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Filipino lawmaker urges ASEAN action
upi.com May 10, 2008
MANILA, Philippines, May 10 (UPI) -- A Filipino political leader has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to intervene to allow food and relief aid into Myanmar. ... Philippine Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan Saturday urged ASEAN to take...
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What is this article about?
- Natural Disasters,
- Disasters, Accidents & Crises,
- Humanitarian Crises,
- Intergovernmental Organizations,
- International Relations,
- Storms,
- Humanitarian Aid,
- Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar
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