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Philippines wooing grave trouble with Australian mining deals, activists say

MANILA, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo stubbornly refuses to heed the grim warnings left by the environmental disaster caused by Australian-owned Lafayette Mining in Rapu-Rapu island, Albay and is even courting more danger by trying to seal a multi-billion dollar deal with BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company whose main headquarters is located in Melbourne, environmental activist organization Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) said today.
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Manny Pacquiao cries betrayal

MANILA, Philippines -- So why was Manny Pacquiao KO'd by Rep. Darlene Antonino Custodio in the fight for the congressional seat of the first district of South Cotabato? Former North Cotabato governor (and now vice-governor) Manny Pi?ol, in an article published in philboxing.com, offers an answer: betrayal.

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Activist pastor and Bayan Muna leader abducted in front of his church

(SECOND UPDATE) | The UCCP and progressive groups like Bayan and Bayan Muna have scheduled a noise barrage at noon tomorrow to denounce the abduction of the Rev. Berlin Guerrero. It will be held in front of the offices of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines along EDSA near Quezon Avenue in Quezon City.

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Philippines hails Japan, Malaysia role in search for peace in Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo paid tribute to Japan and Malaysia for their invaluable contribution to the Philippines? quest for lasting peace in Mindanao during her recent trip to Japan to attend the 13th Nikkei Conference, Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R. Bunye said.
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