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                    [Title] => ‘Balikatan brings wave of change in Sulu’
                    [Summary] => MAIMBUNG, Sulu — This southern province, known as a hotbed of al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf extremists, is now relishing a "wave of hope and change" brought forth by the Balikatan military exercise of Filipino and US troops, a US military official said. 


US Marine Brig. Gen. Mastin Robeson, US Balikatan 2006 director, said the Balikatan exercise, which focused mainly on economic and humanitarian missions, "is just a beginning" for this impoverished province whacked by terrorism.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 321512 [Title] => Thanks to e-Centers, rural folk get connected [Summary] => UPI, Maguindanao – Every day after school hours, students mill around the community e-center (CeC) in Upi, Maguindanao. For only P20, roughly equivalent to a 13-kilometer jeepney fare, they can reach the farthest corners of the world or perhaps wander through the most popular tourist spots in Europe or the Caribbean islands.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 293152 [Title] => Thanks to USAID, Lamitan now has improved port [Summary] => LAMITAN, Basilan — Senior US government officials visited Basilan yesterday to turn over to local organizations the latest in their targeted investments to support peace and economic development in Central and Western Mindanao.

In Lamitan, the location of intense fighting between the military and the Abu Sayyaf in 2001, an expanded berthing facility and a new ro-ro (roll-on, roll-off) ramp will provide a gateway for local producers to ship their goods to the Mindanao mainland and also offer improved passenger services to locals and residents of neighboring towns.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 280577 [Title] => Infra, ICT key to Mindanao development, says US exec [Summary] => Kidapawan City – Improved access to both infrastructure and information technology is the key to sustainable development and long-lasting peace in Mindanao.

This was underscored by Scott Bellard, acting deputy chief of mission of the US Embassy in Manila, who recently visited this city and barangays in North Cotabato to inaugurate strategic infrastructure projects and turn over computer facilities, all of which are intended to boost productivity in the countryside and underscore the economic benefits of peace.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 278789 [Title] => Innove, USAID team up to improve quality of education in Mindanao [Summary] => Innove Communications and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have joined hands to improve the quality of education in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and in neighboring conflict-affected areas in Mindanao (CAAM) through the implementation of various education improvement programs.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 213381 [Title] => US reaffirms Mindanao peace and development support [Summary] => BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — Reaffirming the commitment of the US government to provide full support to development and peace initiatives in Mindanao, high-ranking American officials visited several USAID project sites in the island-province of Tawi-Tawi.

Visiting the projects were Wendy Chamberlin, the chief administrator of all USAID Programs in Asia and the Near East, American Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, USAID/Philippine Director Michael Yates, and several other officials.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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