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MANILA, Philippines — The government is considering filing sedition charges against former president Joseph Estrada for calling on the military to support calls for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s to step down, an official of the Department of Justice (DoJ) said.

Moreover, Estrada’s calling Arroyo an "illegitimate" president "put into question" the conditional pardon for plunder she gave him, Undersecretary Ricardo Blancaflor told a news conference in Malacañang on Monday.

"On this particular case, yes. On these remarks, we are gathering facts," Blancaflor said, when asked if Estrada’s statements were seditious.

"[It is] a seditious remark, calling for the Armed Forces to rise against government," he added.

By questioning the legitimacy of the Arroyo government, Estrada, in effect, was "putting into question his own pardon," Blancaflor said.

"We have to apply the legal dictum: the spring does not run higher than its source. That’s the problem with his statement," the official said, adding his statement was the DoJ’s "legal opinion" on the matter.

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he’ll star in eight films.The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Producers are expected to announce Thursday that J.K. Rowling’s last "Potter" installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November 2010, with part two following in May 2011.

"It was born out of purely creative reasons," producer David Heyman told the Times. "Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book."

The two final "Potter" films will be shot concurrently, much like the blockbuster trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings."

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