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World IN BRIEF : PHILIPPINES : Aquino Drops 3rd Cabinet Official

From Times Staff and Wire Reports

President Corazon Aquino dropped the third major figure from her Cabinet in three weeks and was expected to announce a Cabinet reshuffle today. Aquino accepted the resignation of Public Works and Highways Secretary Fiorello Estuar but did not name a replacement. Palace sources said Aquino’s changes are an effort to trim the bureaucracy and cut spending.

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