The Virginian-Pilot
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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, March 27, 1996              TAG: 9603270450
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Briefs 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

CONFERENCE ON THE PHILIPPINES

The World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads will sponsor a half-day conference Monday on peace, stability and economic growth in the Philippines.

The program at Old Dominion University's Webb Center is co-sponsored by The Asia Society and the Filipino American Student Cultural Center.

The event will include two morning panels featuring several current and former Philippine government officials and a keynote luncheon address by Nicholas Platt, a former U.S. ambassador to the Philippines.

The cost is $25 for the entire program ($15 for students), $20 for the luncheon alone or $10 for the seminars alone. For reservations, call 461-3664 by noon Thursday. by CNB