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Philippines thanks Nigeria for release of 8 Filipinos

MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo thanked and congratulated today the government of Nigeria for its successful efforts that led to the expeditious release of eight overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) seized last week by militants at a power plant construction site.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said in his regular weekly press briefing in Malacanang this afternoon that based on the data given to him by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos, the eight migrant workers were released at around 12 midnight on Tuesday Nigeria time (around 5 p.m. Manila time).
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Philippines: Arroyo places PCSO under DOH supervision

MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued today Executive Order No. 621 placing the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) under the supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH).

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita made the announcement during his weekly press briefing in Malacanang this afternoon.
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Philippines: Arroyo inaugurates 2 new flagship projects in Bohol

JAGNA, Bohol–President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated this morning two newly-completed flagship projects in Bohol province which are designed to spur economic development in the countryside, specifically in Central Visayas or Region VII.

Upon arrival at about 10 a.m. at the Jagna Elementary School oval and after a short meeting with local government officials here, the President led the ribbon cutting and unveiling of the project marker of the P60.4?million Jagna Port expansion project.
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Arroyo vows more investments to boost Philippines’s global competitiveness

JAGNA, Bohol, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed today that her administration would increase its investments in human and physical infrastructure in a move to sustain the country?s economic gains and further boost its global competitiveness.

In her brief message after she inaugurated the P 60.4-million Jagna Port Expansion Project and the P1.8-billion Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) Phase 2, the President said the government could now invest more on infrastructure projects with the availability of new revenues as a result of the tough economic and fiscal reforms she implemented.
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Philippines: Pullout of troops a tactical victory over AFP — Bayan

MANILA, Philippines — The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan hailed as a ?tactical victory? the order of AFP chief of staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon to pull out troops deployed in Metro Manila.

?We have gained a short term victory. This is the result of pressure from various groups which include militant organizations as well as church and human rights institutions. The pull out should be permanent,? said Bayan secretary general Renato M. Reyes, Jr.
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