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		<title>Top Arroyo aide pushes for a transition government</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/top-arroyo-aide-pushes-for-a-transition-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales is pushing for a transition government, citing the lack of credibility of the current Commission on Elections and the likelihood that the coming elections will not only lack credibility, but will not change anything as well.
He is not calling for a transition government, Gonzales says. But he wants people to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1852&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales tells FOCAP his ideas on transition government</media:title>
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		<title>A call to Pinoy bloggers to link blogs on HR1109</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/a-call-to-pinoy-bloggers-to-link-blogs-on-hr1109/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a call to Filipino bloggers &#8212; and other bloggers as well &#8211; to link blogs and help inform the public on House Resolution 1109, which convenes Congress into a constituent assembly that will change the Constitution.
We are issuing this call to all pinoy blogs and bloggers  to link to other blogs discussing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1698&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>House of Representatives to pass Right of Reply bill tonight?</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/house-of-representatives-to-pass-right-of-reply-bill-tonight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Word is that the House of Representatives will approve the Right of Reply bill tonight, June 3, in a marathon session that will last into the wee hours of the morning. Those who are against it, protest while you still can. Meanwhile, I am reposting the Foreign Correspondent&#8217;s Association of the Philippines&#8217; (FOCAP) position on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1657&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">On June 3, 2009, the House of Representatives adjourned without passing the Right of Reply Bill.</media:title>
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		<title>Five more A(H1N1) cases brings RP total to 21</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/five-more-ah1n1-cases-brings-rp-total-to-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOH press release:
Influenza A (H1N1) Update No. 30
DUQUE JOINS LAPUS IN OPLAN BALIK ESKUELA, CONFIRMS FIVE MORE POSITIVE CASES
June 1, 2009
On the first day of school, Duque joined DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus during the launch of the Oplan Balik Eskuela to ensure the readiness of schools at all levels to prevent and control Influenza A(H1N1) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1623&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Philippine journalist on military&#8217;s Order of Battle</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/philippine-journalist-on-militarys-order-of-battle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 10:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carlos Conde, who writes for the New York Times, just found out that he is on the military&#8217;s list of order of battle. He is the only journalist on the list. At least one person on the list has since been killed.
This is not the first time that a reporter has been included in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1542&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Manila Trial court judge says perjury case vs Lozada gives the court power to summon First Couple</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 23:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judge Lorredo, in his order for Jun Lozada&#8217;s arraignment on Thursday, raises very interesting legal points. Advising Mike Defensor to drop the complaint, he points out that if Defensor insists in pursuing it the First Couple can be summoned by the Court as hostile witnesses, if the defense asks for it, and arrested if they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1510&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DFA personnel question Yano&#8217;s appointment as Brunei ambassador</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/dfa-personnel-question-yanos-appointment-as-brunei-ambassador/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rank and file personnel from the Foreign Affairs department are questioning the recent appointment of retiring AFP chief of staff Alexander Yano, as well as that of vice chief of staff, Cardozo Luna. In a statement issued Wednesday, Michael Macaraig pointed out that there are enough foreign service career officers waiting for ambassadorial posts to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1466&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Makabayan is born</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/makabayan-is-born/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Partylist groups Bayan Muna, Gabriela Women&#8217;s Party, and Anakpawis have formed a coalition, with new members Anakbayan, ACT Teachers Partylist, and Courage.


Posted in news, politics Tagged: bayan muna partylist, gabriela women's party, liza masa, philippines:makabayan, philippines:partylist, satur ocampo      <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1400&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Sen. Francis Pangilinan speaks at the Makabayan Convention held in UP</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Faces in the crowd: Renato Constantino Jr., Liza Mata, Harry Roque.</media:title>
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		<title>Right of Reply forum</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/right-of-reply-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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CenterLaw, the Open Society and the UP Journalism Club held a forum on the Right of Reply Bill Tuesday morning at the UP College of Mass Communication. Short notes on the forum, to add to the ongoing discussion about the Right of Reply Bill.
**these are NOT QUOTES, but notes taken during the speeches given. These [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1135&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Former UP CMC dean Luis Teodoro and Atty. Harry Roque</media:title>
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		<title>Why the VFA is not a treaty</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/why-the-vfa-is-not-a-treaty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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In a recent forum at the UP College of Law, lawyers took turns explaining the Visiting Forces Agreement the Philippines has with the United States.
Former UP dean Pacifico Agabin explained the gist of the motion for reconsideration they filed with the Supreme Court, asking the Court to reconsider its position on the VFA as a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1089&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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