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Condemning Violence: Philippines

Tulsa World - Wed Nov 25, 3:40 am ET

Protesters hold lighted candles while displaying placards during a rally Tuesday in Manila's Quezon City to condemn election violence in the southern Philippines.

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San Miguel Director Ongpin Buys 28% Stake for $1.36 Billion
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 27, 5:26 am ET
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- San Miguel Corp. Director Roberto Ongpin led a group that paid 64.3 billion pesos ($1.36 billion) for a 28 percent stake in the Philippines’ biggest food and beverage maker, paving the way for a possible takeover.
21 Filipino Hostages Found Dead
WJXT Jacksonville - Mon Nov 23, 7:36 am ET
MANILA, Philippines -- 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.
Philippines Attack Most Deadly Ever on Media
Fox News - Wed Nov 25, 10:26 am ET
Troops have found 11 more bodies at the site of a gruesome election-related massacre in the Philippines - taking the death toll to 57, Sky News reported.
Philippines Says Mayor Linked to Massacre Surrenders (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 3:45 am ET
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippine military said a mayor allegedly linked to the killing of at least 57 people in the nation’s worst act of political violence turned himself in to authorities on the southern island of Mindanao today.
Main suspect in southern Philippine massacre surrenders - 3rd Update
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 3:41 am ET
Manila - The principal suspect in the grisly killing of 57 people in the southern Philippines surrendered Thursday to a senior aide of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who has been criticised for her government's timid response to the carnage. Poli...
Local politician named as suspect in Philippines massacre
The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Nov 25, 8:43 am ET
Security forces investigating the Philippines massacre earlier this week have identified Andal Ampatuan Jr., a close ally to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, as a suspect.
Toll Rising in Philippines Massacre
New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 3:03 pm ET
The death toll in Monday’s election violence rose to 57 on Wednesday, as 11 more bodies were recovered.
Philippines GDP Growth Slows In Q3
INO News - Wed Nov 25, 9:55 pm ET
(RTTNews) - Philippines' gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 1% sequentially in the third quarter, slower than the downwardly revised 1.7% growth in the second quarter, the National Statistical Coordination Board reported on Thursday. Economists had expected a 1.3% increase.
Attack on election convoy kills 21 in Philippines
The Champaign News-Gazette - Mon Nov 23, 11:04 am ET
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines' worst political violence in years. There was no claim of responsibility for the bloodshed in the predominantly Muslim region wracked by political tensions between rival clans.
4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed
Park Hills Daily Journal - Fri Nov 27, 11:34 am ET
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing.
Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy
Boston Globe - Fri Nov 27, 2:18 am ET
A politician whose wife and relatives were among 57 people massacred in the southern Philippines in an apparent bid to stop him from running for governor filed his candidacy Friday for the election.
Former AP stringer among 57 dead in Philippines
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 8:39 pm ET
Alejandro "Bong" Reblando, a veteran Filipino journalist and former Associated Press stringer, was among at least 18 reporters killed in an attack on an election caravan, authorities said. He was 53.
Filipino candidate files to run despite slaughter of his supporters
Denver Post - Sat Nov 28, 3:12 am ET
Undeterred by the deadly attack that killed 57 in a campaign convoy, Ismael Mangudadatu filed to run for governor of Maguindanao province Friday, heavily guarded by police and soldiers.
Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 8:35 am ET
The Philippine politician whose wife and relatives were among 57 people massacred in an apparent bid to stop him from running for governor filed his candidacy papers Friday, vowing only his death could stop him.
Why the Philippines' Maguindanao Massacre Happened
Time Magazine - Fri Nov 27, 6:48 am ET
The killings starkly exposed a nationwide malaise: the fierce competition for regional power among the country's small Élite