11.   A government spokesman said the administration had not been informed of the decision, but added that the chamber president could end a session whenever he wished.

12.   Chamber president Frederico Pascual said he found great interest in Mindanao from the three nearby countries at a recent business conference in Vietnam.

13.   The woman at the Quitaque Chamber of Commerce said the killing of Pigg -- a former chamber president -- was unrelated to the guinea fowl drop.

14.   The agreement commits industrialists and governments of both countries to exchange statistical information and promote business investment, chamber president Michael Harari said.