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Monday, February 25, 2008 |
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Military denies ‘secret US military base’ |
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Rights group were not allowed to enter US facility
inside the western Mindanao command headquarters
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine military has
denied reports by a Filipino fact-finding group that US troops have
put up secret bases in Mindanao.
The Citizens Peace Watch (CPW), an umbrella
organization of political and human rights groups, said it has
confirmed the presence of a fortified US military base inside the
headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City. It
said the base is the headquarters of the US Joint Special Operations
Task Force-Philippines, a unit of the US Special Forces that has
been deploying troops to various parts of Mindanao since 2002.
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NGO calls on lawmakers to probe
US military intervention, bases
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THE Citizen’s Peace Watch calls on the Congress and Senate to
conduct an immediate investigation of the massacre in Maimbung, Sulu,
and scrutinize United States military presence and intervention in
the country.
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Boracay Island task force
prepares for peak season
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BORACAY ISLAND: The Bantay Boracay Task Force, marking March 1 as
the start of the peak season in this resort island, is now busy
preparing for the arrival of tourists who usually come for their
Holy Week and summer vacation, reported the Philippine News
Agency.
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US officers in ‘Balikatan’ takes
sentimental journey to Bataan
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Mount SAMAT, Bataan: The spokesman of the United States Army’s
200th Infantry taking part in the RP-US Balikatan Exercises over the
weekend said that mass actions going on in the country as a result
of the NBN-ZTE controversy is indicative of a vibrant democratic
system prevailing in the Philippines.
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