Palace announces Arroyo sked to end questions on health
MANILA, Philippines – Press Secretary Cerge Remonde read on a radio broadcast Tuesday the schedule of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to end speculations on her health, spawned by her failure to sho…
$7-M Marcos jewelry collection excluded from forfeiture case – govt
MANILA, Philippines – Two jewelry collections owned by former First Lady Imelda Marcos were excluded from a government forfeiture case, raising the possibility that these may be returned to her. Wo…
Two killed, dozens wounded in S Philippine blast
Two people were killed and more than 20 others wounded near a store Tuesday morning in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. “Two died and 24 were wounde…
Philippines Probe Foreign Terror Link In Church Blast
said investigators were probing whether Jemaah Islamiyah, or JI, the group behind the Bali bombings, may have been involved in the blast outside the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic cathedral. T…
Kidnapping Raises Fears in Philippines
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – In southern Philippines, Abu Sayyaf terrorists linked to al Qaeda have again stepped up their kidnapping-for-ransom activities. They’re targeting Christians and authorit…
6 Dead, Many Hurt In Philippines Bombings -Police
The first bomb exploded in a commercial area on Jolo island, killing six people and wounding about 30, police said. It was followed about two hours later by car bomb blast next to a parked military …
Chevron rolls back diesel, kerosene prices
MANILA, Philippines — Following the lead of its competitors, Chevron Corp. announced that it would also cut diesel and kerosene prices on Tuesday. At 6 p.m., Chevron will reduce diesel and kerosene p…
Philippine bombings halt UN food distribution
A spate of deadly bombings has prompted the United Nations to suspend food distribution to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by fighting in the southern Philippines, a U.N. official said Wedne…
Philippines Hopes Tax Removal On Stocks Will Boost Trade
-(Dow Jones)- The Philippine Department of Finance said Monday it hopes the removal of a documentary stamp tax on stock trading will boost transactions at the local bourse.
