| Philippines's
elections: a family affair AdnKronos International May 11, 2007 Denpasar [Indonesia] - As Filipinos go to the polls Monday in mid-term parliamentary and local elections, one thing is for certain - many of the same surnames will be appearing on the winners' lists across the archipelago. |
| Candidates
in Crucial Philippines Election Include Celebrities, Rebels, 'Bin Laden' World Politics Review May 8, 2007 Denpasar [Indonesia] - As the 45 million Filipinos eligible to vote get ready to make a choice in the their country's May 14 mid-term election, the Philippines political landscape has been disturbed by the sound of guns, and filled with a mix of celebrities, rebels and political dynasties. |
| Analysts:
No End in Sight for Philippines' Communist Revolt World Politics Review March 26, 2007 Denpasar [Indonesia] - While most of the world has discarded the idea of communism, the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), is still fighting for a "people's dictatorship" in the Philippines, arguably Southeast Asia's most westernized country. |
| Philippines
Reeling From Revelations of Extrajudicial Killings World Politics Review February 27, 2007 Denpasar [Indonesia] - The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has broken her silence and called on Manila to end extrajudicial killings. On Feb. 27, U.S. ambassador Kristie Kenney said that human rights are critical to every democratic country and asked President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to do all she can to stop the murderous spree. |
| Arms
for the poor The South China Morning Post January 27, 2007 Jolo - As Manila battles southern extremists in the 'war on terror', its worst enemy is the poverty that nurtures them |
| Casualties
of a dirty war Today September 4, 2006 Denpasar [Indonesia] - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) have been blamed for a killing spree that has left numerous left-wing sympathisers dead in the last few years |
| US,
Philippines weigh new military marriage Asia Times August 23, 2006 Cotabato City - More than 15 years after the US was forced to close its military bases in the Philippines by nationalist politicians, there are growing indications that Washington is angling to re-establish a permanent military presence here - though US diplomats strenuously deny the speculation. |
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Filipinos
get ready to cha-cha again Manila - In the noisy opera house of Philippine politics, there is a clear note for political change. But President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her opponents are singing from distinctly different librettos, and the ensuing political cacophony makes the audience long for an intermission. |