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President Gloria Arroyo yesterday announced that she would personally intervene in the dispute between the Supreme Court and the House of Representatives in a desperate effort to seek a "principled solution" to the week-long stand off caused by the proposed impeachment of the country's top magistrate, Chief Justice Hilario Davide.

Fernando Poe Jr., local film icon and deposed president Joseph Estrada's close friend, has decided to run for president in 2004, a source close to the 64-year-old actor told Gulf News yesterday.

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Ten members of the ruling Lakas (People Power) alliance in the House of Representatives have withdrawn their signatures in the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., as the president's palace remain optimistic that this development will diffuse the crisis that threatens to destabilise President Gloria Arroyo's government.

President Gloria Arroyo yesterday calmed frayed nerves in Manila amid rumours of another military coup even as hundreds of Philippine soldiers were placed on standby.

Forces may be asked to step in says army chief

Philippine leaders moved to avert a constitutional crisis yesterday after the Supreme Court ruled the impeachment of the country's top judge was unlawful, setting the stage for a showdown between lawmakers and the judiciary.

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo was yesterday struggling to forge a last minute compromise ahead of today's landmark bid by lawmakers to impeach the country's top judge, a move that would deepen a constitutional crisis.

House of Representatives legislators finally resolved a two-week impasse with the Supreme Court yesterday by voting to recognise the high tribunal's judgement that declared the impeachment move they initiated against Chief Justice Hilario Davide as "unconstitutional".

Manila wants US to hand over key fugitives