Rebel leader among 7 killed in Philippines: military (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A senior separatist leader was among seven Muslim guerrillas killed in a clash with government forces in the southern Philippines, the military said.
Filipino gays in Saudi face imprisonment (Cebu Daily News)
MANILA, Philippines–Sixty-seven gay Filipino workers and their boyfriends recently arrested by Saudi Arabia police for holding a gay show are facing imprisonment of three to six months and 50 to 100 lashes on charges of imitating women, an offense against the Koran.
Baseball Philippines: Cebu stops rampaging Batangas, Manila enters finals (GMANews.TV via Yahoo! Philippines News)
MANILA, Philippines Defending champion Cebu Dolphins finally ended the rampaging Batangas Bulls winning run while the Manila Sharks earned the first finals berth in Saturday s Baseball Philippines Series V semis matches at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.
Manila sluggers barge into finals (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)
The Manila Sharks recovered from a number of wasted opportunities to oust the Alabang Tigers, 11-10, in a marathon 14-inning game and advance to the finals of Baseball Philippines Series 5 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium yesterday. Failing to take advantage of five chances to beat the Alabang in the first five extra innings, the Sharks finally came through on their sixth try as Edito …
Philippine footballer in Asian Youth Games contracts H1N1 (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News)
SINGAPORE: A member of the Philippines football team, now in Singapore for the inaugural Asian Youth Games (AYG), has been confirmed to be infected with the H1N1 virus.
2 NPA rebels killed in Sorsogon (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Two New People’s Army rebels were killed Saturday morning in an encounter with Army soldiers in Sugod, Bacon, Sorsogon, a military spokesperson said.
Filipino workers in Saudi face lash for ‘imitating women’ (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
RIYADH – Sixty-seven Filipino men working in Saudi Arabia face jail and lashes for “imitating women” after being arrested at a party in which a number were dressed in drag, a Philippines embassy official said Saturday.
