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	Transnational Issues of the Philippines
		The Philippines is a member of the UN and some of its specialized agencies, and began a 2-year term as a member of the UN Security Council in January 2004, serving as UNSC President in September 2005.
		The Philippines has played a key role in ASEAN in recent years and also values its relations with the countries of the Middle East, in no small part because hundreds of thousands of Filipinos are employed in that region.
		Philippine soldiers and police have participated in a number of multilateral civilian police and peacekeeping operations, and a Philippine Army general served as the first commander of the UN Peacekeeping Operation in East Timor.
	infotut.com /geography/Philippines/Transnational-Issues (577 words)

	NIJ International Center Transnational Organized Crime Research
		Transnational crime presents a long-term research issue that requires greater conceptual development and modeling, descriptive research, systematic data collection, and innovative approaches to analysis.
		A number of the projects in the International Center's transnational organized crime portfolio were the direct result of activities undertaken as a dimension of the research partnership with Ukraine.
		The transnational organized crime networks operating in the region are said to be highly specialized, with overlapping criminal activities occurring mostly at the level of transportation of goods or people.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /nij/international/nij_research_prog.html (2090 words)

	Global Issues: Arresting Transnational Crime
		At the direction of the heads of state and government of the G-8, we are working in the Lyon Group to build a consensus for action on a wide range of initiatives to fight transnational crime.
		Meeting the threat of transnational crime is a priority of the Bush Administration.
		Dobriansky, as the Under Secretary for Global Affairs, is responsible for a broad range of foreign policy issues, including democracy, human rights, labor, counter-narcotics and law enforcement, refugee and humanitarian relief matters, and environmental/scientific issues.
	usinfo.state.gov /journals/itgic/0801/ijge/gj01.htm (949 words)

	Philippines — Yahoo! Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.
		In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth.
		The Philippine Government faces threats from armed communist insurgencies and from Muslim separatists in the south.
	messenger.yahooligans.com /reference/factbook/rp/index.html (267 words)

	Transnational Dispute Management - home
		With accelerated economic globalisation, transnational disputes - cross-border, cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary and involving national and international levels of law and regulation - have grown in leaps and bounds.
		Investment arbitration ("arbitrage transnational") is the new and also rapidly growing way to determine disputes between foreign investors and governments over alleged regulatory misconduct.
		The ultimate ambition, naturally, is to provide the single global portal for transnational dispute management and thus an essential, inevitable place for information and debate.
	www.transnational-dispute-management.com (740 words)

	NationMaster - Statistics on Philippines. 2156 facts and figures, stats and information on Philippine economy, crime, ...
		The Philippine Government faces threats from three terrorist groups on the US Government's Foreign Terrorist Organization list, but in 2006 and 2007 scored some major successes in capturing or killing key wanted terrorists.
		Decades of Muslim insurgency in the southern Philippines have led to a peace accord with one group and an ongoing cease-fire and peace talks with another.
		Regarding teenage pregnancy in the Philippines, the 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey shows that 8% of women 15-19 have begun childbearing, 6% are already mothers while 1.8% were pregnant with their first child.
	www.nationmaster.com /country/rp-philippines (630 words)

	Transnational Of Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		If you would like to use this flag of Philippines or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Philippines or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for Philippines or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/philippines_country_transnational.shtml (260 words)

	Second Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime
		The first Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime was held in Bali in February 2002 in response to escalating numbers of people attempting to move illegally through the region.
		The success achieved is a result the willingness of countries in the region to work together with their neighbours to eliminate people smuggling and trafficking in persons.
		They enhanced bilateral and regional cooperation on issues such as information sharing, technical cooperation (including capacity building in areas such as document fraud), and the development of effective legal frameworks.
	www.dfat.gov.au /illegal_immigration/bali_conference_0403_bkg_paper.html (1097 words)

	Philippines, Map and Flag
		The Philippines were ceded by Spain to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.
		In 1998, the Philippine economy - a mixture of agriculture, light industry, and supporting services - deteriorated as a result of spillover from the Asian financial crisis and poor weather conditions.
		As a result, the Philippines is burdened with a public sector debt equal to more than 100% of GDP.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Philippines.html (1293 words)

	ASEAN Secretariat
		The Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member Countries are convening in Manila for the 39th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM), and related annual meetings, from 23 to 27 August 2007.
		Statement - The 6th Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Makati City, Philippines, 25 Aug 2007.
		Statement - The 14th Consultation between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (AEM-METI), Makati City, Philippines, 25 Aug 2007.
	www.aseansec.org (183 words)

	Philippines - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Philippines was less severely affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1998 than its neighbors, aided in part by annual remittances of $7-8 billion from overseas workers and no sustained runup in asset prices or foreign borrowing prior to the crisis.
		The Philippines' consistently large budget deficit has produced a high debt level and has forced Manila to spend a large portion of the national government budget on debt service.
		Credit rating agencies are increasingly concerned about the Philippines' ability to sustain the debt; legislative progress on new revenue measures will weigh heavily on credit rating decisions.
	www.tscholars.com /factbook/Philippines.php (1452 words)

	York Centre for Asian Research
		Presentations and discussion on transnational issue-based social movements in regards to local and transnational issues; politics; social justice; environmental initiatives.
		Presentations and discussion on transnational religion-based social movements and their involvement in local and transnational political issues; the politics of religious organizing.
		Presentations and discussion on the impact of transnational organizing on the contemporary state; support for political parties and groups among transnational and diasporic communities; questions of citizenship and legal status for transnational people; new forms of non-geographically bounded states.
	www.yorku.ca /ycar/documents/YCAR%20Constitution%20Apr2003.doc (283 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Philippines
		The Philippines has had a series of electoral presidential transitions since the removal of MARCOS.
		The Philippines was less severely affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1998 than its neighbors, aided in part by annual remittances of $6-7 billion from overseas workers.
		From a 0.6% decline in 1998, GDP expanded by 2.4% in 1999, and 4.4% in 2000, but slowed to 3.2% in 2001 in the context of a global economic slowdown, an export slump, and political and security concerns.
	www.brainyatlas.com /geos/rp.html (1357 words)

	Transnational Terrorism: The Threat to Australia
		Long-standing cooperation between Australian agencies and their overseas counterparts on transnational issues, such as people-smuggling, drugs, extradition and mutual legal assistance, weapons proliferation and money laundering, have provided a solid foundation for joint action to combat terrorism.
		The AFP is helping a range of countries establish Transnational Crime Centres that strengthen their ability to investigate transnational crimes, including terrorism.
		Police - Assistance is being provided by the AFP to the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime and the National Bureau of Investigation to build their strategic and operational counter-terrorism capabilities.
	www.dfat.gov.au /publications/terrorism/chapter7.html (8815 words)

	Adelaide IMC: home
		The Council cited serious public order issues as the reason for this aggressive action, however in the context of Port Augusta’s history of white settlement and Aboriginal dispossession, this seemed like yet another act in a long line of racially motivated abuses by the white land-owning establishment
		Meanwhile Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has used the controversial and illegal deportation of Australian citizen Vivian Alvarez to the Philippines 4 years ago to again push the barrow of the necessity of a universal identification system, claiming that its lack made it difficult to identify people who did not provide correct information to authorities.
		DEAN Magallona and other experts at the forum pointed out that the JPEPA obligates the Philippines to automatically treat Japanese investors equal to Filipinos in practically all aspects of their investments in the Philippines, considerably more than what Japan has with other countries.
	adelaide.indymedia.org (2550 words)

	Indonesia and Transnational Terrorism (Current Issues Brief 6 2001-02)
		Non-essential staff of the US Embassy in Jakarta were withdrawn on 27 September, and the families of the staff of some American companies, such as Nike, have been evacuated.
		Last year the Philippines Ambassador was injured in a bombing, and the Malaysian Embassy was attacked with a grenade.
		The suspected hijackers of the 11 September attacks were, according to US intelligence, sighted in the Philippines and Kuala Lumpur.
	www.aph.gov.au /LIBRARY/Pubs/cib/2001-02/02cib06.htm (2305 words)

	Overview
		As a major venue for carrying out ASEAN’s objectives of regional harmony and stability, ARF adopted two main objectives: first, to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and concern and, second, to contribute to efforts towards confidence building and preventive diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region.
		This approach enables ARF participants to deal constructively with political and security issues that bear on regional peace and stability, including new issues that have emerged as a result of globalisation.
		These issues include territorial and jurisdictional disputes in the South China Sea; self-determination for East Timor; nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia and South Asia; weapons of mass destruction; and the impact of globalisation.
	www.aseansec.org /92.htm (3828 words)

	ASEAN Declaration on Transnational Crime, Manila, Philippines, 20 December 1997
		CONCERNED about the pernicious effects of transnational crime, such as terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, arms smuggling, money laundering, traffic in persons and piracy on regional stability and development, the maintenance of the rule of law and the welfare of the region's peoples;
		Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in the Philippines
		Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand in the Philippines
	www.aseansec.org /1969.htm (711 words)

	TFF FEATURES - Articles
		In the World Bank framework, the "estimation" of poverty indicators has become numerical exercise.
		While the UNDP Human Development Group has in previous years provided the international community with a critical assessment of key issues of global development, the 1997 Human Development Report devoted to the eradication of poverty broadly conveys a similar viewpoint to that heralded by the Bretton Woods institutions.
		The UNDP's "human poverty index" (HPI) is based on "the most basic dimensions of deprivation: a short life span, lack of basic education and lack of access to public and private resources".
	www.transnational.org /SAJT/features/chossu_worldbank.html (1863 words)

	Philippines - GetQuick.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Center is a Youth and Cultural advocacy with tours to the Philippines, Asian culture and volunteerism, A direct aid organization your help goes directly to the program.
		Philippines Low Airfares, Airlines Schedules, Vacation Package, Hotel Reservations.
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	getquick.info /Philippines.html (279 words)

	Philippines Geography 2000 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Philippines Geography 2000 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
		Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
		Environment - current issues: uncontrolled deforestation in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in Manila; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps which are important fish breeding grounds
	www.photius.com /wfb2000/countries/philippines/philippines_geography.html (221 words)

	Transnational Issues in TutorGig Open Site
		Open Site makes mention to a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another.
		The content refers to disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries; references to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues.
		The content of this site is based on the Open-Site.org project and may have been modified by opensite.tutorgig.com
	opensite.tutorgig.com /Regional/Transnational_Issues (373 words)

	FindLaw: International Resources: Countries: Philippines
		Philippine Constitution Provides links to the Constitution of the Philippines.
		CIA - The World Factbook Features facts and statistics on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
		Information Technology Law in the Philippines A collection of articles on information technology law in the Philippines.
	www.findlaw.com /12international/countries/ph.html (217 words)

	TFF FEATURES - Articles
		This page provides links to a selection of the best critical and constructive materials - the essential stuff we benefit from ourselves and want to share.
		"Soon complete weapon systems found their way to all sorts of places &emdash; Okinawa, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines in the Pacific for example, and Morocco, France, and then most of the NATO countries in the West.
		Sometimes U.S. allies knew they were hosting nuclear weapons; sometimes they didn't.
	www.transnational.org /SAJT/features/Wired99/WIRE221099.html (1316 words)

	Regional: Oceania - Open Site
		The remaining nations have such small populations that independent governance can be hard.
		Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands - General discussion about issues in the Oceania area.
		This category needs an editor - apply here
	open-site.org /Regional/Oceania (153 words)

	Philippines - Atlas Travel Directory
		A web directory of Philippine based and travel and tourism related websites.
		History of the Philippines - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Provides Philippines Resorts Travel and Tour Packages Information and Reservations.
	www.atlastraveldirectory.com /dir/1/302 (242 words)

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