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Six communist insurgents slain in Philippines: military

AFP - Sunday, September 7

DAVAO, Philippines, Sept 6, 2008 (AFP) - At least six communist insurgents were slain and one soldier wounded in a series of clashes in the southern Philippines on Saturday, the military said. More »

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13 dead or missing in Philippines landslide: officials
AFP - Sunday, September 7
MACO, Philippines (AFP) - - Six people were killed and at least seven others were missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried houses in the southern Philippines, officials said Saturday. More »
Red Cross calls on military, Muslim rebels not to stop aid supplies
AFP - Saturday, September 6
COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) - - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Saturday called on the Philippines military and Muslim rebels not to stop aid reaching civilians displaced by fighting in the south of the country. More »
Philippine troops head south amid 'crisis' warning
AFP - Saturday, September 6
MANILA (AFP) - - The Philippines has sent 1,000 troops to guard food aid in its troubled south, officials said Friday, as the Red Cross warned of a "humanitarian crisis" after a surge in separatist violence and the halting of a peace process. More »
Philippines scraps peace panel on Muslim rebellion
AFP - Thursday, September 4
MANILA (AFP) - - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo scrapped Wednesday a government peace panel seeking to end a deadly and drawnout Muslim rebellion in the south, officials said, in a major shift in policy. More »
Governor shot in ambush in Philippine capital: police
AFP - Wednesday, September 3
MANILA (AFP) - - The governor of a remote Philippine province and his driver were shot and wounded in a pre-dawn attack in Manila on Wednesday, police said. More »
US Navy ship arrives to help locate crashed Philippines plane
AFP - Tuesday, September 2
DAVAO, Philippines, Sept 2, 2008 (AFP) - A US Navy vessel has arrived to help search for the wreckage of a Filipino military transport plane that crashed at sea off the southern Philippines, an official said Tuesday. More »
Philippines official facing charges for cutting trees
AFP - Tuesday, September 2
MANILA, Sept 2, 2008 (AFP) - A Philippines national park official could face jail time for overseeing the removal of decades-old trees from a historic site in Manila, the country's environment department said Tuesday. More »
Philippine corporate profits fall: study
AFP - Tuesday, September 2
MANILA, Sept 2, 2008 (AFP) - Soaring inflation contributed to a 4.3-percent fall in profits at listed Philippine firms over the three months to March, a stock exchange study said Tuesday. More »
Rebels not to blame for deadly Philippine bombing: officials
AFP - Tuesday, September 2
DIGOS, Philippines (AFP) - - Philippine authorities on Tuesday said a deadly bus bombing in the troubled south that killed six people was the work of a crime gang and not Muslim separatist rebels. More »

Philippines police could face charges for detaining press: officialAFP -Monday, September 1
Women trafficked to Singapore lured into prostitutionAFP -Monday, September 1
Philippines limits operations against Muslim rebels as Ramadan startsAFP -Monday, September 1
Philippines detains 13 Vietnamese for illegal fishing: militaryAFP -Monday, September 1
Philippines' first family planning programme faces church hurdlesAFP -Sunday, August 31
Philippine military chief assails Muslim group for over attacksAFP -Sunday, August 31
Islamic group condemns rebel Muslim fighting in PhilippinesAFP -Friday, August 29
Philippine economic growth slows to 4.6 pct: govtAFP -Thursday, August 28
Philippines considering criminal charges in shipping tragedyAFP -Thursday, August 28
Ten South Koreans killed in Philippine road accidentAFP -Thursday, August 28