1. Zambo mourns Edding’s death; Celso orders flag at half mast

Asia’s Latin City - -Thousands of Zamboanguenos paid their last respects to Councilor Asbi Edding, an institution in Zamboanga politics, who passed away midnight of April 2 due to cardiac arrest. He was 59. Mayor Celso Lobregat, who expresse...

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2. U.S. Army Soldier Drowns In Sulu Lake

Zamboanga City (AHN) - An American soldier drowned on Friday in a lake in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. U.S. Lt. Cmdr. Fred Kuebler in Zamboanga City and U.S. embassy spokesman Rebecca Thompson confirmed the death of an American soldier ...

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3. Ombudsman opposes co-prosecutor's bid to junk Estrada pardon

Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, who was among those who prosecuted former President Joseph Estrada, on Friday distanced herself from Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio who had opposed the grant of executive clemency to the deposed leader. In ...

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4. Signed pardon papers reach Sandigan

The Sandiganbayan received Friday afternoon the documents signed by former President Joseph Estrada for his presidential pardon. The pardon papers will be attached to the ex-parte motion of defense lawyer Jose Flaminiano, who will ask the Sandigan...

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5. Erap defiant: Corruption was never one of my shortcomings

Saying the verdict of the people is more important than the verdict of any court, pardoned former president Joseph Estrada insisted Friday night that he is innocent of the plunder case against him. Estrada, who received a president’s welcome...

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