MANILA – Laos Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh is arriving in Manila tonight (Thursday, June 7) for a three-day official visit which aims to further strengthen bilateral ties with the Philippines in the fields of economy, trade, culture, tourism and politics
Vice President Noli de Castro will welcome Bouphavanh at around 7:30 p.m. at the Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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The United States embassy in Manila today gave a $10 million (at least 450 million pesos) reward to four Filipinos who provided information that led to the deaths of Abu Sayyaf leaders Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Sulaiman. It was the second-largest reward the US has given in its anti-terrorism campaign in the Philippines. Read the full story.
CHENGDU CITY, China (via PLDT) — “We came not only for your delicious spicy food but also to build a warm relationship between our two economies and two people.”
Thus President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo set the tone of her two-day visit to China in her informal talk with Mayor Ge Honglin of Chengdu ? a “municipality” one-third the size of the Philippines — before addressing the Chengdu Business Forum at the Jinjiang Hotel before noon Wednesday.
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Read the story.Commentary | That the House leadership traces its roots to the US-created Philippine Assembly of 1907 and not to the first Malolos Congress of 1898 is a testament to the colonial mindset that has characterized the institution for the last century. From 1907 till this day, Congress's role has been to protect the narrow foreign and elite interests. Thus, it is one of the biggest hindrances to social reform and political modernization.