Dec 15th, 2009 · The significance of boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines is perhaps unmatched in sports history. Despite his small stature, the fighter called "Pacman" has won seven different world titles. And his influence has been compared to Nelson Mandela's.
Dec 15th, 2009 · State vulcanologists raise the alert level on the cone-shaped, 8,070-foot Mayon volcano overnight to two steps below a major eruption after ash explosions. More than 20,000 people had been taken to safety by nightfall Tuesday.
Dec 4th, 2009 · Andal Ampatuan Sr. and at least six other family members who have ruled impoverished Maguindanao province unopposed for years are the main suspects in the Nov. 23 attack on a political rival's convoy in which 57 people, including 30 journalists, were killed. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Saturday put the town under martial law
Nov 25th, 2009 · Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country's worst election massacre, said they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders. Officials recovered 11 more bodies, bringing the death toll in Monday's attack on an election caravan to 57, including 18 journalists.
Nov 23rd, 2009 · Philippine troops found 21 bodies in the country's restive south after dozens of gunmen on Monday hijacked a convoy of politicians and supporters filing their nominations for next year's elections, officials said. The identities of the gunmen were unclear but victims' relatives blamed political rivals.
Oct 11th, 2009 · American military helicopters ferried tons of aid Sunday to a northern Philippine mountain region facing shortages of food, gasoline and coffins after back-to-back typhoons killed more than 600 in the country.
Oct 9th, 2009 · Driving rain on the heels of back-to-back storms triggered dozens of landslides across the northern Philippines washes away villages and leaving almost an entire province under water. The latest deluge brought the death toll to nearly 500 in the country's worst flooding in 40 years.
Oct 3rd, 2009 · Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country's mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said.