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Philippines Joins Clamor for Int’l Unit, Action on Energy Security, Climate Change

MANILA — Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Hilario G. Davide, Jr. reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that on 17 April 2007 the Philippines joined the mounting clamor for greater international attention on energy security and climate change, saying member-states of the United Nations must work together to attain the much needed consensus for speedy cooperation and action on these issues.

?There is an extreme urgency for international community-wide prioritization, including at regional and national levels, to address the challenges posed by energy security and climate change,? Ambassador Davide said in his statement during an open debate of the Security Council.

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Philippines: Pacquiao Says He Will Respect Outcome of Elections

GENERAL Santos City ? Congressional bet Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao said that he will respect the outcome of the May 14 elections after signing the covenant last Wednesday here at the Sanguniang Panglungsod session hall.

?Irerespeto ko kung sino man yung pipilin ng mga tao,? said the 28-year old Pacquiao, who is running against incumbent Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio in the First District of South Cotabato.

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In Mindanao Food Congress, Hopes for ‘Doable Action Agenda’

DAVAO CITY?Key agribusiness players in Mindanao aim for stronger government-private sector partnership in addressing food and agri-industry concerns across the island-region when the 6th Mindanao Food Congress opens here on 18-19 July 2007 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel.

The Mindanao Business Council, along with its cooperators from the government and private sector, formalized here yesterday the conduct of the 6th Mindanao Food Congress, an annual gathering of key players in Mindanao food and agriculture industry to discuss industry issues and policy initiatives.

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Arroyo Extends Philippines’s Full Cooperation in Campbell Probe

MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is extending the Philippine government?s “full cooperation” in the United States ongoing investigation on the circumstances that led to the death of US Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell.

Press Secretary and concurrent Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R. Bunye said in a statement this morning the President “is saddened” by the death of the Peace Corps worker.

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Philippines: Arroyo in Elite Company in Boao Forum

MANILA – When President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo attends the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) slated this weekend in China?s southernmost island province of Hainan, she will be in elite company.

More than 200 senior government officials and 600 top businessmen from around the world, including the wealthiest of them all, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, are among those who have confirmed their attendance to the April 20-22 forum which this year will look for new approaches and ideas for sustainable economic development in Asia.

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