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                    [Title] => ARMM pols favor Cha-cha
                    [Summary] => COTABATO CITY — All of the 100 mayors and five governors of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) favor Charter change, not because they all belong to the ruling party Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) but due to a common conviction it could be good for the peace process in the South.


In fact, there are members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) who agree with the local executives’ stand that Cha-cha could usher in improvements on laws upholding Muslim autonomy and the welfare of Mindanao’s indigenous people.
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ARMM Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan, together with his legal and economic advisers, will focus during their four-day visit to Malacca on restoring trade linkages between Malaysian and Filipino traders, who enjoyed business ties from the 15th century to shortly before World War II.
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Ampatuan’s legal adviser, lawyer Oscar Sampulna, who would assume the post of executive secretary of the ARMM government, said that among those invited to grace the occasion were ranking representatives of the Catholic and other sectarian organizations in the areas covered by the autonomous region.
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"Or better still, also redeploy the Marines to Cotabato City. They performed well when they were in Cotabato City for almost three years. We need more policemen and the Marines must be brought back to the area," a frantic member of the Chinese business community in Cotabato City said.
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In fact, there are members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) who agree with the local executives’ stand that Cha-cha could usher in improvements on laws upholding Muslim autonomy and the welfare of Mindanao’s indigenous people.
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ARMM Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan, together with his legal and economic advisers, will focus during their four-day visit to Malacca on restoring trade linkages between Malaysian and Filipino traders, who enjoyed business ties from the 15th century to shortly before World War II.
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Ampatuan’s legal adviser, lawyer Oscar Sampulna, who would assume the post of executive secretary of the ARMM government, said that among those invited to grace the occasion were ranking representatives of the Catholic and other sectarian organizations in the areas covered by the autonomous region.
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"Or better still, also redeploy the Marines to Cotabato City. They performed well when they were in Cotabato City for almost three years. We need more policemen and the Marines must be brought back to the area," a frantic member of the Chinese business community in Cotabato City said.
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