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| President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo meets with His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah after she keynoted
the 15th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)
held this morning at the International Convention Center in Brunei Darussalam. The
President’s meeting with Sultan Bolkiah took place at the Istana Nurul Iman in Brunei
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| GMA open to some form of federalism as gov't pursues peace and
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| BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- President Gloria Macapaga-Arroyo today said
that she is open to some form of federalism in the country as she assured the nations in
the Pacific Rim that her administration is vigorously pushing for peace and development in
the Southern Philippines.
"I believe that some kind
of federal system for the Philippines could help solve the problem of separatism in the
South," the President said in her keynote address at the closing session of the 15th
General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) held at the
International Convention Center here.
But the President emphasized
that her main plan for Mindanao has been to create the conditions for peace. "Show
the people that they have an economic future, that their government will not stand for
violence of any kind and that it is time for all sides to reach an equitable solution so
that lives can be rebuilt," she said. (see
full story)
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