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Philippines: As election campaign endS, Beltran says gov’t reneged on release promise to IPU

MANILA — As the electoral campaign for the May 14 polls draws to a close, Anakpawis Representative and political detainee Crispin Beltran said that there is no longer any doubt that the Macapagal-Arroyo administration made sure that he was not released to ensure that he would not be able to help campaign for his party-list Anakpawis. He said that it was also becoming clear that the government is reneging on its promise to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) that it will not make any opposition to legal moves for his release.

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PIMENTEL SAYS VOLUNTEER WATCHERS SHOULD HAVE BASIC SKILLS TO SPOT ELECTION FRAUD

MANILA — Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Aquilino Pimentel III today said volunteer watchers and monitors in non-government organizations who will render poll duties should possess not only the courage and determination but also the basic know how on how to detect, report and foil cheating in elections.
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Philippines’s Net FDIs for January-February Climb to US$633 Million

MANILA – Foreign direct investments (FDIs) registered a net inflow of US$551 million in February 2007. This brought the two-month FDI level to US$633 million, significantly higher by 33.5 percent from US$474 million in the comparable period a year ago.
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