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MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Kidnappers in the southern Philippines released nine more hostages Friday, but retained 45 others in their standoff with police, officials said.
(RTTNews) - Prosecutors in the Philippines have charged 24 people with rebellion in connection with last month's brutal election-related massacre of 57 people on the southern island of Mindanao, said officials on Wednesday.
Officials negotiated for a second day Friday with government-armed former militiamen who took 57 villagers hostage in the southern Philippines to press their demands that murder and banditry charges against them be dropped.
MANILA (AFP)--Rebel forces loyal to a powerful Muslim clan whose area is under martial law in the southern Philippines have engaged troops in clashes, a senior government official said Monday.
Officials resumed talks Friday with government-armed former militiamen holding 57 villagers hostage in the southern Philippines, demanding that murder and banditry cases against them be dropped in exchange for the captives' release.
President defends imposition of martial law
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police on Wednesday named 161 suspects in the massacre of 57 people last month in the country's worst election violence, including government militiamen led by members of a powerful clan facing murder and rebellion charges.
New IT opportunities are being fueled by a $6.8B (US) Philippines Economic Recovery Program investing in infrastructure projects in areas including transportation, tourism, power, water and housing. Additionally, the Philippines is experiencing substantial IT growth backed by an estimated 24 million Filipino Internet users today, a 75 percent increase from 14 million in 2008. The Manila IBM ...
MADRID -- Can a Barcelona truck driver speak like a Buenos Aires banker? Can rules be imposed on a language spoken by 400 million people stretching from Madrid to Manila? The Spanish Royal Academy and 21 sister organizations in Latin America and ot...
MANILA -(Dow Jones)- Demand for office space in the Philippines is expected to improve next year as the business process outsourcing industry expands, helping to stem the fall in rents, real estate services firm CB Richard Ellis said Wednesday.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines is considering selling euro-denominated bonds next year to refinance maturing debt as investors’ appetite for dollar-denominated assets may be waning, finance officials said.
Security forces scoured jungle in the southern Philippines Thursday for two factory workers held by Al Qaeda-linked militants, after the severed head of one hostage was dumped in a park.
Can a Barcelona truck driver be expected to speak like a Buenos Aires banker? Can rules be imposed on a language spoken by 400 million people stretching from Madrid to Manila? The academic overseers of the language of Cervantes have taken an ambitious stab at...
MANILA (AFP)--The leaders of a Muslim clan in the southern Philippines where martial law was imposed following a massacre were charged with rebellion Wednesday, a justice department official said.
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police on Wednesday named 161 suspects in the massacre of 57 people last month in the country's worst election violence, including government militiamen led by members of a powerful clan facing murder and rebellion...
Can a Barcelona truck driver be expected to speak like a Buenos Aires banker? Can rules be imposed on a language spoken by 400 million people stretching from Madrid to Manila? The academic overseers of the language of Cervantes have taken a stab at it, unveiling their first Spanish grammar guidelines in nearly 80 years.
