Philippines – Boxing icon Pacquiao enters Philippine political ring (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Boxing icon Pacquiao enters Philippine political ring (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Seven-time world boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao registered as a candidate for a seat in the Philippines lower house of Congress on Tuesday, climbing into the political ring for the second time following a 2007 defeat.
Suspect in Philippine massacre charged with murder (AP via Yahoo! News)
The heir of a powerful clan was charged Tuesday in connection with the Philippines’ worst political massacre an ambush in which 57 people, more than half journalists, were slaughtered.
Arroyo files candidacy, ignores Philippine church rebuke (AsiaOne)
LUBAO, Philippines – Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ignored a rebuke by the influential Roman Catholic church and the fury of her opponents Tuesday as she launched her campaign to become a member of parliament.
Charges over Philippine massacre (BBC News)
A politician accused over a massacre of 57 people in the Philippines is charged with multiple murders, officials say.
Philippine Police Say 5 More Members of Clan May Be Charged (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Police in the Philippines said they will recommend the filing of charges against more people, including five members of the Ampatuan family, for the massacre of 57 people last week in the southern province of Maguindanao.
Philippines files murder charges for massacre (TVNZ)
Philippine prosecutors filed formal murder charges against a member of a powerful political family for the massacre of 57 people in a suspected clan feud that has stoked tensions ahead of elections next year
Outrage as Philippines’ Arroyo declares no retirement (Manila Bulletin)
MANILA, November 30, 2009 (AFP) – Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced Monday she would run for a seat in parliament next year, triggering immediate outrage from opponents who said she was making a brazen bid to stay in power.
Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban lawmaker in Pakistan – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Islamabad – A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban provincial lawmaker in Pakistan’s restive Swat valley on Tuesday, police said. Shamsher Ali, a member of the regional assembly in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province, of which Swat is a district…
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