(Washington, DC, June 11, 2007) ? The Chinese government is forcibly
relocating Tibetan herders to urban areas and farmland, destroying their
livelihoods and way of life, and denying them access to justice for
violations of their rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released
today.
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MANILA — A Catholic archbishop said over the weekend that killings such as those that occurred in Hacienda Velez-Malaga in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental underscores the need to fully implement the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
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MANILA — Sweden has donated P100 million to beef up the government?s revenue collection programs, including its campaign against tax cheats.
Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Markovic disclosed her government?s donation during her farewell call on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at Malacanang?s Music Room this afternoon.
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MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo posthumously awarded today the Orden ng Gintong Puso (Order of the Golden Heart) with the rank of Officer to the late US Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell who died in Ifugao last April.
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