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MANILA — Communist rebels freed on Wednesday four government militiamen seized in the southern Philippines this week but are still holding five other captives, including...

Deploying US Troops to typhoon Pablo-affected areas, as Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Southern Mindanao spokesperson Sheena Duazo said, is a greater disservice to the victims who are already rendered homeless and hungry due to government neglect and corruption of rehabilitation funds.

Amid the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and reports they could be spying in Tubbataha Reef, Chinese military officials on Monday joined an 11-nation roundtable in Quezon City on disaster response.

TORONTO - After being drafted by the B.C. Lions, Paul (Typhoon) Cheng remembers being on the field at B.C. Place and looking up high into the stands at the $10 seats he used to occupy as fan.

US Marines take their positions as they simulate boat raids during the annual joint Philippine-US military exercise in Ternate town, Cavite province. The US and Filipino marines staged maneuvers as part of annual military exercises. AFP PHOTO DESPITE a standing territorial dispute with the Philippines, the People’s Republic of China for the first time joined the annual Balikatan exercises ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday welcomed the participation of two Chinese as observers in the ongoing RP-United States Balikatan joint military exercises in various parts of Luzon, including in Zambales where a standoff between Philippine and Chinese authorities erupted last year. The Chinese Embassy sent Senior Col. Wang Jinbo and another military attache as observers to the ...

US Marines take their positions as they simulate boat raids during the annual joint Philippine-US military exercise in Ternate town, Cavite province. The US and Filipino marines staged maneuvers as part of annual military exercises. AFP PHOTO DESPITE a standing territorial dispute with the Philippines, the People’s Republic of China for the first time joined the annual Balikatan exercises ...

During my trip to the Philippines in December 2012, I witnessed the devastation of communities in Compostela Valley.

For the first time, China--which is locked in a territorial dispute with the Philippines regarding the West Philippine Sea--participated in joint military exercises being conducted between American and Filipino armed forces.

Candidate No. 41 Ariella Arida of Laguna was the first contestant to participate in the much-awaited question-and-answer portion of this year’s Binibining Pilipinas coronation night held on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.

Bankers in Europe and the United States continue to find themselves on the defensive with their pay and bonuses being capped if not altogether slashed, but not here in the Philippines.

ILOILO, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay entered rival territory but he and his coalition vowed there will be no repeat of his 2010 loss here. Binay led the proclamation rally of his candidates under the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) in Iloilo on Sunday, April 14. Three years after he lost ...

Military trainings to develop interoperability are crucial for the US, especially when it is about to drag an ally to start or join its war. Also, military exercises such as Balikatan plays a role in US sales of arms.

On the eve of its founding anniversary, we take a look at Isabela, an often overlooked province in Northeastern Luzon that boasts rich natural resources and a booming economy

Berjaya Auto Philippines, the country's distributor of Mazda vehicles, recently joined its fellow subsidiaries under the Berjaya Philippines Group in constructing 30 houses as part of Gawad Kalinga's 2013 Bayani Challenge. Consider this part of the company's thrust to rebuild the Mazda brand in our market. The Berjaya Philippines Group volunteers, composed of 27 employees from subsidiaries Mazda ...

MANILA, Philippines—The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Thursday asked the Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling absolving from criminal liability an executive of Sulpicio Lines. In a 26-page motion for reconsideration, PAO, through its chief Persida Rueda-Acosta said Edgar Go, Vice President for Administration of Sulpicio Lines should be held criminally liable when he failed to order the ...

MANILA, 10 April 2013 (IRIN) - As the storm season approaches, officials in the Philippines are turning to seasoned storm emergency responders to help prepare communities that have historically been spared devastation but that now find themselves in harm’s way. When Typhoon Bopha struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao last December, it unleashed an unprecedented scale of devastation ...

As the storm season approaches, officials in the Philippines are turning to seasoned storm emergency responders to help prepare communities that have historically been spared devastation but that now find themselves in harm's way.

(Source: Congress of the Philippines) Source: Public Relations and Information Bureau Solon backs cedula abolition, proposes replacement by the National I.D. Send FeedBack 10 April 2013 09:18:25 AM Writer: Rowena B. Bundang, Media Relations Service-PRIB A House member today backed the abolition of the cedula or community tax certificate and proposed its replacement by the National Identification ...

MANILA -- Massive death and destruction caused by Typhoon "Pablo" (international name: Bopha) last December has made the Philippines as the most disaster-affected country in the world in 2012, a group said on Monday. Based on data from government agencies and news articles, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) said 2,360 Filipinos died due to natural disasters (1,067 from Pablo alone ...