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regarding their nationality, ethnicity, and religious affiliation it fosters negative bias to people who share their affiliation, affecting the collective image of such groups. He cites that there is negative reception whenever other countries branded a housemaid as Pinay for the simple reason that there are so many
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of the Peso." He added that whatever it is that something must be given, it must be sincere so that there would be no need to go back every now and then to the negotiating table, thus, there will no longer have reason to fight each other again. "Unity must not be dictated. The unity needed must come from the Moro, and not dictated by somebody else but by the events of the day."
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family in Pualas, Lanao del Sur on 1 January 1940, Balindong is the eldest son of Sultan Amer
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Balindong believes in the power of elixir of eternal youth, and that is found in obedience to the principles of the Qur'an and love of service. When he decided to run for the
Provincial Governor position, he looked at it not as a personal or political ambition, but an extension of his desire to
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and graduated in 1962. He studied law at the same university and graduated in 1966 with a
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history, culture, and identity in the higher education curriculum in the entire country. This bill passed the House of Representatives but did not reach the Senate.
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