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Philippines declares emergency after 24 killed

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency Tuesday, giving security forces free hands to pursue gunmen who killed at least 24 people in one of the country's worst election ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,  Ronaldo Puno,  Reporters Without Borders

Philippines readies arrests after 24 killed

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared a state of emergency in two southern provinces after gunmen killed at least 24 people in an attack on an election caravan. Arroyo spokesman Serge Remonde says Tuesday's order ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Boston Globe,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,  Ronaldo Puno,  Reporters Without Borders,  Committee to Protect Journalists

24 killed in election massacre in the Philippines

Genalyn, and his two sisters, sprawled on the ground or shot in their vehicles about three miles from where they were ambushed, military spokesman Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner said. MANILA, Philippines — Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Reporters Without Borders,  Committee to Protect Journalists

21 killed in election massacre in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers Monday, killing at least 21 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for violence between rival ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Committee to Protect Journalists,  Reporters Without Borders,  Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Manila throws party for Pacquiao's homecoming

The city's notorious traffic came to a halt and thousands lined streets and bridges Friday to cheer their hero Manny Pacquiao, who returned home pondering his next moves _ facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. and seeking a congressional seat. Fresh from ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Taiwan News,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Manny Pacquiao,  Miguel Cotto,  Bob Arum,  Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Freed priest says Filipino captors wanted money

MANILA, Philippines A 79-year-old Irish priest said he hiked through jungles, survived raging seas and slept in a swamp under a tarpaulin before his captors released him Thursday after a month, apparently without getting the ransom they demanded. The ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, San Diego Union-Tribune,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Al-Qaeda,  Abu Sayyaf

Clinton supports Philippine anti-terrorism fight

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday vowed support for the Philippine fight against al-Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the U.S. military's role in helping the country recover from deadly typhoons. Clinton arrived on a ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Taiwan News,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Al-Qaeda,  Abu Sayyaf,  U.S. Senate

Philippines' Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt

The cone-shaped Mayon volcano in the central Philippines, which killed scores in an eruption 16 years ago, shot up an ash plume Wednesday _ prompting hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate in case it blows again. Chief state volcanologist ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Taiwan News,  11 Nov 2009

Philippines vows action after teacher is beheaded

The Philippine government on Monday promised to hunt down al-Qaida-linked militants suspected of beheading a schoolteacher whose family failed to raise a ransom demanded by his kidnappers. Workers at a gas station on southern Jolo Island found ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, eTaiwan News,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Abu Sayyaf,  Al-Qaeda,  Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Typhoon Mirinae on track to hit flooded Manila

Authorities closed schools, grounded ferries and army troops mobilized a battalion with rubber boats ready for rescue operations in the capital and more than 25 other provinces. Trucks with food and other relief goods were dispatched to northern ...

From HRVOJE HRANJSKI, San Francisco Chronicle,  30 Oct 2009

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