The Philippine government is deeply satisfied with the talks. We see on the horizon growing popular support in Mindanao and in the entire country for this peace process.
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The Philippine air force is putting together aircraft that should be loaded with people from the mining community as well as soldiers as well as other volunteer groups. Hopefully, a dog team will be able to get ahead of them there.
We would like to congratulate the (election officials), the armed forces of the Philippines, the Philippine national police, for making sure that these were relatively peaceful and orderly elections.
We'll leave it to the Philippine Government to characterize the actions over the last 24 hours. They're in the best position to give you the facts and details about what happened.
The president placed the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police on heightened alert to avoid similar terrorist attacks in the Philippines,
Philippine President Joseph Estrada said he was saddened by the conviction. It's very unfortunate and what happened is saddening, ... If he really is innocent, then the day will come that his name will be cleared.
The MILF actions so far are confined only to (the southern Philippine region of) Mindanao, ... Our targets are very clear. It is the military and its allies and nothing more. We are very, very far from Jakarta.
making an assessment and providing some advice and working with the Philippine troops.
Philippine authorities are currently investigating this crime and we shall pursue this matter with vigor and in accordance with our laws and treaty obligations.
We believe that a decision by the Philippine government to withdraw their 51 troops ahead of schedule would send the wrong signal to terrorists.
The creation of large liquid benchmarks will improve the trading turnover in the secondary market as this is expected to, among others, reduce the bid-offer spreads on bond prices. Participants will be able to get in or out of the benchmark issues more easily, making trading in Philippine bonds comparable to those in other emerging markets. This will be highly attractive to foreign investors in the market and bring additional business opportunities to the local financial community. This effort will complement earlier initiatives in capital market development, including the creation of the Fixed Income Exchange.
We're gravely concerned that sedition laws are being used to retaliate against a critical publication. The Philippine government should drop these charges and affirm its commitment and remove laws that inhibit the work of the press.
We have reached our goal sooner than expected. The Philippine government is deeply satisfied. We are very happy that the MILF has responded with seriousness and commitment.
The efforts of the Philippine and Libyan governments as well as the close cooperation of the affected governments have finally led to a solution,
I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running.
It appears that the President is included in the (assassination) attempt. Part of the plan is the attack on the Philippine Military Academy in February during the homecoming.