MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Lao People?s Democratic Republic Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh witnessed today the signing of an agreement on the promotion and protection of investments to create favorable conditions for investments by nationals of both countries based on sovereign equality and mutual benefit.
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Gilbert Rey "Jing" Cardino, the Bayan Muna leader in South Cotabato who was abducted by suspected state security forces on Wednesday, has been found alive.
MANILA — French flagship FNS Var, headed by Commander Paul Massart is paying a goodwill visit to the Philippines from June 11th to 15th, 2007. The ship carries the commander of the French forces in Indian Ocean Maritime Zone Rear Admiral Jacques Launay. Rear Admiral Launay is set to pay courtesy calls on the Philippine authorities such as the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of National Defense, the Philippine Navy, the City of Manila and Manila Police Superintendent.
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TAGUM CITY — Vegetable farmers in southern Mindanao should organize themselves and utilize the ?cluster? farming approach as a strategy to raise the value of their produce and increase their access to lucrative domestic markets.
This was among the key recommendations made during the recently-concluded 3rd Southern Mindanao Vegetable Conference.
COTABATO CITY — Officials from the Thailand Ministry of Education and Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA) recently visited Davao to learn about the education approaches being undertaken by the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) Project in aid of the Philippine Muslim Education.
BEAM is a partnership of the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) and the Australian Government through the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).
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