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Viewing cable 07MANILA2104, AMBASSADOR'S ZAMBOANGA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS ROBUST

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07MANILA2104 2007-06-22 08:00 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO2857
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHML #2104/01 1730800
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 220800Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7104
INFO RUEHZS/ASEAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RHHMUNA/CDRUSPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 002104 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS USAIDS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL MARR EAID RP
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S ZAMBOANGA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS ROBUST 
US-PHILIPPINES SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP 
 
1. SUMMARY: During a May 31 and June 1 visit to Zamboanga City, the 
Ambassador attended the opening of the 2007 Cooperation Afloat 
Readiness And Training (CARAT) Exercises and presided over the 
donations of a USAID-built suspension footbridge and 42,000 
textbooks. She attended a business and government roundtable focused 
on efforts at improved tax collection and witnessed the benefits of 
an offshore island's solar-powered electrification. A reception on 
the USS Harper's Ferry brought together local political and social 
leaders while the ship's crew donated sports equipment, rice and 
school supplies to an elementary school. Media coverage was 
extensive and highly positive. End Summary. 
 
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Background 
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2. Zamboanga City is a busy international port with strategic 
importance in the southern Philippines and Sulu archipelago as a 
center of government and commerce.  It is the fifth largest city of 
the Philippines with a population of over 850,000 and an economy 
driven by fishing and agricultural exports.  The city is home to the 
Western Mindanao Command of the Philippine Armed Forces where Joint 
Special Operations Task Force - Philippines (JSOTF-P) is co-located. 
 The political and cultural dynamics of the area are complex and 
conflict has long been a part of the social fabric.  Recently the 
city and region have benefited from the strong cooperative 
relationships of JSOTF-P along with those of USAID that helped to 
improve infrastructure, increase economic growth, and lay the 
foundation for peace and prosperity in this often troubled part of 
the Philippines. 
 
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2007 Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training 
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3. Three participating U.S. Navy ships exchanged personnel with 
their Philippine counterparts over the 11-day 2007 CARAT exercises. 
CARAT conducted a symposium on maritime security, amphibious and 
boat raid training, a diving exercise, and a command post and staff 
exercise. 
 
4. The Ambassador and the USS Harpers Ferry hosted a shipboard 
reception for 75 local political and civic leaders in Zamboanga 
City.  Local leaders were thrilled to board a US Naval vessel, and 
many turned up more than an hour early to engage the ship's crew, 
which included a large percentage of Filipino-Americans. 
 
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USAID GEM Suspension Footbridge 
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5. Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat proudly joined the Ambassador 
in the inauguration of a pedestrian footbridge that USAID's Growth 
with Equity in Mindanao-2 (GEM-2) Program built to connect an 
isolated community to the center of the city.  The entire community 
turned out for this event, waving US flags, while Mayor Lobregat 
gave a heartfelt speech thanking the USG. 
 
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Good Governance 
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6. In the two years since it joined the Transparent and Accountable 
Governance (TAG) Project, co-sponsored by USAID and the Asia 
Foundation, Zamboanga City has been able to increase its business 
tax collection by almost 300%.  In a roundtable discussion with the 
Ambassador and the Mayor, local officials and businesspersons cited 
the benefits of improved governance for the entire city population. 
Improved efficiency and reduced steps needed to open a business were 
mentioned as important benefits of the program. 
 
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Book Donation 
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7. To highlight USAID's Education Awareness Support Effort (EASE) 
Program--which works through a partnership with GEM-2, the U.S. 
Brother's Brother Foundation, the Philippine National Book 
Development Board, and local schools--the Ambassador and Mayor 
Lobregat visited a local university to present over 42,000 
textbooks.  Nearly 100 school principals from throughout Mindanao 
attended this event.  EASE donates textbooks to 132 schools 
throughout the conflict-affected areas of Western Mindanao, an 
average of 500 books per school, through a matching grants system. 
 
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AMORE Pangapuyan Island Electrification Project 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
 
MANILA 00002104  002 OF 002 
 
 
8. The Ambassador journeyed by rigid-hulled, inflatable boat to the 
remote Pangapuyan Island to visit a USAID-funded electrification 
site.  Since its inception in 2002, the Alliance for Mindanao 
Off-Grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Project has provided electrical 
power to over 350 villages throughout Mindanao.  Thanks to AMORE, 
Pangapuyan Island's 30 homes, school buildings, and mosques now have 
solar-powered electricity.  The addition of lights to homes with 
school-age children and a public address system for the call to 
prayer were two obvious changes that AMORE brought to the island. 
In an especially touching moment, the Imam of the local mosque 
invited the Ambassador inside, and then presented her with his own 
well-worn copy of the Koran. 
 
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COMREL - USS Harpers Ferry Sports Equipment Donation 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
9.The crew of the USS Harpers Ferry partnered with members of the 
Armed Forces of the Philippines, local organizations, community 
members, USAID personnel, and US military personnel conducted 
several community relations (COMREL) projects.  The Ambassador 
visited a community relations event at Boalan Elementary School 
during which the crew donated sports equipment and Project Handclasp 
school supplies. 
 
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Media Coverage 
-------------- 
 
10. Both national and local media - including television, radio, and 
newspapers - extensively covered these events, underscoring the 
helpful role that the USG continues to play in improving the lives 
of ordinary citizens in Zamboanga City and elsewhere in Mindanao. 
 
KENNEY