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The following is a matrix of the Strategies contained in the government’s Philippine Development Plan 2011-16  plotted against the five key results areas under the Cabinet Cluster system of the Aquino Cabinet.

The five themes include: 1) Good Governance and Anti-Corruption, 2) Human Development and [...]

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Two theories seek to explain the events of August 23rd, but just how valid are they?

Amid the humiliation and recriminations following the botched operation to rescue the Hong Kong tourists held hostage on board a bus hijacked by a disgruntled ex-cop at Rizal Park, there are two theories often cited as to why it ended the way it did.

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Aquino-Roxas Mindanao Peace and Development Agenda

Action Plan [...]

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Convictions new gauge of PNP skills
By Marlon Ramos, Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Convictions in court—not the mere arrest of suspects—will be the Aquino administration’s yardstick of police efficiency in its campaign against extrajudicial killings.

Presiding over his first command [...]

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