Word: pangasinan
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Dates: during 2005-2005
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...senior clergy have, citing their own demands of conscience. In April three bishops released a letter demanding that the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo crack down on corruption and initiate more programs to help the poor. One of the three, Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the Luzon province of Pangasinan, has become a player in the scandals surrounding the President. For four years, Cruz has waged what he calls a "crusade" against an illegal lottery racket known as jueteng, which is commonly played throughout the Philippines. He's trying to expose politicians who rake off the profits, and he recently unearthed...
...some taxing days on the stump, his campaigning for the Feb. 7 election, in which he is being challenged by Corazon Aquino, 52, has revived the rumors about his health. He has canceled a number of public appearances, blaming "unpredictable weather." Then on Friday, before a speech in Pangasinan province, Marcos' left hand began to bleed, and he had to be treated onstage by a doctor and nurse. On Saturday in Calapan, Marcos wore a large bandage on his left hand and adhesive strips on his right. He insisted that the bleeding had come from being scratched by overeager supporters...
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