Then in 1995, China built a facility on the Philippines' Mischief Reef, which is clearly recognized to be in the Philippine economic zone.

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In November, the play will be presented in Manila, Baguio and Ilocos, the northern Philippine region where part of the drama is set.

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This week, while Malaysians demonstrated in front of the Philippine embassy, the Malaysian government announced that it would be allowing in 120, 000 new foreign workers from Indonesia and Thailand.

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"Considering that the financial and currency turmoil in Asia has world-wide roots as well as global consequences, shared international responsibility in restoring economic stability in Asia must be recognized, " said the Philippine foreign minister.

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"We talked about the challenges that we appear to be facing in view of the assertions being made by China, " Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told reporters after meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, in Manila.

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In 1986, for example, he defended Westinghouse in what appeared to be a clear-cut case of bribing Ferdinand Marcos, the Philippine dictator.

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" Singapore-based Bruce Gale of the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy agrees: "There are a number of checks and balances in the Philippine system that might make Estrada not quite the disaster some people predict he will be.

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