led by AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Victor Ibrado, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.(PNA/NIB photo by R.Manabat)/V3/jme/

Lawyer to drop bid to inhibit judge from hearing Dacer-Corbito murder case

MANILA, Aug. 16 –The three suspects in the killing of publicist Salvador "Bubby" Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in 2000 are withdrawing their bid to inhibit the judge trying the case, citing that the court was right in allowing former police Sr. Supt. Cesar Mancao II to testify in court.

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DENR leads govt in hosting Asian confab on green industry

MANILA, Aug. 16 –Government preparations for the first International Conference on Green Industry in Asia (ICGIA) are now in high gear, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza said today.

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'August Moon,' a figment of imagination – Remonde

MANILA, Aug. 16 –- Press Secretary Cerge M. Remonde on Sunday said that the alleged Oplan (Operation Plan) “August Moon” plot against the Philippine government is a figment of the imagination of a black propagandist.

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Purported video of tortured Filipina a "hoax", says DFA

By Gloria Jane Baylon

MANILA, Aug. 16 —- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) this weekend debunked as a “hoax” a video clip showing a woman being tortured to death, and brought to the attention of Philippine authorities because the woman could be a Filipino worker.

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(Metro News) LTFRB eyes jeepney ban on EDSA upon completion of MRT 3 – LRT 1 link

MANILA, Aug. 16 — Public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will no longer be allowed on Efipanio delos Santos avenue (EDSA) with the expected completion in 2010 of the Metro Rail Transit 3 and Light Rail Transit 1 link which will create a commuter railway loop traversing across Metro Manila's major cities.

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Probe on butt implants of singer Selina continues despite death of surgeon

MANILA, Aug. 16 — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is still pursuing its probe on the butt implants on singer Selina Sevilla, despite reports that the doctor who allegedly injected her with silicon was already dead.

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Military says recruitment of women by ASG shows dwindling ranks

MANILA, August 16 –- The military’s Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) today confirmed that one of the slain Abu Sayyaf bandits during last Wednesday’s day-long clashes in Tipo-tipo town, Basilan was a fenale fighter, boosting military claims that ASG ranks is now dwindling.

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