Philippine journalists expect attacks to continue
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) – Several white wooden coffins – all but one shut to hide the journalists' disfigured remains – were crammed into a rundown funeral parlor in the southern Philippines,…
Ampatuan Massacre or Maguindanao Massacre? (Minda News)
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao (MindaNews/28 November) Ampatuan Massacre or Maguindanao Massacre? Several national television…
Philippine journalists expect attacks to continue
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) – Several white wooden coffins all but one shut to hide the journalists' disfigured remains were crammed into a rundown funeral parlor in the southern Philip…
People ready for another Marcos
T he only son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on Saturday filed his certificate of candidacy for senator, expressing confidence that voters will see him for his own advocacies and…
AFP reports surrender of 560 NPA rebels (Manila Bulletin)
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported Sunday that some 560 former New People Army (NPA) rebels, who once wield deadly weapons, are now holding farm tools and mechanic s gizmos as they have decided to turn their backs against banditry and instead avail themselves of the government s Social Integration Program (SIP).
Aquino backer named RP envoy to Italy
Close this MANILA, Philippines–There's no love lost between the Arroyo administration and Cebu Rep. Antonio Cuenco, who was recently appointed ambassador to Italy despite his earlier statement that h…
Aquino, Roxas register as candidates
MANILA, Philippines–Pledging to fight corruption and claiming to see victory at hand, frontrunner Sen. Benigno Aquino III on Saturday formally registered his candidacy in the 2010 election in a star-…
2 cops among witnesses in Maguindanao massacre
Close this MANILA, Philippines–Two of the four police officers being held for questioning over their purported role in the mass murder in Maguindanao on Nov. 23 have confessed being in the area at th…
The Philippines is still run by the rich and powerful
The story Two describe frenzied Philippines massacre (November 29) showed the incompetence and disgusting nature of the justice system in the Philippines. I am a Filipino and I feel very ashamed that …
CNN’s Amanpour: Journalists in danger (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour looks at the conditions that make the Philippines the most dangerous place in the world for journalists, during the November 25 episode of “Amanpour,” a live global interview program.
