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Accused Philippine rebel kidnapper to remain hidden: MILF

AFP - Friday, November 6

COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) - - Philippine Muslim rebel leaders on Thursday refused a government demand to force one of their members accused of kidnapping an Irish priest to come out and personally deny the allegation. More »

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Gunmen fire on bus in south Philippines, killing 2
AP - Thursday, November 5
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - Gunmen opened fire on a commuter bus in the restive southern Philippines, killing two and wounding eight passengers, authorities said Thursday.
Philippines frees officers cleared over coup: military
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
MANILA (AFP) - - Eleven Philippine military officers who were cleared of involvement in a coup plot against President Gloria Arroyo were freed Tuesday and will be able to rejoin their units, military officials said.
Storm 'kills at least 40 people' in Vietnam
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
HANOI (AFP) - - Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.
Philippine troops kill 5 al-Qaida-linked militants
AP - Wednesday, November 4
MANILA, Philippines - Government troops attacked an Abu Sayyaf camp in the rebels' southern stronghold before dawn Tuesday, triggering a five-hour clash in which five of the al-Qaida-linked militants were killed and one government militiaman was wounded, the military said.
Philippine typhoon toll reaches 19: authorities
AFP - Tuesday, November 3
MANILA (AFP) - - Philippine authorities on Tuesday reported three more deaths from Typhoon Mirinae, which battered the storm-weary nation at the weekend, bringing the total number of those killed to 19.
Sixteen dead in Philippine fire
AFP - Monday, November 2
MANILA (AFP) - - Sixteen people were killed when a fire engulfed a slum area in the central Philippines on Monday, police said.
Philippines: No ransom for kidnapped Irish priest
AP - Monday, November 2
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government rejected a $2 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers of an ailing Irish priest in the country's volatile south and said Sunday that efforts would continue to safely secure his freedom.
Philippines cleans up after latest deadly typhoon
AFP - Sunday, November 1
MANILA (AFP) - - Philippine authorities Sunday scrambled to restore power and repair damage after Typhoon Mirinae smashed into the storm-weary nation, killing at least 14 people.
Gunmen ask �1.2 million ransom for priest in Philippines
Reuters - Sunday, November 1
MANILA (Reuters) - Gunmen holding an Irish Catholic missionary in the southern Philippines for nearly three weeks have demanded a $2 million (1.2 million pounds) ransom, officials said on Saturday.
Typhoon cuts power, uproots trees in Philippines
Reuters - Saturday, October 31
MANILA (Reuters) - The third typhoon to hit the Philippines in five weeks slammed into the main island of Luzon on Saturday, uprooting trees and toppling power lines, but there were no immediate reports of widespread damage.
Typhoon destroys bridge, cuts power in Philippines
AFP - Saturday, October 31
MANILA (AFP) - - Typhoon Mirinae smashed into the Philippines overnight, washing away a bridge, causing power outages and dumping fresh rain on areas still flooded after recent killer storms, officials said Saturday.
Philippines, China sign accords to improve ties: officials
AFP - Friday, October 30
MANILA (AFP) - - The Philippines and China signed two agreements on Thursday to boost bilateral ties and improve consular relations, officials said, despite disagreements on issues such as the disputed Spratly Islands.
Misery for 1.5 mln a month after Philippine storms
AFP - Tuesday, October 27
MANILA (AFP) - - More than 1.5 million people are struggling to live in flooded suburbs or crowded shelters one month after devastating rains began pounding the Philippines, and officials warn no quick fix is in sight.
Estrada seeks redemption in Philippine election
AFP - Sunday, October 25
MANILA (AFP) - - Riding one of the Philippines' iconic "jeepney" mini-buses used by the poor, Joseph Estrada burst into Manila's dockside slums to begin a seven-month drive aimed at returning him to the presidential palace.
WHO helps Philippines deal with deadly outbreak
AP - Friday, October 23
MANILA, Philippines - The World Health Organization will send an emergency team to help the Philippines deal with a bacterial disease outbreak that has killed at least 148 people and sickened nearly 2,000 in and around the flood-hit capital, officials said Thursday.
Ousted Filipino leader announces election bid
AP - Thursday, October 22
MANILA, Philippines - Ousted leader Joseph Estrada, convicted of plunder and later pardoned, said Wednesday he wants to run in next year's elections despite legal challenges and immediate objections to the idea of his political comeback.
Gunmen kidnap 8 Philippine government workers
AP - Wednesday, October 21
MANILA, Philippines - Armed men abducted eight government workers who were protecting a southern Philippine watershed against timber poachers and illegal miners, officials said Wednesday.
UN official says Philippine poverty `unacceptable'
AP - Wednesday, October 21
MANILA, Philippines - Poverty in the Philippines remains at an "unacceptable" level years after it joined dozens of other countries in pledging to reduce the number of impoverished people by half by 2015, a U.N. official said Tuesday.
Grenade attack kills 3 in Philippines
AP - Wednesday, October 21
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - An army commander says three people have died in a grenade blast in a southern Philippine city hall filled with villagers registering to vote in next year's general elections.