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Viewing cable 08MANILA474, AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08MANILA474 2008-02-25 04:38 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO5967
OO RUEHCHI RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHML #0474/01 0560438
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 250438Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9862
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS IMMEDIATE
RHHMUNA/CDRUSPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 000474 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS TO USAID 
STATE FOR ECA, EAP 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON EAID RP
SUBJECT:  AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
PROJECTS IN MINDANAO 
 
REF:  06 MANILA 4126 
 
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SUMMARY 
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1.  (U) The Ambassador visited several U.S.-Philippine projects and 
an American business facility during a visit to General Santos City, 
a thriving port city in southern Mindanao and the tuna capital of 
the Philippines, on February 8.  The Ambassador inaugurated a 
USG-funded Maritime Intelligence Coordination Center and presented a 
USAID-funded contract to Mayor Pedro Acharon to design a wastewater 
treatment facility for the public market.  The Ambassador also had 
lunch with two governors from local provinces, visited a 
DEA-sponsored anti-drug class at an elementary school, attended the 
graduation of a USAID-funded livelihood training program and toured 
the local Coca-Cola bottling plant.  The Ambassador's visit was the 
lead story on the local television news, and national media also 
reported positively the visit and USG engagement in General Santos 
City.  End summary. 
 
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Increasing Law-Enforcement Capacities 
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2.  (U) Ambassador Kenney, along with U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral 
Paul Zukunft and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General 
Dionisio Santiago, attended the ribbon-cutting for a new US$500,000 
Maritime Intelligence Coordination Center (MICC). The MICC, funded 
by the Joint Interagency Task Force West, is the third regional 
center in the Philippines.  It is an "intelligence fusion" center, 
designed to provide a common meeting place for law enforcement 
agencies involved in marine interdiction and to assist them in 
building actionable legal cases involving drug trafficking and other 
transnational crimes. 
 
3. (U) Later in the day, in keeping with the anti-drug theme, the 
Ambassador visited a Drug Abuse Resistance Education class at a 
local school, supporting efforts to steer children away from drug 
use.  The Ambassador met 32 fifth and sixth graders, their teachers 
and administrators, and two Philippine National Police (PNP) 
officers who serve as DARE officers. She congratulated them on their 
anti-drug efforts, and the children serenaded her with a musical 
pledge to live healthy and productive lives. 
 
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Promoting U.S. Business With A Coke And A Smile 
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4.  (U) Coca-Cola's professional basketball team greeted the 
Ambassador when she arrived at the General Santos Coca-Cola bottling 
plant, a U.S.-owned business with over 160 local employees. 
Coca-Cola leveraged the visit of the Ambassador, a renowned 
basketball fan, to raise the team's visibility, and at the same time 
promote the company's products.  The Ambassador's presence drew a 
substantial crowd and local radio and television coverage, with one 
radio station transmitting live from the event. 
 
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Peace and Security with Governors 
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5.  (SBU) During lunch with Sarangani Governor Miguel Dominguez and 
South Cotabato Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes, the Ambassador sought 
their assessment of the Peace Process and ways to increase 
investment in the region.  The governors expressed frustration at 
Manila politics and said they would like to see national leaders 
focus less on political maneuvering, and more on governance and 
attracting businesses to underdeveloped provinces. 
 
6. (SBU) The governors support reaching a peace agreement with the 
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).  Even though there is minimal 
MILF activity in their provinces, both governors expressed the 
belief that unrest can spill over to other areas and adversely 
affects the investment climate.  Governor Dominguez commented that 
some Catholic bishops are concerned that majority Catholic cities 
may be incorporated into Muslim areas under the proposed peace deal. 
 He speculated that this could turn out to be a positive development 
if it increased outside oversight and enhanced transparency, thus 
improving local governance. 
 
7.  (SBU) Both governors stated that the Armed Forces of the 
Philippines (AFP), which has a strong local presence, is viewed 
positively by local residents.  They believe the New People's Army 
has diminished into isolated groups of bandits as a result of the 
AFP's actions.  Governor Dominguez asked the Ambassador for an 
update on Jolo and the role of U.S. forces there.  Ambassador 
 
MANILA 00000474  002 OF 002 
 
 
explained that they share information with the AFP (particularly on 
locations of leading terrorists) and assist the AFP with 
humanitarian outreach. 
 
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U.S. Engagement in General Santos' Livelihood 
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8.  (U) The Ambassador presented a contract to the Mayor of General 
Santos for technical assistance to construct the first wastewater 
treatment facility in the city during a ceremony at the bustling 
public market where freshly caught fish were arrayed on tables. 
USAID will fund the detailed engineering design of the plant, which 
will treat 80 tons of wastewater generated by the market each day. 
Currently, the water flows directly into Sarangani Bay nearby, 
degrading a biodiversity-rich body of water that provides livelihood 
to many city and Sarangani province residents engaged in fishing. 
 
9.  (U) Traveling to the outskirts of General Santos, the 
Ambassador's party arrived at the Tinagacan neighborhood, where the 
Ambassador attended the graduation for 38 students who attended a 
USAID-funded livelihood training program that teaches out-of-school 
youth small-engine repair and welding skills. The program is an 
effort to both meet the demand for skilled laborers and create job 
opportunities in a part of the country where youth unemployment 
exceeds 20 percent. In her address, the Ambassador congratulated the 
students for their efforts and emphasized the connection between 
development and peace. 
 
KENNEY