Former Iranian Vice President Hassan Ghafouri Fard, a dear friend and a staunch stalwart in political party and parliamentary diplomacy passed away a few days ago in Tehran. He was 79.
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Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr.
Last Dec. 16, our family once again observed the death anniversary of our beloved daughter, Katrina Casimira, whom we lovingly called KC. She would have been 34 years old this year but God summoned her back to His home in 2004.
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Sixteen years ago, on January 2006, as then speaker of the house, we organized a Global Interfaith Dialogue here in Manila, where leaders of government, parliament, academe, civil society, religion, and faith-based organizations from the Asia Pacific region participated, on our humble