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Cavite local officials show support for Arroyo


Provincial officials of Cavite, led by Gov. Ireneo Maliksi on Thursday, condemned the takeover of the Manila Peninsula Hotel by the Magdalo group and expressed their support for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The officials, who were at Malacañang, aired their statement over live television. Sen. Antonio Trillanes and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim along with several military officers defied a deadline to surrender after storming out of their coup trial Thursday, taking over the hotel and demanding that Mrs Arroyo resign. Shots were heard about 75 minutes after the deadline passed. SWAT teams and troops used an armored personnel carrier as cover to move into position for a possible assault. - GMANews.TV

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