By Phil Mercer Sydney 31 May 2007 Australia and the Philippines have signed a security pact that will allow them to hold joint counterterrorism exercises. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says the accord will help modernize her country's armed forc...
By Douglas Bakshian Cotabato, Philippines 13 March 2007 For the first time, the Philippine government has offered self-determination to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, or MILF, which is fighting for a Muslim homeland in the southern Philippines....
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 06 March 2007 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed an anti-terrorism bill into law as six Asia-Pacific nations, including the Philippines, wrapped up a two-day meeting in Jakarta aimed at increased coope...
By Heda Bayron Cebu 11 January 2007 Philippine officials played down three deadly bombings that came as Asian delegates gathered in the country for two regional summits. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Cebu, officials say the summits will go ahead...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 12 October 2006 When people have problems understanding their computers, they often pick up a phone and call the computer maker's help desk. Increasingly, that help desk may be in the Philippines, a growing player in the o...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 11 June 2006 Police investigators take a look at the damage caused by a suspected homemade bomb or a grenade as it exploded in a bus being used as a mobile police station in Manila's suburban Quezon city Philippine police...
By Steve Herman Tokyo 05 April 2006 The Philippines says it is very close to signing a wide-ranging economic agreement with Japan. The Philippines has also become the first nation to indicate support...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Manila 27 February 2006 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo smiles during the round table discussion with her economic team at Malacanang Palace in Manila Philippine p...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 22 February 2006 Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos, center, jumps with others as he opens an exhibit on the 20th anniversary of People's Power in suburban Makati, south...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 08 February 2006 Silvestre Afable Jr, government's Panel Chair, left, Othman Abdul Razak, Adviser to Malaysian PM, and Mohagher Iqbal, MILF Panel Chair speak during a press...