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                    [Title] => Laurel, 75, dies of cancer in US
                    [Summary] => Former Vice President Salvador "Doy" Laurel — who staunchly opposed the brutal Marcos dictatorship — died of cancer early yesterday, his staff announced. He was 75.


President Arroyo has directed Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo to inform the Laurel family that she wishes to accord the former vice president a state funeral "to give him due honor for his role in the fight for democracy during the Marcos dictatorship," Arroyo spokesman Ignacio Bunye said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1732629 [AuthorName] => Sammy Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 215604 [Title] => Doy Laurel, may Lymphoma [Summary] => May lymphoma si dating Vice President Salvador Laurel matapos matuklasan ng isang team ng specialists mula sa Stanford Hospital and Clinics sa California, USA.

Kaugnay nito, hiniling kahapon ng mga abogado ni Laurel sa Sandiganbayan na e-extend ang leave to travel ng dating vice-president hanggang Agosto 15, 2003 upang kumuha ng second opinion kaugnay sa kanyang sakit.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160329 [Title] => Doy blames Estrada, ex-senator for Centennial Expo dilemma [Summary] => Former Vice President Salvador "Doy" Laurel tagged ousted President Joseph Estrada and a former lady senator as those responsible for his predicament in connection with the so-called Centennial Expo scam.

In a 30-page appeal filed in the Supreme Court, the former chairman of the National Centennial Commission (NCC) said the Expo investigations, which led to the filing of graft charges against him, were all politically motivated.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158636 [Title] => 'Doy' seeks full court hearing on Expo [Summary] => It’s not over yet.

Former Vice President Salvador "Doy" Laurel said yesterday he will appeal to the entire Supreme Court a ruling by an SC division that cleared the way for his indictment on graft charges in connection with the P9.6-billion Centennial Expo scam in 1998.

"The legal fight is far from over," Laurel said. [DatePublished] => 2002-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158501 [Title] => SC paves way for Laurel’s indictment in Expo scam [Summary] => The Supreme Court (SC) paved the way yesterday for the indictment of former Vice President Salvador "Doy" Laurel for graft charges in connection with the P9.6-billion Centennial Expo scam in 1998.

With the exception of Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., who inhibited himself from the case, three justices of the first division threw out the defense of Laurel, former chairman of the National Centennial Commission (NCC), that he could not be held liable since he was not a public official.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 137126 [Title] => Supreme Court stops Desierto from filing charges vs Laurel [Summary] => The Supreme Court has ordered Ombudsman Aniano Desierto to temporarily stop the filing of graft charges against former Vice President Salvador "Doy" Laurel in connection with the alleged multibillion-peso Centennial Expo scam.

The High Court issued the temporary restraining order after Laurel, former chairman of the National Centennial Commission (NCC), posted a P10,000 cash bond.

The tribunal noted the "certification" issued by its cash collection and disbursement division and approved the cash bond.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 89200 [Title] => Probers seek extension to comment on Expo scam [Summary] => Government probers asked the Supreme Court yesterday to extend by 30 days the deadline for the submission of its comment on a pending petition questioning the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction over the Centennial Expo project in Pampanga.

Special prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman asked the High Court to give them until Jan. 20 to comment on the petition of former Vice President and National Centennial Commission (NCC) chairman Salvador Laurel.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 89131 [Title] => Laurel faces Expo scam raps [Summary] => Former President Fidel Ramos has won one round in the probe on the 1998 Centennial Expo scam, but the project’s chairman, former Vice President Salvador Laurel, faces graft charges for irregularities.

The Office of the Ombudsman recommended yesterday the filing of charges against Laurel, former chairman of the National Centennial Commission (NCC), in connection with the construction of the Freedom Ring, the centerpiece of the P9.6-billion Centennial Expo in Pampanga.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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