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ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. Former President Corazon Aquino tells churchgoers at a mass for her recovery at the St. John Bosco Parish in Makati City on Tuesday that her body has been responding well to chemotherapy for her colon cancer. INQUIRER.net/ABIGAIL KWOK

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JELAC FORMED. Calling it a “historic moment in our democracy,” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signs a memorandum of agreement that forms the Judicial Executive Legislative Council (JELAC). Witnessing the signing are (from back L-R) Senator Francis Pangilinan, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, and House Majority Floor Leader Arthur Defensor; (front L-R) Speaker Prospero Nograles, Vice President Noli de Castro, Senate President Manuel Villar, and Chief Justice Reynato Puno. Photo taken by LIRA D. FERNANDEZ/INQUIRER.NET

‘MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.’ General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. inspects troops on board a "white carabao" for the last time as an active duty officer, before he retired and relinquished his post as Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff to Lieutenant General Alexander Yano in Camp Aguinaldo on Monday. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Joel Guinto.

LOYAL GENERAL. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo confers outgoing Military Chief General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. with the Distinguished Service Star, shortly before he retired and relinquished his post to Lieutenant General Alexander Yano. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Joel Guinto. RELATED STORY

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ROLLBACK, ETC. Left-wing activists gather at the Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City Monday morning in support of the nationwide transport strike staged by Piston and other groups on Monday. The protesters are demanding solutions to the problem of rising fuel prices, including the scrapping of the 12% EVAT on fuel, repeal of the oil deregulation law, and increased wages for workers. INQUIRER.NET/ABIGAIL KWOK

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THE CHIEFS AND THE CHAMP. The outgoing and incoming military chiefs, General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (L), and Lieutenant General Alexander Yano (R), strike a pose with world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, who was a guest at turnover rites in Camp Aguinaldo. INQUIRER.NET/JOEL GUINTO

PACQUIAO PREPARES FOR NEXT FIGHT. World Boxing champ Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao relates his preparations for his upcoming fight with David Diaz. He also congratulated now Armed Forces Chief Alexander Yano, who like him, hails from Mindanao. Pacquiao was a guest at the turnover ceremonies in Camp Aguinaldo Monday. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Thea Alberto.

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COUNTDOWN Government Service Insurance System Chair Winston Garcia gestures during a talk with editors of the Philippine Daily Inquirer in Makati City in this file photo. JIM GUIAO PUNZALAN

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Hared Dela Vega (R), 80, is visited by her daughter's family at a home for the aged in suburban Manila on May 11, 2008 to mark Mother's Day. The Philippines honors the country's mothers on the second Sunday in May, following the tradition of the US celebrating motherhood. AFP/JAY DIRECTO

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