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Philippines’s Arroyo gifts Pope with Santo Nino Dormido

ROME (via PLDT)—- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gifted the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, with an image of the Santo Ni?o Dormido (sleeping Sto. Nino) when she paid her respects to his Holiness Monday at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City.

The image of the sleeping Sto. Ni?o was made of elephant ivory and was handcrafted between the 1970s and 1980s. It?s “tapis” was of solid gold and has “tres potencies” and a waistband made of solid silver.
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Duterte is sick, hints at Sara as mayor

In his TV program on Sunday, Duterte said he is scheduled to undergo a "nerve conduction velocity" (NCV) test to check his spine. He said he has been feeling numbness in the left portion of his body, from the neck down to his chest. Often, he said, he had difficulty closing his fist or gripping his fingers. Depending on the results of the test, he might have to undergo surgery, he said.
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Philippines: Pimentel wants Senate probe of Taysan school fire

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ?Nene? Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) is seeking a Senate inquiry into the
burning of the Pinagbayanan Elementary School in
Taysan, Batangas at dawn on May 15, killing three
persons and injuring 12 others who were rendering
election duties.
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