+ Follow AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN DEFENSOR Tag
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[Title] => Asean to come up with own terror list
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The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will come up with its own list of terrorist groups and individuals in the region that would allow governments to block their funding and movements, Ambassador Benjamin Defensor said yesterday.
Defensor, who is the Philippines’ Special Envoy on Counter-Terrorism and chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Counter-Terrorism Task Force (APEC-CTTF), said the move to proscribe or ban terror groups would be a consequence of the adoption of the ASEAN Anti-Terrorism Convention this week.
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[Title] => Closer APEC economic, security ties pushed
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HANOI — President Arroyo arrived here last night for the 14th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit, with plans for bilateral meetings with other heads of state, including US President George W. Bush.
Mrs. Arroyo arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport at 7:15 p.m. with a lean delegation that includes Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye and some lawmakers led by Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago.
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[Title] => Palace supports US action vs terrorists
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Malacañang expressed support yesterday for the US government’s move to freeze the financial assets of a Saudi businessman suspected of financing terror attacks through a charity organization based in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the government will continue to play its role to combat terror in the region in support of US initiatives to contain the global menace.
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[Title] => APEC countries still lack cooperation in fighting terror, says Defensor
[Summary] => Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member-economies are still divided and lack a common working platform to fight terrorism even as adaptable extremist groups continue to exploit the region’s collapsing borders, the APEC’s counterterrorism chief has warned.
APEC Counter-Terrorism Task Force chairman Ambassador Benjamin Defensor told some 450 delegates to the APEC Symposium on Total Supply Chain Security in Singapore on Friday that inter-faith dialogue must not be underestimated by governments in the fight against terrorism, if not its outright prevention.
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[Title] => Top Bush adviser to attend anti-terror meet in Cebu
[Summary] => Frances Townsend, homeland security adviser to US President George W. Bush, is expected to be one of the high-powered speakers in the coming Counter-Terrorism Experts Conference (CTEC) in Cebu this month, Ambassador Benjamin Defensor said yesterday.
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[Title] => Counter-terrorism experts confab at Shangri-La
[Summary] => The first Counter-Terrorism Experts' Conference will definitely be held at the Shangri-la Mactan Island Resort and Spa on April 20-22.
Ambassador Benjamin Defensor, Jr., chairman of the CTEC Task Force, in a meeting here recently said, "counter-terrorism is a security issue worldwide and the Philippines can make a difference in trying to produce a middle ground approach in developing an anti-terrorist culture in the country."
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[Title] => Economic growth among APEC countries a challenge to anti-terror efforts — Defensor
[Summary] => Economic expansion and imbalances among members of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, as well as cultural diversity, continue to challenge efforts to dismantle terror groups in the region, the APEC Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) said.
Addressing the fourth Secure Trade in the Asia-Pacific Region (STAR) conference in Hanoi recently, APEC-CTTF chairman Ambassador Benjamin Defensor said identifying hotspots, weak links and flash points for conflict is the third strategic challenge for member-economies in combating terrorism.
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[Title] => Bush: US happy with intel exchange
[Summary] => BUSAN, South Korea (via PLDT) — United States President George W. Bush told President Arroyo he was satisfied with the improved intelligence exchange between Washington and the Philippines during a brief one-on-one talk on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit here that ended Saturday.
Bush also commended the President for the capture of two camps of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group and the conviction of the Valentine’s Day bombers, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said.
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[Title] => Palace presses Congress anew to pass anti-terror law
[Summary] => Malacañang again pressed Congress to pass an anti-terror law after the country won the applause of fellow members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation for its "most cost-effective anti-terror campaign" in the region.
In a statement released after the 13th leaders’ summit of the 21-member APEC in Busan, South Korea where President Arroyo attended, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the Philippines could do a lot more in curbing terrorism with an anti-terror law.
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[Title] => GMA pushes for talks among Asean, US, Shanghai Cooperation Association
[Summary] => BUSAN, South Korea (VIA PLDT) — President Arroyo has called for a joint meeting between ASEAN, the United States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for a close and coordinated effort against terrorism.
Mrs. Arroyo pushed her proposal in separate meetings with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders and US President George W. Bush on Friday at the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit where she urged the US to support her initiative, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said.
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AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN DEFENSOR
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[Title] => Asean to come up with own terror list
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The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will come up with its own list of terrorist groups and individuals in the region that would allow governments to block their funding and movements, Ambassador Benjamin Defensor said yesterday.
Defensor, who is the Philippines’ Special Envoy on Counter-Terrorism and chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Counter-Terrorism Task Force (APEC-CTTF), said the move to proscribe or ban terror groups would be a consequence of the adoption of the ASEAN Anti-Terrorism Convention this week.
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[Title] => Closer APEC economic, security ties pushed
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HANOI — President Arroyo arrived here last night for the 14th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit, with plans for bilateral meetings with other heads of state, including US President George W. Bush.
Mrs. Arroyo arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport at 7:15 p.m. with a lean delegation that includes Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye and some lawmakers led by Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago.
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[Title] => Palace supports US action vs terrorists
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Malacañang expressed support yesterday for the US government’s move to freeze the financial assets of a Saudi businessman suspected of financing terror attacks through a charity organization based in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the government will continue to play its role to combat terror in the region in support of US initiatives to contain the global menace.
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[Title] => APEC countries still lack cooperation in fighting terror, says Defensor
[Summary] => Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member-economies are still divided and lack a common working platform to fight terrorism even as adaptable extremist groups continue to exploit the region’s collapsing borders, the APEC’s counterterrorism chief has warned.
APEC Counter-Terrorism Task Force chairman Ambassador Benjamin Defensor told some 450 delegates to the APEC Symposium on Total Supply Chain Security in Singapore on Friday that inter-faith dialogue must not be underestimated by governments in the fight against terrorism, if not its outright prevention.
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[Title] => Top Bush adviser to attend anti-terror meet in Cebu
[Summary] => Frances Townsend, homeland security adviser to US President George W. Bush, is expected to be one of the high-powered speakers in the coming Counter-Terrorism Experts Conference (CTEC) in Cebu this month, Ambassador Benjamin Defensor said yesterday.
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[Title] => Counter-terrorism experts confab at Shangri-La
[Summary] => The first Counter-Terrorism Experts' Conference will definitely be held at the Shangri-la Mactan Island Resort and Spa on April 20-22.
Ambassador Benjamin Defensor, Jr., chairman of the CTEC Task Force, in a meeting here recently said, "counter-terrorism is a security issue worldwide and the Philippines can make a difference in trying to produce a middle ground approach in developing an anti-terrorist culture in the country."
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[Title] => Economic growth among APEC countries a challenge to anti-terror efforts — Defensor
[Summary] => Economic expansion and imbalances among members of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, as well as cultural diversity, continue to challenge efforts to dismantle terror groups in the region, the APEC Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) said.
Addressing the fourth Secure Trade in the Asia-Pacific Region (STAR) conference in Hanoi recently, APEC-CTTF chairman Ambassador Benjamin Defensor said identifying hotspots, weak links and flash points for conflict is the third strategic challenge for member-economies in combating terrorism.
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[Title] => Bush: US happy with intel exchange
[Summary] => BUSAN, South Korea (via PLDT) — United States President George W. Bush told President Arroyo he was satisfied with the improved intelligence exchange between Washington and the Philippines during a brief one-on-one talk on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit here that ended Saturday.
Bush also commended the President for the capture of two camps of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group and the conviction of the Valentine’s Day bombers, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said.
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[Title] => Palace presses Congress anew to pass anti-terror law
[Summary] => Malacañang again pressed Congress to pass an anti-terror law after the country won the applause of fellow members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation for its "most cost-effective anti-terror campaign" in the region.
In a statement released after the 13th leaders’ summit of the 21-member APEC in Busan, South Korea where President Arroyo attended, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the Philippines could do a lot more in curbing terrorism with an anti-terror law.
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[Title] => GMA pushes for talks among Asean, US, Shanghai Cooperation Association
[Summary] => BUSAN, South Korea (VIA PLDT) — President Arroyo has called for a joint meeting between ASEAN, the United States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for a close and coordinated effort against terrorism.
Mrs. Arroyo pushed her proposal in separate meetings with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders and US President George W. Bush on Friday at the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit where she urged the US to support her initiative, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said.
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