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Aussie troops, mining firms not welcome in Mindanao: group
Southern Philippines a hotspot for foreign war games and giant mining projects
MANILA — The presence of Australian military troops and mining companies in the Philippines, which President Gloria Arroyo is literally begging for in her state visits, will only aggravate the volatile peace and order situation in the country particularly in Mindanao, environmental activists from Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) warned today.
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Pimentel says pressure may have led to Sarmiento resignation
MANILA — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ?Nene? Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today expressed regret over the
resignation of Commissioner Rene Sarmiento as head of
the Commission on Election?s task force that will
investigate poll fraud in Maguindanao.
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PCCI urges thorough, transparent review of Philippines’s broadband contract with China firm
MANILA — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is calling for a thorough and transparent review of government?s contract for the installation of a broadband network.
Philippines slams Myanmar over Suu Kyi
Statement of
DR. ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
On the Extension of the House Arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
29 May 2007
The Philippines deeply regrets the Myanmar Government’s decision to extend
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest.
The Myanmar Government has expressed its full adherence to the Roadmap to
Democracy. Yet this delay in Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s release ? and those of
other political prisoners – reflects the Myanmar Government’s unwillingness
to demonstrate its genuine commitment to full democratization and national
reconciliation.
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