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| | EQUATORIAL GUINEA PRESIDENT RECEIVES CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL |
 | | MANILA, MAY 22, 2006 (STAR) Calling the Philippines’ many overseas workers its "best ambassadors" around the world, visiting Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Mbasogo received the Congressional Medal of Achievement, in honor of his leadership in guiding the West African country back from the lingering effects of dictatorship towards economic prosperity. |
 | | conferred the medal on the second day of Obiang’s four-day state visit to the Philippines, in ceremonies attended by senior leaders of the House of Representatives and members of the African President’s delegation. |
 | | He said he was impressed with the Philippines’ achievements in the fields of technology, hydrocarbons, agriculture, fisheries, industrialization, infrastructure, trade, tourism, and banking and finance. |
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