A jailed Philippine senator claimed thousands of dollars in travel expenses while languishing in prison on rebellion charges, making him one of the most expensive lawmakers in the country. Antonio Trillanes, who stands accused of leading a failed 2003 coup against President Gloria Arroyo, was
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Grenade attack on home of Philippine massacre suspect
January 4th, 2010 |
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The home of a Philippine politician due to go on trial this week over the massacre of 57 people was attacked with a grenade, police said on Monday. The grenade exploded behind a mosque in the compound of Andal Ampatuan Snr  in the southern city of Shariff Aguak late on Sunday, said
Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers
December 31st, 2009 |
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Nearly 50,000 Philippine villagers are likely to spend the first few months of 2010 in evacuation centres amid concerns the Mayon volcano will erupt, officials said Thursday. Chief government volcanologist Renato Solidum warned that although Mayon appeared to be in a lull after two weeks of
Desperate search for Philippine ferry tragedy survivors
December 28th, 2009 |
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Coast guard and military vessels scoured Philippine seas on Monday in a desperate search for passengers missing from a pair of Christmas ferry tragedies, amid fears the death toll could surpass 50. Authorities said they had not given up hope of finding dozens of people still missing from
Three dead, 22 missing after new Philippine ferry disaster
December 27th, 2009 |
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At least three people died while 22 others were missing after a small inter-island ferry sank in waters south of the Philippine capital, the coast guard said Sunday, the second sea disaster in three days. The MV Baleno-9, carrying 88 passengers and crew, began listing and went down just
27 missing after Philippine boat sinks: coastguard
December 24th, 2009 |
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Twenty-seven people were missing Thursday after two boats collided in darkness in Manila Bay during the busy Christmas rush, the latest disaster to hit the Philippines in a year marked by tragedy. Rescuers were searching for 26 passengers and one crew member who had been aboard the
Ashfall brings new fears near rumbling Philippine volcano
December 22nd, 2009 |
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Mount Mayon sprayed volcanic ash over a wide area Tuesday, raising new health fears for thousands already nervously awaiting an eruption Philippine scientists say could come any day. The volcano continued to rumble as it emitted clouds of soot that left a layer of ash on villages near Mayon,
Thousands warned to flee Philippine volcano zone
December 21st, 2009 |
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More than 3,000 villagers who are refusing to quit a no-go zone around the Philippines’ rumbling Mayon volcano risk forcible evacuation if they do not leave, officials said Monday. Scientists warned that powerful booms emanating from the Southeast Asian country’s most active volcano, located
Philippine volcano crisis could last for months: govt
December 16th, 2009 |
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Lava poured down the Philippines’ Mayon volcano Wednesday as government experts warned it could erupt for months, meaning thousands of villagers will spend Christmas in evacuation centres. Five small explosions were detected from Mayon on Wednesday morning, the last of which shot ash 500
Thousands flee erupting Philippine volcano
December 15th, 2009 |
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Philippine authorities started evacuating about 50,000 people from around the country’s most active volcano on Tuesday as it spewed burning mud and rocks. Mayon volcano, famed for its near-perfect cone shape in a coconut-growing region of the central Philippines, started to release lava
More than 160 suspects in Philippine massacre
December 9th, 2009 |
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At least 161 people are suspected of having directly participated in a political massacre in the southern Philippines, the nation’s police chief said Wednesday. “We have so far identified 161 suspects who directly participated in the gruesome massacre,” Philippines National Police Director
Philippine clan ‘killed at least 200 others’
December 9th, 2009 |
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A group accused of a political massacre last month killed at least 200 other people during its rule of a southern Philippine province, the nation’s human rights commissioner said on Wednesday. “We are looking at a minimum of 200,” Commission on Human Rights chairwoman Leila de Lima told
Weapons cache found in Philippine martial law raid
December 6th, 2009 |
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Philippine security forces on Sunday found another cache of buried weapons in a southern province where martial law has been imposed following a massacre, the military said. About 40 firearms, including M16 assault rifles, were uncovered on a property that is believed to be owned by the
Martial law declared in Philippine province after massacre
December 5th, 2009 |
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The Philippine government declared martial law in a southern province Saturday as it vowed to crush the private armies of the region’s ruling clan that is accused of being behind the massacre of 57 people. President Gloria Arroyo placed Maguindanao province under military control late on
Scion of powerful clan charged with murder in Philippine massacre
December 1st, 2009 |
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Philippine prosecutors have filed murder charges against the heir of a powerful clan for the massacre of 57 people, including journalists and the family and supporters of an election candidate. Prosecutor Al Calica said Tuesday they have least 10 witnesses who will testify they saw Andal
Massacre highlights unholy alliances in Philippine politics
November 29th, 2009 |
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President Gloria Arroyo moved swiftly to cut ties with a powerful Muslim clan whose son is blamed for massacring 57 people but experts say Philippine politics is infested with unholy alliances. Political analysts describe the Southeast Asian nation of more than 7,000 islands as extremely
Body count mounts in Philippine massacre
November 25th, 2009 |
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Yet more bodies have been unearthed in an election-related massacre in the Philippines. The number of dead now stands at 52.
Philippine president’s ally top suspect in massacre: police
November 25th, 2009 |
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Philippine police on Wednesday named a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as the prime suspect in an election-linked massacre of 46 people. “According to the initial reports, those who were abducted and murdered at Saniag were initially stopped by a group led by the mayor of Datu
Philippine gunmen kill 21 politicians and journalists
November 23rd, 2009 |
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Twenty-one politicians and journalists abducted in the southern Philippines have been found dead, the army says. The group were seized on the southern island of Mindanao early on Monday.
Philippine Senate wants Arroyo investigated for graft
November 11th, 2009 |
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A Philippine Senate committee has recommended further investigation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and charges filed against her husband in connection with kickbacks in a $329 million broadband deal with China’s ZTE Corp. “Her (Arroyo’s) acts in this case reveal that her