Manila says ID system not prelude to martial law (fwd)

Reuters sez:
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	 MANILA, Jan 15 (Reuter) - Philippine President Fidel Ramos  
on Wednesday dismissed as baseless fears that his order creating 
a national identification system was a prelude to martial law. 

	 ``That is a wild opinion without any basis in fact,'' Ramos  
told his weekly news conference after Cardinal Jaime Sin, the 
outspoken Archbishop of Manila, accused him of being 
authoritarian. 

{We're talking, therefore it's no threat..}

{Sin said it's immoral}  

{Opposition said could be used to monitor political activities,
that it was reminiscent of Marcos.}

	 Officials have said a computerised ID system whereby cards  
issued to citizens by state pension funds would carry reference 
numbers assigned to them for life would make it easier for 
people to transact business with the government and minimise 
fraud. 
	 ``That's all there is to it ... (its) very simple,'' Ramos  
said. 
  	   	


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David Lesher / hated by RBOC's in 5 states didn't write:
> Reuters sez:
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> 
>  CYBERSPACE, Dec 15 (Reuter) - CypherPunk list owner
> John Gilmore, on Wednesday, dismissed as baseless fears that his
> forced unsubscribing of Dr. Vulis was a prelude to censorship.
> 
>   ``That is a wild opinion without any basis in fact,'' Gilmore
> told his weekly news conference after Dr. Vulis, the
> outspoken Archbishop of CyberSpace, accused him of being an
> authoritarian dictator.
> 
>   Officials have said a moderated-list system  would make it 
> easier for people to transact business with the list
> and minimise fraud.
>  ``That's all there is to it ... (its) very simple,'' Gilmore
> said.