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House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and the country’s economic managers will meet with Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials to discuss funding support for the proposed Asian Anti-Poverty Fund.  


The lawmaker said it would be beneficial to the fund if ADB would support it. Aside from financial assistance, De Venecia said the multilateral agency could likewise share resources. "We would like the headquarters of the fund to be there (ADB)," he said.


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TEHRAN:  As he walked into the room, the first word that leapt in my mind was Spartan.


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does not seem comfortable with the pomp that goes with his high office. He wiggled in the ornate chair and stretched his legs as the translator did his work.


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                    [Summary] => The standing committee of Asia’s ruling and opposition political parties, which is headed by Speaker Jose de Venecia, has approved moves to fight poverty, international terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as a plan to establish a single Asian community.


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                    [Title] => Asian parliament leaders meet today
                    [Summary] => Speaker Jose de Venecia will convene today the executive council of the Asian Parliaments for Peace (APP).


As APP president, he will finalize its next general assembly agenda to re-emphasize the theme of peace in the region amid a continuing battle against terrorism.


Among the participants are Prince Norodom Ranariddh, president of the Cambodian National Assembly; Speaker Taranath Ranabhat of Nepal, and Speaker Mahmoud Al-Abrache of Syria.


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Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., elected president of the AAPP in its fourth general assembly, said the organization will also work for the formation of an Asian Anti-Poverty Fund, push for an inter-faith dialogue among nations, and strengthen cooperation against terrorism.


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