Strong earthquake hits near PhilippinesOctober 7th, 2009 Strong earthquake hits near PhilippinesWASHINGTON — A strong earthquake struck south of the Philippines on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Obama extends condolences to Philippines storm victims, cites ongoing US relief efforts thereOctober 6th, 2009 Obama sends condolences to Filipino storm victimsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expressing his condolences for the loss of life and devastation caused by recent storms in the Philippines. In a statement late Tuesday, Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, felt "great sorrow over the hundreds of people who have died from the storms and resulting flooding and the hundreds of thousands more who have been displaced."
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Official: 1 US soldier killed, 1 wounded in a landmine explosion in southern PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 Official: Mine kills US soldier in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military says one U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a landmine explosion in the country's insurgent-plagued south.
Philippine Muslim rebels warn of new fighting if peace talks failSeptember 19th, 2009 Philippine Muslim rebels warn of new fightingSULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines — The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group warned Saturday that fighting could break out again if efforts to revive peace talks fail, saying a new truce remains fragile. Months of deadly clashes in the south eased in July when the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front separately declared a halt to offensives to allow the Malaysian-brokered talks to resume and a large number of displaced villagers to return home.
White House chef says picking garden vegetables just like preparing food in native PhilippinesAugust 24th, 2009 Obamas' Filipina chef at home with healthy waysMANILA, Philippines — For the White House chef, serving homegrown vegetables straight from the garden is just like preparing food in her native Philippines — healthy and simple. Filipino-American Cristeta Pasia-Comerford, the first woman and first minority to serve as the executive chef in the White House, credited the first lady for making sure her family eats steamed, organic vegetables from the garden Michelle Obama planted in April.
Muslim rebels in Philippines rule out talks despite halt in government offensiveJuly 24th, 2009 Philippine rebels rule out talks despite truceMANILA, Philippines — Muslim rebels said Friday they will only resume peace talks if an international body guarantees an autonomy deal with the Philippine government despite President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's order for her troops to hold fire. After a year of sporadic clashes in the southern Philippines, Arroyo ordered Thursday a suspension in military operations against the 11,000-member Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Philippines tightens security after Jakarta bombingsJuly 18th, 2009 MANILA - The Philippines will implement additional security measures in the capital to prevent terrorist attacks after the bombings in the Indonesian capital that killed nine people and injured more than 50 others, a senior official said Saturday. Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said more than 200 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras would be installed in strategic areas around metropolitan Manila, such as shopping malls, cinemas and transport terminals, to boost police surveillance.
Bomb blast near Roman Catholic cathedral kills 4, wounds 47 in the southern PhilippinesJuly 5th, 2009 Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 4MANILA, Philippines — Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 47. Seven were in critical condition.
Bomb blast near Roman Catholic cathedral kills 3, wounds dozens in the southern PhilippinesJuly 5th, 2009 Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 3MANILA, Philippines — Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least three people and wounding 48. Eight were in critical condition.
Bomb blast near Roman Catholic cathedral kills 1, wounds 26 others in southern PhilippinesJuly 5th, 2009 Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 1MANILA, Philippines — Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding more than two dozen others. The bomb exploded outside the Immaculate Conception cathedral in Cotabato city as churchgoers walked out after attending Mass.
Philippine troops capture Muslim militant suspected in 2000 Manila bombings that killed 22June 11th, 2009 Philippine troops capture Manila bombing suspectMANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops have captured a Muslim explosives expert suspected in several terrorist attacks, including five nearly simultaneous bombings that killed 22 people in Manila in 2000, officials said Thursday. Army troops and police surrounded Anzar Venancio's hide-out at dawn in the predominantly southern Muslim city of Marawi.
36 dead, 12 missing in Philippines typhoonMay 10th, 2009 MANILA - The death toll in a typhoon that pummelled northern Philippines has reached 36, with 12 still missing, the government said Sunday. More than 140,000 people were affected by typhoon Chan-Hom in 11 provinces in the northern Philippines, including Manila.
Philippine inflation declines to 4.8 percent in April as food prices fallMay 5th, 2009 Philippine inflation dips to 4.8 percent in AprilMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' inflation rate slid to 4.8 percent in April from 6.4 percent in March due to lower food prices, the central bank announced Tuesday. The figure brings year-to-date inflation to 6.4 percent, down from 6.9 percent in March — well within the 4.5-5.4 percent forecast, central bank officer-in-charge Armando Suratos said.
Philippines arrests militants linked to 2002 Bali blastsFebruary 11th, 2009 MANILA - The Philippines security forces have arrested two militants with alleged links to a pair of Indonesians wanted in the 2002 Bali bombings, an official said Thursday. Eduardo Ermita, chief of the Philippine Anti-Terrorism Council, said Mokasin Dilna, a leader of the militant al-Khobar group, was arrested Jan 29 in Zamboanga City, 875 km south of Manila.
One dead in attack on UN relief truck in southern PhilippinesDecember 22nd, 2008 MANILA - Unidentified gunmen fired at a United Nations truck carrying rice to evacuees in southern Philippines, killing one Filipino worker, a UN representative said Tuesday. Stephen Anderson, the World Food Programme (WFP) representative in the Philippines, said the truck was attacked late Sunday in Calanogas town in Lanao del Sur province, 855 km south of Manila.
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