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                    [Title] => Palace defends Estrada trip to Tokyo on June 6
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Malacañang defended yesterday President Estrada's decision to leave the country anew amid the conflict in Mindanao, this time, to attend the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

The President will leave on June 6 and return after three days.

Executive Secretary Ronaldo Zamora said Mr. Estrada felt it was his obligation to go pay his last respects to Obuchi and demonstrate the Filipino people's gratitude to him and the Japanese people.

Zamora said Mr. [DatePublished] => 2000-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 88118 [Title] => Estrada aborts trips to France, Britain [Summary] =>

President Estrada announced yesterday he is putting off his trip to France and England scheduled for next month, but would push through with a visit to the United States in July.

"I don't want to be out of the country every month, so I might as well postpone it (European travel)," the President said a day after returning from a shortened state visit to China.

"The President said it was more important to be here physically in the Philippines so that he could see for himself what is happening in Mindanao," Executive Secretary Ronaldo Zamora said.

In an arrival speech Frida [DatePublished] => 2000-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100384 [Title] => Japan to extend ¥34.7-billion financial support for special yen loanprojects [Summary] =>

The Japanese government announced yesterday that it will extend ¥34.7 billion in financial support, through its special yen loan facility to the government for three new projects. The loans for these three projects are the second batch of special yen loans to be extended to the country by the Japanese government. The announcement for the first batch of loans, amounting to ¥39.5 billion, was made by Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi during the Nov. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94958 [Title] => Estrada takes up cause for have-nots [Summary] =>

BANGKOK, Thailand -- President Estrada appealed here yesterday to highly industrialized economies to even the playing field in trade.

In his speech at the plenary session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Mr. Estrada said fair play can temper those opposed to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

"We learned soon enough that by joining the race, we afford ourselves the chance to win... [DatePublished] => 2000-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94946 [Title] => Estrada's UNCTAD party to make HK side-trip [Summary] =>

A lean presidential delegation will make a side-trip to Hong Kong after attending the United Nations-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (UN-ASEAN) Roundtable that begins today in Bangkok, Thailand.

President Estrada and a party of eight left yesterday on chartered Philippine Airlines flight A-320 for the Thai capital, where they will also be attending today's opening of the 10th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Before returning on Valentine's Day, the President will make a side trip to Hong Kong, a stopover which Presidential S [DatePublished] => 2000-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94765 [Title] => Estrada to lead UN-ASEAN talks [Summary] =>

President Estrada will fly to Thai capital of Bangkok tonight to present a working paper on how the United Nations (UN) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can help each other in the 21st century.

The President, who will also be attending the 10th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the Thai capital, will be accompanied by a very small delegation, said Presidential Spokesman Fernando Barican.

"The Philippines will present a working paper to emphasize a number of convergent elements on the ASEAN's vision and the UN' [DatePublished] => 2000-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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Malacañang defended yesterday President Estrada's decision to leave the country anew amid the conflict in Mindanao, this time, to attend the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

The President will leave on June 6 and return after three days.

Executive Secretary Ronaldo Zamora said Mr. Estrada felt it was his obligation to go pay his last respects to Obuchi and demonstrate the Filipino people's gratitude to him and the Japanese people.

Zamora said Mr. [DatePublished] => 2000-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 88118 [Title] => Estrada aborts trips to France, Britain [Summary] =>

President Estrada announced yesterday he is putting off his trip to France and England scheduled for next month, but would push through with a visit to the United States in July.

"I don't want to be out of the country every month, so I might as well postpone it (European travel)," the President said a day after returning from a shortened state visit to China.

"The President said it was more important to be here physically in the Philippines so that he could see for himself what is happening in Mindanao," Executive Secretary Ronaldo Zamora said.

In an arrival speech Frida [DatePublished] => 2000-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100384 [Title] => Japan to extend ¥34.7-billion financial support for special yen loanprojects [Summary] =>

The Japanese government announced yesterday that it will extend ¥34.7 billion in financial support, through its special yen loan facility to the government for three new projects. The loans for these three projects are the second batch of special yen loans to be extended to the country by the Japanese government. The announcement for the first batch of loans, amounting to ¥39.5 billion, was made by Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi during the Nov. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94958 [Title] => Estrada takes up cause for have-nots [Summary] =>

BANGKOK, Thailand -- President Estrada appealed here yesterday to highly industrialized economies to even the playing field in trade.

In his speech at the plenary session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Mr. Estrada said fair play can temper those opposed to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

"We learned soon enough that by joining the race, we afford ourselves the chance to win... [DatePublished] => 2000-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94946 [Title] => Estrada's UNCTAD party to make HK side-trip [Summary] =>

A lean presidential delegation will make a side-trip to Hong Kong after attending the United Nations-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (UN-ASEAN) Roundtable that begins today in Bangkok, Thailand.

President Estrada and a party of eight left yesterday on chartered Philippine Airlines flight A-320 for the Thai capital, where they will also be attending today's opening of the 10th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Before returning on Valentine's Day, the President will make a side trip to Hong Kong, a stopover which Presidential S [DatePublished] => 2000-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94765 [Title] => Estrada to lead UN-ASEAN talks [Summary] =>

President Estrada will fly to Thai capital of Bangkok tonight to present a working paper on how the United Nations (UN) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can help each other in the 21st century.

The President, who will also be attending the 10th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the Thai capital, will be accompanied by a very small delegation, said Presidential Spokesman Fernando Barican.

"The Philippines will present a working paper to emphasize a number of convergent elements on the ASEAN's vision and the UN' [DatePublished] => 2000-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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