Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to visit Obama at White House on July 30

September 1st, 2009 Philippines offers training for Somali coast guardMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president offered her country's help in training the Somali coast guard, saying Tuesday she fears another surge in pirate attacks off Somalia that have targeted ships with hundreds of Filipino crew. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was attending the African Union summit in Libya, expressed fear that pirate attacks will pick up as the East African monsoon was about to end.

August 1st, 2009 MANILA - Philippine democracy icon and former president Corazon Aquino died Saturday after battling colon cancer for more than a year, her family said. She was 76. Cory, as people fondly called her, had been hospitalized in the Makati Medical Centre in Manila since late June after her health deteriorated and the cancer spread to other parts of her body.

August 1st, 2009 Philippines president remembers AquinoWASHINGTON — Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (uh-ROY'-oh) is remembering former President Corazon Aquino as a "national treasure" who led the country at a time of great peril. Arroyo, on an official visit to Washington, says the Philippines will observe 10 days of official mourning following Aquino's death early Saturday in Manila.

July 30th, 2009 Philippine leader, beers on Obama agenda ThursdayWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is hosting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (mah-kuh-puh-GAHL' uh-ROY'-oh) of the Philippines at the White House. Combating regional terrorism is on the agenda after suicide bombers blew themselves up in two hotels in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on July 17.

July 27th, 2009 Philippine president vows not to seek fresh termMANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, faced with the prospect of civil unrest unless she steps down at the end of her term, has vowed not to try to extend her time in office. In her final state of the nation address Monday, Arroyo defended her record during her turbulent 8 1/2 years in power and assured lawmakers she would not lift term limits set by the constitution.

July 1st, 2009 Philippine ex-President Corazon Aquino 'very ill'MANILA, Philippines — Cancer-stricken former Philippine President Corazon Aquino has been admitted to a hospital in serious condition, her spokeswoman said Wednesday. The 76-year-old democracy icon was admitted to the intensive care unit last week after she stopped eating, spokeswoman Deedee Sytangco told The Associated Press.

June 8th, 2009 White House says South Korean president to visitWASHINGTON — The White House says the president of South Korea will visit President Barack Obama next week. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs announced Lee Myung-bak's trip during his daily briefing with reporters.

June 4th, 2009 Fugitive Philippine policeman extradited from USMANILA, Philippines — A former senior Philippine police official accused of double homicide nine years ago was extradited from the U.S. on Thursday after agreeing to testify in a case implicating an opposition senator.

May 31st, 2009 Filipino rebels kill 2 soldiers on aid missionMANILA, Philippines — Communist rebels threw two grenades at army troops helping treat villagers in the central Philippines, killing two soldiers and a civilian who covered a child with his body during the attack, the military said Sunday. The child survived with minor wounds, regional military spokesman Maj.

May 3rd, 2009 MANILA - The Philippines erupted in euphoria Sunday as Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao knocked out Britain's Ricky Hatton in the second round, making history as one of the world's greatest fighters in the ring. With the win, Pacquiao matched a boxing record of holding titles in six different weight divisions.

May 1st, 2009 Workers slam Philippine government on May DayMANILA, Philippines — Several thousand left-wing workers and their supporters demonstrated in Manila and other Philippine cities Friday to mark international labor day, demanding better jobs and higher wages, and blaming the president for deteriorating living conditions. Police barricaded streets around the presidential palace in central Manila and blocked about 1,000 protesters headed there.

May 1st, 2009 Filipino general: Maoist insurgency on last legsMANILA, Philippines — The new Philippine military chief said Friday he is confident the country will crush a 40-year-old communist insurgency next year — a deadline set by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In his first day on the job as chief of staff, Lt.

April 29th, 2009 Philippine police arrest corruption witnessMANILA, Philippines — Philippine police on Wednesday arrested on perjury charges a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that implicated the president's husband. Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a former technical consultant in an aborted broadband deal with a Chinese telecommunications company, was taken into custody after a court issued an arrest warrant in the perjury case filed against him by a former member of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Cabinet.

April 8th, 2009 MANILA - Philippine rescuers Wednesday found the wreckage of a helicopter carrying senior staff of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that crashed in a northern mountainous village, killing at least three people, officials said. The Bell 412 helicopter, carrying five passengers, two pilots and another crew member, went missing Tuesday while on its way to Banaue town in Ifugao province, 270 km north of Manila, from the nearby mountain resort city of Baguio.

April 8th, 2009 MANILA - The Philippines Wednesday mounted search and rescue operations for a missing air force helicopter carrying senior staff of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo amid reports that the chopper could have crashed and exploded. The Bell 412 helicopter, carrying five passengers and two pilots, was on its way to Banaue town in Ifugao province, 270 km north of Manila, from the nearby mountain resort city of Baguio when it went missing Tuesday.