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Philippine troops kill militant commander

Philippine troops killed a senior commander of al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants wanted for kidnappings and bombings amid an ongoing offensive, the military said Friday. Abdulla Ajijul was killed Wednesday during a raid on his hide-out in ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Taiwan News,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Abu Sayyaf,  Al-Qaeda

Philippine gay group fights to contest elections

MANILA, Philippines—A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality. The decision last ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Philippines celebrate Pacquiao despite disasters

MANILA, Philippines—Filipinos erupted into deafening cheers in bars, gymnasiums and army camps Sunday as Manny Pacquiao -- their boxing hero -- relentlessly pounded Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto to win his seventh title in as many weight classes. Pacquiao ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Boston Globe,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Manny Pacquiao,  Miguel Cotto,  Ricky Hatton,  World Food Programme,  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Clinton urged to query Philippine human rights

A human rights watchdog on Tuesday urged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to press the Philippine president to prosecute soldiers allegedly responsible for political killings. Clinton's two-day visit to Manila this week will ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Taiwan News,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Human Rights Watch,  Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Senate

Grim situation gets worse in Philippines as another storm hits

MANILA - A typhoon yesterday battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing. ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Boston Globe,  1 Nov 2009

4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed

MANILA, Philippines — A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five ...

From OLIVER TEVES ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  31 Oct 2009

Typhoon Mirinae batters Philippine capital

A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing. Typhoon ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Globe and Mail,  31 Oct 2009

Typhoon Mirinae batters Manila

A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing. Typhoon ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Globe and Mail,  31 Oct 2009

Seven dead in latest typhoon to lash Philippines

A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing. Typhoon ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Globe and Mail,  31 Oct 2009

Kidnappers demand $2 million for Irish hostage

MANILA, Philippines—Captors of a 79-year old Irish missionary kidnapped in the southern Philippines have released a video in which the priest says his abductors are demanding $2 million to release him. The video was obtained by government negotiators ...

From OLIVER TEVES, Boston Globe,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

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