Arroyo lifts emergency
Inquirer/ ann, Manila
After being assured by her advisers that the coup threat has eased, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lifted the state of emergency exactly a week after she issued the controversial declaration to quell an attempt to overthrow her government."Today, a week later, I am happy to report that the cabal is broken and it is time to get back to the real business of governing," Arroyo said in a speech aired on radio and television nationwide. "I am confident that order has been restored. Therefore, with the power vested in me by our Constitution, I declare that, effective immediately, the state of emergency is no longer in effect," Arroyo said. Arroyo declared the state of emergency last Friday (Feb 24) to counter what she said was an alliance of communist rebels and "military adventurists" aimed at toppling her. But Arroyo also warned that she would not hesitate to resort to another tough action if these adventurists and opportunists who would put the economy and security in peril would force her hand.
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