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During the trip the group will perform with the Manila Symphony Orchestra in the Philippines, give a "royal command performance for the king of Bangkok and participate in the International Cultural Festival at Istanbul...
...weeks ago by reviving the dormant Association for Southeast Asia, tentatively agreeing to cut cable rates, swap radio and TV shows, begin free trade in a few commodities. Headquarters for the $1 billion Asian Development Bank, aimed at financing such sinews as power, railroads and industry, is rising in Manila; the bank hopes to open by summer. Within two to four years, a 7,000-mi. all-weather Asian highway is expected to link Teheran and Singapore. A road of sorts is 96% completed now, and in the dry season, adventurous motorists can attempt the trip from Iran to Dacca...
Since taking over only a month ago, he has sent paratroops jumping into the island of Semirara, 180 miles south of Manila in the Tablas Strait, and marines wading ashore at the village of Capipisa on Luzon's south coast in strikes against isolated lairs where outlaws for years have operated with impunity. He has ordered the navy to use its recoilless-rifle-equipped hydrofoils to chase down, -or shoot up-smugglers' boats. He has also reshuffled the constabulary for greater effectiveness, appointed a new customs chief, called for stiffer penalties for smugglers and suspended the director...
Last week Marcos announced that the police and armed forces have so far seized nearly $1,000,000 in contraband. Indicative of the crackdown, the price of a pack of smuggled U.S.-made "Blue Seal" cigarettes in Manila has climbed in the past month from the normal 500 to 650, suggesting a distinct and abrupt shortage...
...million a year in revenues-a figure that represents a quarter of the national budget. The overall crime rate has risen by 50.8% during the last two years, and more than 1,000 crimes were committed by police officers. Lugers and burp guns are freely advertised in the Manila dailies, and political campaigns are not complete without a dozen or more assassinations...