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		<title>For Philippine Rebels, Election Is a Cash Cow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: March 7, 2010
MANILA — Communist guerrillas are expected to extort more money from politicians before national elections scheduled for May 10, the Philippine military said Sunday.
In a report issued to journalists, the military said that it had identified the modus operandi of the Communists in extorting what the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines ‘Bracing for the Worst’ in Drought</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: February 19, 2010
MANILA — A drought in the Philippines caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon has destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops, reduced the country’s water supply and is threatening widespread blackouts as power companies contend with low water levels in hydroelectric dams, officials said Friday.
“It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Brings 43 Alleged Rebels to Court in Manila</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Philippine Army accuses health care workers of being Communist rebels

By Carlos H. Conde
The New York Times
Published: Feb. 15
MANILA &#8212; The Philippine military, stung by new criticisms over alleged human rights abuses, brought to court  Monday the 43 health workers it arrested 10 days ago, insisting that they were members of the communist New People’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philippine rights groups fault military for not bringing suspects to court</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Carlos  H. Conde
The New York Times
Published: Feb. 15, 2010
The Philippine military has been criticized for failing to follow a Supreme Court  order to present, in open court, 43 health workers  who have been arrested and labeled Communist rebels. The refusal is seen by human rights advocates here as a ‘‘dangerous precedent.’’
Last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liveblog: &#8216;Inquirer 1st Edition &#8212; The Presidential Debate&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inquirer 1st Edition &#8212; The Presidential Debate
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		<link>http://carlosconde.com/2010/02/07/liveblogging-inquirer-1st-edition-the-presidential-debate/</link>
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		<title>Estrada is cleared to run for Philippine presidency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: Jan. 21, 2009
MANILA: The Philippine election commission cleared the way Wednesday for the former president Joseph Estrada to run for the presidency a second time.
The commission dismissed the last remaining petitions seeking to disqualify Mr. Estrada, although some analysts believe the decision contravened the Constitution. The Constitution prohibits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Witness Implicates Mayor in Philippines Massacre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: January 13, 2010
MANILA — A witness to the recent massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines testified Wednesday that the principal suspect in the case, a town mayor, shot several of the victims himself and that the mayor’s father, the patriarch of a powerful political clan once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines Imposes Ban on Guns Until After Elections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: January 10, 2010
MANILA — A nationwide gun ban took effect Sunday in the Philippines to stave off any increase in political violence as elections draw closer, officials said.
Elections in the Philippines are almost always bloody, mainly because of the dominance of political dynasties, the presence of nearly 70 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://carlosconde.com/2010/01/11/philippines-imposes-ban-on-guns-until-after-elections/</link>
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		<title>Not Guilty Plea in Philippines Massacre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: January 5, 2010
MANILA — The mayor of a town in the southern Philippines who is accused in the November massacre of dozens of people pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 41 murder charges.
It was the first day of the trial of the mayor, Andal Ampatuan Jr., whose family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martial Law Is Rescinded in a Philippine Province</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: December 12, 2009
MANILA — Stung by severe criticism and faced with a possible rebuke by the Supreme Court, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lifted martial law on Saturday in a strife-torn southern Philippine province.
Maguindanao Province, where 57 people were killed last month in the country’s worst election-related violence, will remain [...]]]></description>
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