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1 dead in Philippines clashes (Straits Times)
ZAMBOANGA (Philippines) - ISLAMISTS militants killed a member of the Philippine security forces and wounded six others Saturday in two attacks on a remote southern island, officials said.
20 March 2010
03/20/2010 12:06 PHILIPPINES Through the Gospel Catholic volunteers help prisoners to hope for a new life (AsiaNews.it)
» by Santosh Digal The program is run by Caritas and the Philippines Association of lay Dominicans. Since 1976, over 10 thousand prisoners have been reintegrated into society through training and psychological and spiritual help inside and outside prison.
20 March 2010
Kidnap-For-Ransom Leader Killed In Southern Philippines (Bernama)
ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 20 (Bernama) -- A notorious kidnap-for-ransom gang leader linked with the Abu Sayyaf group and a civilian volunteer were killed while six others were wounded in two separate attacks early on Saturday in southern Philippines, security officials said.
20 March 2010
4 wounded in Abu Sayyaf assault in S Philippines (People's Daily)
Abu Sayyaf gunmen assaulted a paramilitary outpost in southern Philippines on Saturday, wounding four persons, local newspaper Inquirer reported on its website. The attack was staged at around 06:00 a.m. local time in Sumisip, Basilan Province, Inquirer quoted the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as saying. The four wounded include a soldier and three members of ...
20 March 2010
BMI forecasts Philippines pharmaceuticals market to reach US$4.83bn in 2014 (News-Medical-Net)
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Philippines Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2010" report to their offering.
19 March 2010
Two killed in clash in southern Philippines (EARTHtimes.org)
Zamboanga City, Philippines - A government militiaman and a Muslim separatist rebel were killed Saturday in a clash in southern Philippines, a military report said....
19 March 2010
Aquino, Villar Are Main Contenders in Philippines (Angus Reid)
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and Manuel Villar are the main competitors in the race to become the next president of the Philippines, according to a poll by Social Weather Stations published in Business World. 36 per cent of respondents would vote for Aquino III of the Liberal Party (PLP) in this year’s ballot, down four points since January.
19 March 2010
Art installation at the University of the Philippines in Manila, Philippines (The Record and Herald News)
A boy looks at thousands of balloons which form part of an art installation titled "Sea" which was put up by fine arts students from the country's premier university, the University of the Philippines at Manila's Quezon city.
19 March 2010
ASIA: Human rights in Sri Lanka & Philippines (Scoop.co.nz)
The ALRC wishes to highlight the lack of credible action by the government of the Philippines concerning the November 23, 2009, massacre in Maguindanao, in which 57 persons travelling to register a candidate in local elections were massacred by the private army the ruling family which has ties to the President. 30 journalists were killed in this massacre, the highest number ever killed in a ...
19 March 2010
Focus on Philippines tourism (Gulf Daily News)
MANAMA: More than 50 Bahrain-based travel agents, tour operators and hoteliers attended a special seminar on tourism in the Philippines last night. A 16-member delegation, visiting Bahrain on behalf of the Philippines Department of Tourism (DoT), conducted the event as part of a roadshow.
19 March 2010
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