The world condemns the cold-blooded murder of 57 unarmed civilians by a militia in Maguindanao controlled by a warlord.
Another big blackeye for the Philippines in the international community.
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The warlord is identified as an ally of Malacañang which finds itself deeply embarrassed and unable to decide what to do with him.
For starters, the Palace has kicked out the clan from the administration political party.
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Seventeen local journalists are among those killed in the Maguindanao ambush, setting a world record.
The international media community is appalled by the killings, and who can blame them?
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The culture of warlordism is alive and well in Mindanao. Government must exert more efforts to extirpate this state of affairs.
It's the lodestone that has prevented Mindanao from progressing and kept the country down as well.
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GMA places the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao under the national government and authorized DILG Secretary Puno to suspend or replace local officials found slackening in their jobs.
She is talking in the language they understand.
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GMA vows to step down from the presidency in 2010.
All talk about her running for Congress is nonsense or is it?
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Officials in Pampanga are urging GMA to run for Congress in the province's second district.
They will keep running after her until she catches up with them.
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Global warming is accelerating faster than expected and could raise sea level by two meters in 2100.
It's a very real threat to Manila which is already lower than sea level near the coastline.
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Vice President Noli de Castro is dismayed by the government's lack of will to go after the perpetrators and mastermind of the massacre in Maguindanao.
So is the rest of the nation.
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Manny Villar is asking Manny Pacquiao to endorse his bid for the presidency.
Villar should also talk to Mommy Dionisia.
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Education Secretary Jesli Lapus is calling on the whole DepEd community - the public schools and DepEd field offices - to make Christmas celebration simple yet meaningful.
The difficult economic times call for austerity and simplicity, said Secretary Lapus.
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Mommy Dionisia wants Manny Pacquiao to retire from boxing.
Manny should listen because Mommy knows best.
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152 nursing schools will be closed down by the government due to the poor performance of their graduates in the nursing boards.
An army of diploma mills, wow.
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The number of Filipinos is growing at the rate of 2 million a year, an alarming rate.
