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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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24 killed in election massacre in the Philippines
San Jose Mercury News - Mon Nov 23, 9:50 pm ET
MANILA, Philippines — Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers, killing at least 24 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for violence between rival clans.
Philippines declares emergency rule after political violence - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 5:41 am ET
Manila - The Philippines Tuesday declared emergency rule and dispatched additional security forces to a southern province as the death toll in the country's worst-ever election-related violence reached 46. Police investigators dug up 24 bodies in sha...
Philippines massacre draws fear, disgust
CNN - Thu Nov 26, 1:51 am ET
Filipinos are used to violence during the run-up to elections -- they'll often say with a sad shrug, a grimace and resignation that it's "normal." They're only too aware that politics can be a dangerous business in this country, so often mixed with guns, greed and money.
EXTRA: Death toll hits 39 in political violence in Philippines
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 4:11 am ET
Manila - The death toll in election-related violence in the southern Philippines reached 39 Tuesday after police recovered more bodies from a shallow grave, police said. Fifteen bodies were found in the grave in a hilly area in Salman village in Ampa...
Massacre highlights lawlessness in the Philippines - Feature
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 2:41 am ET
Manila - The murder of at least 24 unarmed civilians in the southern Philippines has underscored the worsening state of lawlessness in the country under the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The carnage was unmatched in brutality and r...
Investment Firm Nabs San Miguel Stake
Forbes - Fri Nov 27, 3:47 am ET
As the conglomerate diversifies, power in the Philippines is consolidating.
Philippines election violence
UPI - Mon Nov 23, 8:35 am ET
By United Press International MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- More than 20 people were kidnapped and killed in what officials said was violence related to next spring's elections in the Philippines
Philippines declares emergency after 24 killed
KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Tue Nov 24, 2:50 am ET
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency Tuesday, giving security forces free hands to pursue gunmen who killed at least 24 people in one of the country's worst election massacres.
Husband of Philippine massacre victim files candidacy
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 2:06 am ET
A politician whose wife, sisters and relatives were among 57 people killed in the southern Philippines because he wanted to contest elections next year, registered his candidacy on Friday.
Philippines declares emergency rule after massacre - Update
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 1:41 am ET
Manila - The Philippines Tuesday declared emergency rule and dispatched additional security forces to a southern province where gunmen killed at least 24 people in the worst-ever election-related violence in the country. President Gloria Macapagal Ar...
Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 12:46 pm ET
The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.
Gunmen take, kill hostages in Philippines
UPI - Mon Nov 23, 7:43 am ET
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Gunmen took dozens of hostages Monday in the Philippine province of Maguindanao province, killing many them, officials said.
Philippines Economic Growth Steadies In Q3
INO News - Thu Nov 26, 3:40 am ET
(RTTNews) - Philippines' annual economic growth decelerated notably in the third quarter compared to the expansion seen last year, but it stabilized when compared to the revised growth in the second quarter of this year.
Philippines Prepares Murder Charges Against Mayor in 57 Deaths
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 10:41 pm ET
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Philippine prosecutors are preparing to file murder charges today against a mayor allegedly linked to the killing of at least 57 people on the southern island of Mindanao, the nation’s worst act of election-related violence.
Politically Motivated Mass Murder Stuns Philippines
New America Media - Wed Nov 25, 5:17 am ET
MANILA - As many as 43 relatives and supporters of a gubernatorial candidate in Maguindanao Province, as well as journalists who were covering the filing of his certificate of candidacy, were abducted and believed murdered by armed men in Maguindanao, the military said earlier this week.