MANILA, March 30 (Reuters) - The Philippines on Tuesday said
it was "profoundly dismayed" at what it called excessive,
needless and disproportionate force by Myanmar's military
against civilians and called on its junta to desist from lethal
force against demonstrators.
In one of the strongest statements yet by one of Myanmar's
neighbours about the weekend of bloodshed, the Philippines'
foreign ministry said it supports a path to a "fuller" democracy
for Myanmar, starting with the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and
other elected civilian leaders.