Chemical arms leave toxic legacy / Disposing of weapons abandoned in China has created new problems
By Maricel V. Cruz, Reporter IF former Speaker Jose de Venecia had the "Pangasinan Express"—which included a lot of northern Luzon congressmen—Speaker Prospero Nograles has the "Mindanao Bloc." He has cultivated the loyalty of these congressmen and congresswomen, a 60-person strong bloc committed to be personally loyal to "Nogie." They gave him overwhelming support in his drive for the speakership and they are pledged to help him succeed. This bloc of House members from Mindanao, Rep. Antonio Cerilles of Zamboanga del Sur told The Manila Times, has been in existence even in the early years of...
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