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Environmental activists urge candidates: Curb climate change by protecting Philippines forests

KALIKASAN-PNE
KALIKASAN? PEOPLES NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
26 Matulungin St. Central District, Quezon City , Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel./Fax; +63 (2) 924-8756; E-mail: kalikasan.pne@gmail.com

PRESS RELEASE
April 18, 2007

Environmental activists urge leading candidates: Curb climate change by protecting Philippine forests

National and district-level candidates and partylists in the 2007 elections should lay the foundation for managing extreme weather conditions expected to result from climate change by immediately supporting an urgent moratorium on commercial logging operations rampant in the Philippines, Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) said today.

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Securitization Can Help East Asian Development, Says ADB Report

HONG KONG, CHINA – Securitization of assets in emerging East Asian bond markets have gathered pace after the 1997/98 financial crisis and has the potential to be used as a tool to fund the region?s massive infrastructure needs, provide support to microfinance and human resource development, a report issued by ADB says.

Despite its growth, Asia?s use of securitization is far more modest than in Europe and North America. Yet structured finance holds considerable potential for regional development.

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Key Issues for Asia’s Future to Be Addressed at ADB Annual Meeting in Kyoto, Japan

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Where does Asia stand a decade after the Asian financial crisis? What are the challenges to Asian integration? How will the developing economies of Asia adapt to the vast changes underway in the region?

Finance Ministers, senior government officials, leaders, academics, and representatives of international organizations will gather in Kyoto, Japan to discuss these and other issues during ADB?s 40th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in May.

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Electronics Still Top Philippines Export — NEDA

MANILA — Electronics remained the country?s top exports product in February accounting for 63.5 percent of income from exports. Semiconductors led the electronics group with a 48.45-percent share totaling $1.79 billion worth of export earnings.

?The global demand for electronics has supported exports in Asia, including the Philippines,? Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director General Romulo L. Neri said.

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US Seeks Help for Missing Peace Corps Volunteer in Philippines

INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SOUGHT REGARDING MISSING U.S. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER, REWARD OFFERED

The United States Embassy in the Philippines is seeking information on the welfare and whereabouts of Ms. Julia Campbell, a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer missing since April 8, 2007.

Julia Campbell has served as a college teacher in Legazpi, Southern Luzon since she began her Peace Corps service in the Philippines in March 2005.

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