Word: arroyo
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...There needs to be a shift from the human perspective to the natural one,” he said. “Think about how many environmental problems are at the root of social problems.” —Staff writer Carola A. Cintron-Arroyo can be reached at ccintron@fas.harvard.edu...
...consolation speech, we decided to spend more time with our girlfriends.” —Staff writer Ellen X. Yan attributed reporting to this story. —Staff writer Eric P. Newcomer can be reached at newcomer@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Carola A. Cintron-Arroyo can be reached at ccintron@fas.harvard.edu...
...Philippine government ordered police commandos into the area with orders to kill insurgents. The government has also reportedly sent a shipment of weapons to local militias. General Alexander Yano, head of the country's armed forces, called the insurgent attacks a "virtual declaration of war," while President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered government troops to defend "every inch" of territory...
...MILF's apparent inability to rein in its local commanders could also seriously undercut any efforts to return to the negotiating table. On Aug. 21, President Arroyo announced that the government would no longer negotiate with armed rebel groups - a major departure from the policy of engagement that led to the Aug. 4 accord with the MILF. "These recent developments in the south have led to a change in the basic premise of our peace efforts," she said during a speech Thursday. "The focus of our talks shall shift from the armed groups to the communities...
...Burgos' abduction grabbed headlines in the Philippines in part because of his family's prominence during the Marcos era. Arroyo herself called Edita Burgos to assure her that police would pursue the case aggressively. But from the start the investigation seemed to sputter. A week after the abduction, police told Burgos' mother that they'd found a corpse resembling Jonas. The man had been bound with a cord, strangled, shot twice in the skull, and dumped by a lonely country roadside. Edita Burgos insisted it was not her son. As part of their investigation, police also traced the license plate...