Philippine forces raid clan homes (BBC News)
Philippines investigators backed by soldiers raid the compound of a clan suspected in last week’s mass political killings.
8 journalists in Philippine massacre buried
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) – A funeral procession for eight journalists among 57 people massacred in the Philippines' worst political violence was showered with flowers Friday, as security force…
Ammo crates found at Philippine massacre suspect's home
Philippine soldiers using metal detectors, sniffer dogs and an excavator dug up more than a dozen crates of bullets on Friday in the mansion of a local mayor linked to last week's massacre of 57 peopl…
Philippine forces seize ammunition in massacre probe
Shariff Aguak (Philippines), Dec 4 (DPA) Philippine police and troops Friday seized stockpiles of ammunition in raids on houses of members of a powerful political clan accused of being behind a massacre in which 57 people were killed.
Clan patriarch in Philippine massacre surrenders – Update (EARTHtimes.org)
Koronadal City, Philippines – The patriarch of a powerful political clan accused of being behind the massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines surrendered to police on Saturday. Maguindanao Governor Datu Andal Ampatuan Senior turned himself i…
Court stops troops from detaining Ampatuans, will file criminal charges vs military
The Court of Appeals approved on Friday the Ampatuan family's petition for a writ of amparo, effectively preventing security forces from restricting clan members' movement within the province. "This …
Panlilio wants Comelec commissioner out of case
DAYS BEFORE the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expected to rule on the Pampanga recount case, Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio has asked Poll Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer to inhibit himself from the el…
8 journalists in Philippine massacre buried
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) – A funeral procession for eight journalists among 57 people massacred in the Philippines' worst political violence was showered with flowers Friday, as security force…
US surprisingly lost only 11,000 jobs in November, far fewer from 125,000 projected
WASHINGTON – New unemployment figures showing the United States surprisingly lost just 11,000 jobs in November showed the stricken economy was "moving in the right direction," the White House said on …
