71.   Local governments can appoint local police chiefs, although they will have to choose from a list of candidates approved by the central authorities.

72.   Last week, the government hastily appointed Vishnu Bhagwat as the new navy chief.

73.   Last year the government appointed a commission to review the cases of prisoners jailed for terrorism and recommended the release of those unjustly convicted.

74.   LTCB issued an apology and said all of its directors would resign once the government had appointed new managers.

75.   Lawmaker Devananda also wants the government to appoint a committee to find out why shells and bombs fired by the military landed in civilian areas far from the fighting.

76.   Muslim rebel leader Abu Sabaya told Radio Mindanao Network they would behead American hostages Thursday unless the Philippine government appointed two Malaysian negotiators to mediate their release.

77.   Now, however, the new government has appointed two female Cabinet ministers and has reopened schools and the workplace to women.

78.   Newspapers on Saturday said the government would appoint a new minister in charge of the economy and sack Energy Minister Cumhur Ersumer.

79.   Nobel, who submitted his report to the Interior Ministry, also said he would have been more effective if the government had appointed him earlier.

80.   Previous right-wing governments have appointed ministers to oversee minority affairs, but never has there been a formal Arab Affairs ministry.