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                    [Title] => Toxic waste ‘victims’ urge Arroyo to bring up their plight to Bush
                    [Summary] => CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — Hundreds of "victims" of toxic wastes left behind by the US military at its former Clark and Subic bases are marching to the US embassy today in their bid to urge President Arroyo to bring up their case to US President George W. Bush who will visit the country on Oct. 18. 


The People’s Task Force on Bases Clean-Up (PTFBC) claimed that 780 former base workers have died in recent years due to their exposure to toxic wastes, while 938 others are now ailing.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 215322 [Title] => Former US naval base workers dying of lung cancer [Summary] => SUBIC, Zambales — Former workers at the US naval base here are reportedly now dying of lung cancer at a rate of three per month allegedly as a result of exposure to asbestos and other substances, a report released yesterday said.

This month alone, five former US base workers died after exhibiting symptoms of asbestosis, a form of lung cancer triggered by exposure to asbestos, said the People’s Task Force on Bases Clean-Up (PTFBC).
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134314 [Title] => Christian, Muslim leaders back GMA on support for US [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Christian and Muslim religious leaders in Mindanao have committed their support for President Arroyo’s administration in dealing with a possible crisis that may arise following the recent US terror attacks.

"At a time when the Arroyo administration is being put to a test because of events that are beyond our control, we shall maintain our support hinged on confidence and optimism on effective and fair governance," members of the Bishop-Ulama Forum (BUF) said in a statement.
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"Experience in other countries shows that contaminants from a landfill near Clark’s gate in Mabalacat might have already penetrated some 20 meters underground," said Juan Miguel Fuentes, chief of the CDC’s environment management department.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 104407 [Title] => Clark execs turn to EU for help on toxic wastes [Summary] => CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — Amid the lack of response from the United States government, the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) has turned to the European Union (EU) for financial aid to find out whether toxic wastes left by the US Air Force here have already seeped into underground water sources.

"Experience in other countries shows that contaminants from a landfill near Clark’s gate in Mabalacat might have already penetrated some 20 meters underground," said Juan Miguel Fuentes, chief of the CDC’s environment management department.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 124456 [Title] => 2 pa dedo sa toxic waste [Summary] => Dalawa na naman ang namatay at sampung iba pa ang nasa malubhang kalagayan na umano’y sanhi ng kontaminasyon sa toxic waste sa mga dating base militar ng Estados Unidos.

Ito ang iniulat ng People’s Task Force for Bases Clean-Up executive director Myrla Baldonado, kasabay nang pagbibigay papuri sa pagpupursige ni Bise-presidente at Foreign Affairs Secretary Teofisto Guingona Jr. na muling buhayin ang naturang isyu.
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Ayon kay PTFBC executive officer for Central Luzon Myrla Baldonado, ang mga nasawi ay nakilalang sina Santino Guiao, 50 at Emerita Cabrera, 48, kapwa residente ng Barangay Sapang-Bato, Angeles City.
[DatePublished] => 2001-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Toxic waste ‘victims’ urge Arroyo to bring up their plight to Bush
                    [Summary] => CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — Hundreds of "victims" of toxic wastes left behind by the US military at its former Clark and Subic bases are marching to the US embassy today in their bid to urge President Arroyo to bring up their case to US President George W. Bush who will visit the country on Oct. 18. 


The People’s Task Force on Bases Clean-Up (PTFBC) claimed that 780 former base workers have died in recent years due to their exposure to toxic wastes, while 938 others are now ailing.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 215322 [Title] => Former US naval base workers dying of lung cancer [Summary] => SUBIC, Zambales — Former workers at the US naval base here are reportedly now dying of lung cancer at a rate of three per month allegedly as a result of exposure to asbestos and other substances, a report released yesterday said.

This month alone, five former US base workers died after exhibiting symptoms of asbestosis, a form of lung cancer triggered by exposure to asbestos, said the People’s Task Force on Bases Clean-Up (PTFBC).
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134314 [Title] => Christian, Muslim leaders back GMA on support for US [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Christian and Muslim religious leaders in Mindanao have committed their support for President Arroyo’s administration in dealing with a possible crisis that may arise following the recent US terror attacks.

"At a time when the Arroyo administration is being put to a test because of events that are beyond our control, we shall maintain our support hinged on confidence and optimism on effective and fair governance," members of the Bishop-Ulama Forum (BUF) said in a statement.
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"Experience in other countries shows that contaminants from a landfill near Clark’s gate in Mabalacat might have already penetrated some 20 meters underground," said Juan Miguel Fuentes, chief of the CDC’s environment management department.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 104407 [Title] => Clark execs turn to EU for help on toxic wastes [Summary] => CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — Amid the lack of response from the United States government, the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) has turned to the European Union (EU) for financial aid to find out whether toxic wastes left by the US Air Force here have already seeped into underground water sources.

"Experience in other countries shows that contaminants from a landfill near Clark’s gate in Mabalacat might have already penetrated some 20 meters underground," said Juan Miguel Fuentes, chief of the CDC’s environment management department.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 124456 [Title] => 2 pa dedo sa toxic waste [Summary] => Dalawa na naman ang namatay at sampung iba pa ang nasa malubhang kalagayan na umano’y sanhi ng kontaminasyon sa toxic waste sa mga dating base militar ng Estados Unidos.

Ito ang iniulat ng People’s Task Force for Bases Clean-Up executive director Myrla Baldonado, kasabay nang pagbibigay papuri sa pagpupursige ni Bise-presidente at Foreign Affairs Secretary Teofisto Guingona Jr. na muling buhayin ang naturang isyu.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 124094 [Title] => Dalawa pa todas sa toxic waste [Summary] => CLARK FIELD, Pampanga – Dalawa pang hinihinalang biktima ng toxic waste ang naidagdag sa mga naunang tala ng mga nasawi, ayon sa pahayag kahapon ng People’s Task Force on Bases Clean-Up (PTFBC) sa Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ).

Ayon kay PTFBC executive officer for Central Luzon Myrla Baldonado, ang mga nasawi ay nakilalang sina Santino Guiao, 50 at Emerita Cabrera, 48, kapwa residente ng Barangay Sapang-Bato, Angeles City.
[DatePublished] => 2001-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) ) )
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