Philippine President Benigno Aquino says he will not approve a state funeral for his predecessor, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Mr. Marcos ruled the Pacific island nation under martial law for more than two decades before he was overthrown in a “people power” revolution in 1986. His widow Imelda has waged a long campaign to […]
Philippine President Rejects State Honors for Late Dictator
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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8 Injured in Philippines Bombings
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in the southern Philippines say two explosions rocked the city of Zamboanga Sunday, injuring eight people. Police Senior Superintendent Edwin De Ocampo said one blast tore through the ground floor of a hotel around noon. The second explosion hit a cock-fighting arena nearby. Police would not comment on whether the two bombings were related. […]
Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Tops 100
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials in the Philippines say at least 101 people were killed by two typhoons that hit the main island two weeks ago, with tens of thousands of people still displaced by widespread flooding. The Office of Civil Defense said Sunday that 27 people are missing, raising fears that the death toll could rise. Typhoon Nesat […]
US Apologizes for Philippines Sex Tourism Remark
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Philippines officials said Saturday that U.S. Ambassador Harry Thomas has apologized for a remark last month that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for sex. A Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman said Thomas sent a mobile phone text message Friday to Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario saying he should not have used […]
Philippines Police Nab Suspected Abu Sayyaf Terrorist
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Philippine police officials said Wednesday a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist organization has been arrested. National Police Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz says Adzhar Patta Mawalil was captured by security forces Tuesday on the southern island of Jolo. Mawalil, who also goes by the name of Ajang Nedz Mawalil, is suspected of taking part […]
Philippines Seeks to Reassure Mining Sector After Rebel Attacks
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Philippines officials are promising improved security for the nation’s key mining industry after communist rebels overran three operations this week. Officials said Tuesday that President Benigno Aquino has ordered a review of procedures at the nation’s mines and that investors should be confident the perpetrators of Monday’s attacks will be brought to justice. However a […]
Philippines Struggles to Deliver Aid Through Flood Waters
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Philippines authorities say they are struggling to get food and supplies to thousands of people who remain trapped by flood waters days after back-to back typhoons pounded the nation. Officials say almost 3 million people were affected by the storms, most of them concentrated in three northern provinces. In parts of Pampanga Monday, boats provided […]
Kidnappers Free Filipino-American Woman, Hold Son and Nephew
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Kidnappers in the southern Philippines have released a Filipino-American woman who has seized in July, but they continue to hold her 14-year-old son and a nephew. Philippine officials say Gerfa Yeatts Lunsmann was set free late Sunday on Basilan island, a stronghold of militant Islamic groups including the notorious Abu Sayyaf group, which has links […]
Kidnappers Free Filipino-American Woman, Hold Son and Nephew
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
Kidnappers in the southern Philippines have released a Filipino-American woman who has seized in July, but continue to hold her 14-year-old son and a nephew. Philippine officials say Gerfa Yeatts Lunsmann was set free late Sunday on Basilan island, a stronghold of militant Islamic groups including the notorious Abu Sayyaf group, which has links to […]
Philippines Begins Massive Cleanup After Deadly Storm
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
A massive cleanup is under way across coastal parts of the Philippines after a devastating typhoon swept over the island nation, killing at least 21 people, flooding towns and damaging crops. Emergency workers and residents in the northern Philippines struggled Wednesday to reach villages stranded by floods. Officials said efforts to find dozens of people […]
