Government to present a revised draft on ancestral domain

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the National Security Council has come up with a revised draft of the government's position on ancestral domain to resume peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

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Davao activists dismayed over Arroyo’s failure to address rising cost of food, fuel

Militant groups were dismayed over President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's move to strengthen her political party amidst the growing demands for more affordable food, lower prices of oil from the people.

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As peace adviser, Esperon says he will use ‘soft approach’ in dealing with rebels

Retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said he sees no conflict at all in his being a former military officer and his recent post as a peace adviser.

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