31.   The Manila government has suspended peace talks with Communist rebels, which have been proceeding sporadically in the Netherlands, until the two are released.

32.   The Manila government is studying how the idea could be implemented, Estrada said, adding the Philippines and Malaysia already are practicing it to a limited extent.

33.   The Manila government plans to raise money for the budget partly from new taxes from road use and land conversions and sales of government assets.

34.   The Manila government already had suspended talks with the rebels recently after they abducted a town police chief and a soldier.

35.   The MILF and the smaller Abu Sayyaf are now the only Muslim rebel groups battling the Manila government.

36.   The MILF is the larger of two Muslim groups that have been fighting the Manila government for a separate Islamic nation.

37.   The officials said Ambiro was in Abu Dhabi as part of a Manila government campaign to secure lenient treatment for Balabagan.

38.   The number of Communist rebels increased considerably last year as they took advantage of peace talks with the Manila government to recruit new members, police said Monday.

39.   The rebels, who sought a separate Muslim state, accused the Manila government of colonialism and of waging a war of genocide against Muslims.

40.   The rebels themselves have been implicated in many kidnappings and frequently clash with the military, although they continue to hold peace talks with the Manila government.