At least 100 people are thought to have been killed by flooding and landslides triggered(触发) by heavy rain in the northern Philippines(菲律宾), officials say. Most of the deaths were in Benguet province, where landslides were reported to have hit...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she has no desire to extend her term past next May. Mrs. Arroyo made the comments during her final state of the nation address before the Philippine Congress. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo (File) In much...
Prayers and masses are being held across the Philippines for the recovery of cancer-stricken former President Corazon Aquino. The democracy icon is battling colon cancer. Devotees, supporters of former Philippine President Corazon 'Cory' Aquino atte...
The Philippine government has dismissed the panel of negotiators brokering peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. VOA Correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo speaks on nationa...
Divers in the central Philippines have found bodies but no survivors inside a ferry that sank during a typhoon with more than 800 people on board. Since the vessel capsized Saturday more than 40 survivors and dozens of bodies have been recovered at...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 19 February 2008 The Philippine military says it has found what it believes to be the body of Dulmatin, an Indonesian militant wanted for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people. Douglas Bakshian reports fro...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 29 November 2007 There has been a peaceful end to the takeover of a luxury hotel in Manila by a handful rebel soldiers who called for the ouster of the Philippines government. Meanwhile, an overnight curfew (midnight to 5 a...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 14 November 2007 Philippine police suspect a bomb at the House of Representatives that killed a congressman and two other people Tuesday night may have been triggered by a cell phone. In the aftermath of the explosion, the...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 12 September 2007 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada has been sentenced to life in prison for receiving bribes and kickbacks while in office. The sentence came after a six-year-long trial. Douglas Bakshian reports f...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 19 May 2007 International boxing champion Manny Pacquiao can deliver a knockout in the ring, but in the Philippine political arena the super featherweight appears headed for a loss. Preliminary returns from national electio...