In this task, given a sentence in the Filipino language, your task is to convert it into the English language.
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Question: Si Merek ay tumangging humingi ng tawad at humiling ng kapatawaran ng pangulo noong Marso 2004.

Answer: Marek refused to apologise and applied for a presidential pardon in March 2004.


Question: Inutusan ng EC ang IAG na ibalik ang ilang puwesto sa paliparan.

Answer: The EC required IAG to surrender a number of flight slots at the airport.


Question: Sa isang pagpupulong ng pang-industriyang relasyon sa Melbourne ngayong linggo, ay inilabas ng Ministro na si Kevin Andrews ang bagong batas ng relasyon pang-industriya (IR) ng pamahalaan ay malamang na ipinakilala sa loob ng susunod na linggo sa mababang kapulungan ng Australya.

Answer:
In an industrial relations conference in Melbourne this week, Minister Kevin Andrews has released that the government's new industrial relations (IR) legislation is likely to be introduced sometime next week in the Australian lower house.