Philippines

Scandal-tainted military chief retires in Philippines

Manila - PhilippinesThe scandal-tainted head of t

Malaysian peacekeepers pull out from Philippines' troubled south

Cotabato City, Philippines - Malaysian peacekeepers on Saturday began pulling out of the Philippines' troubled southern region of Mindanao, with high hopes that hostilities would not break out betw

Four killed in suspected pirate attack in southern Philippines

Manila - Four people, including a three-year-old boy, were killed when pirates attacked a passenger vessel in the southern Philippines, police said Friday.

Homemade bomb explodes in van in southern Philippines, two dead

Manila - PhilippinesA homemade bomb rip

Philippine congressman wants session hall padlocked during sessions

Manila - A Philippine congressman said Thursday he has proposed that the plenary hall of the House of Representatives be padlocked during session hours to keep his colleagues from straying.

Philippine activists urge Myanmar junta to focus on relief work

Manila - Democracy activists on Wednesday picketed Myanmar's embassy in the Philippines to demand the military junta postpone Saturday's constitutional referendum and allow unrestricted entry of in

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