MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Tuesday she was preparing an amnesty programme for communist rebels and had set aside a 500 million peso ($10.7 million) fund to bring them into the mainstream.
Speaking at a national security council meeting, Arroyo said the programme would offer money to rebels willing to surrender to help them set up small businesses or farms.
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