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The Philippines and the United States have signed recently two agreements governing a new "debt-for-nature" deal, authorized under the US Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA), US Embassy in Manila said today.

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The US has approved the utilization of $23 million in debt owed by the Philippines for an environmental project.

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JAKARTA (AP) - Indonesia committed to the conservation of its dwindling tropical forests in a multimillion dollar debt-swap deal signed today with the American government, the US Embassy said.

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Ito ang posisyon na ini-ere kahapon ni Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda matapos makatanggap ng liham mula kay US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone tungkol sa pagkalinga na magagawa sa tropical forest ng Pilipinas sa ilalim ng TFCA.
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The Department of Finance said US and Philippine officials are now reconciling their records to determine exactly how much the Philippines still owes the US and which of these debts would be covered in the swap.
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Pimentel urged the government not to be squeamish but aggressive in seeking debt relief in the light of perceived receptiveness of developed nations to help poor, developing countries make full use of their scarce resources in alleviating poverty.
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The Philippines and the United States have signed recently two agreements governing a new "debt-for-nature" deal, authorized under the US Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA), US Embassy in Manila said today.

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The US has approved the utilization of $23 million in debt owed by the Philippines for an environmental project.

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JAKARTA (AP) - Indonesia committed to the conservation of its dwindling tropical forests in a multimillion dollar debt-swap deal signed today with the American government, the US Embassy said.

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Ito ang posisyon na ini-ere kahapon ni Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda matapos makatanggap ng liham mula kay US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone tungkol sa pagkalinga na magagawa sa tropical forest ng Pilipinas sa ilalim ng TFCA.
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The Department of Finance said US and Philippine officials are now reconciling their records to determine exactly how much the Philippines still owes the US and which of these debts would be covered in the swap.
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Pimentel urged the government not to be squeamish but aggressive in seeking debt relief in the light of perceived receptiveness of developed nations to help poor, developing countries make full use of their scarce resources in alleviating poverty.
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