PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF THE

Articles and editorials

Anthropology of Happiness—The Filipina Sisterhood, E98 [6FE]

Drugs, Terror and Tuna—How Goals Clash, S4562 [20MY], S4958 [4JN]

Poor Countries Find Free Trade Brings Few Gains; Tariffs on Tuna Trade Snag; Philippine Fishing City—``We Were Very Naive'', S4959 [4JN]

Quandary on Trade, S4697 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Immigration: treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3906), H780 [7MR]

Treaties and agreements: authorize the negotiation of a free trade agreement and provide for expedited congressional consideration of such agreement (see S. 2005), S1732 [11MR]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see S. 2630), S5632 [17JN] (see H.R. 4904), H3453 [11JN]

Poems

``Final Score,'' Ted Miller, H3494 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Burnham, Martin and Gracia: abduction by Abu Sayaff (terrorist organization) in the Philippines, H143 [6FE], H510 [14FE], H567 [27FE], H740 [7MR], H1007 [20MR], H1204 [11AP], H1343 [17AP], H2092 [2MY], H2170 [8MY], H3278 [6JN], E119 [7FE], E129 [12FE]

———wounding of Gracia and death of Martin in rescue from Abu Sayaff (terrorist organization) in the Philippines, H3493 [12JN]

Crime: U.S. policy relative to hostage situations involving U.S. citizens, H1773 [1MY], H2092 [2MY], H2170 [8MY]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (H. Con. Res. 273), E32 [25JA]

———support for U.S. military presence and war against terrorism, H145 [6FE], H567 [27FE], H3278 [6JN]

Hong Kong: reject proposal to reduce minimum wage for Filipino domestic workers, E98 [6FE]

Immigration: treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (H.R. 3906), E295 [7MR]

Michigan: observance of Philippine Independence Day, E1195 [28JN]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H3132 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Burnham, Martin and Gracia: abduction by Abu Sayaff (terrorist organization) in the Philippines, S708 [13FE], S4827 [23MY]

———wounding of Gracia and death of Martin in rescue from Abu Sayaff (terrorist organization) in the Philippines, S5441 [12JN]

Crime: U.S. policy relative to hostage situations involving U.S. citizens, S14 [23JA]

Foreign trade: effect on tuna industry in Mindanao of duty free treatment of U.S. canned tuna imports from certain Andean countries, S4561 [20MY], S4696 [22MY], S4956, S4957 [4JN], S5033 [5JN]

Ricciardone, Francis J., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, S14 [23JA]

Treaties and agreements: authorize the negotiation of a free trade agreement and provide for expedited congressional consideration of such agreement (S. 2005), S1733 [11MR]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (S. 2630), S5698 [18JN]

Texts of

S. 2630, Health Care for Filipino World War II Veterans Act, S5698 [18JN]