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Clouds over GMA inauguration
Threats of continuing protests over an allegedly stolen electoral victory, new challenges in the fight against terrorism and a worsening economic picture cloud Wednesday noon’s inauguration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a President with her own mandate. TODAY
Cops break up ‘Unwelcome Rotonda’ rally
Authorities apparently took seriously intelligence reports that any massive rally by antigovernment protesters may be used as a staging ground for a full-blown uprising to prevent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s inauguration Wednesday. TODAY
Comelec rejects Asistio’s petition vs Echiverri
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday junked the petition of former Caloocan Mayor Macario Asistio to nullify the proclamation of Mayor-elect, former Rep. Enrico Echiverri. TODAY
 
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In Payatas, the poor are hopeful
LUPANG PANGAKO, PAYATAS, QUEZON CITY - Orlando Wong lives in the shadow of the huge dumpsite here, and there are times that he and his family can’t eat because of the stink of the place. But Wong, 42, is surprisingly optimistic about his future and that of the country. “ THE PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM/TODAY
 
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The president with an asterisk
It is the best and the worst time to commit a crime. Those lawyers who found public service more lucrative than the legal profession must have known that a crime committed under the cover of darkness and combined with overwhelming force warrants the maximum penalty under the law, but they did it anyway. MANUEL BUENCAMINO/TODAY
GMA's new team: Ride the whirlwind?
If Arroyo has the imagination and political will, her administration will represent a profound transition in Philippine politics. She can move us out of the scrap heap of underdevelopment into the post-industrial world of computers and “micro-electronics.” BEN LIM/Special to abs-cbnNEWS.com