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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

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

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

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.

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



Opinion

Reward and punishment

There was neither unqualified mercy nor real justice surrounding the pardon of nine Oakwood mutineers. The pardon was conditional—a Damocles’ sword—and the President signed the papers as a reward for Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, not because of the justness of the pleas of the convicted soldiers.


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(UPDATE 2) Executive, legislative, judicial council formed

MANILA, Philippines -- Calling it a "historic moment in our constitutional democracy," President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led leaders of the three branches of government in the signing of the Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELAC) Tuesday.


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Pagulayan nails 2nd world title

MANILA, Philippines—Alex Pagulayan will deliver when given a chance. The Filipino cue wizard capitalized on an illegal break by Finland’s Mika Immonen to seize momentum and eventually rule the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters at the packed Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas on Monday.


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