MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced yesterday the creation of a high-level inter-agency task force against terrorism following the deadly bombings in Madrid this month.
The body is to be headed by Defence Secretary Eduardo Ermita and will have among its senior advisers former president Fidel Ramos and congressional leaders, Arroyo said in a speech marking the 107th anniversary of the Philippine Army.
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