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Last updated on Tuesday, Jul. 07, 2009 07:50AM EDT A routine call from work and an ill-timed flight have foiled one Canadian's once-in-a-lifetime chance to say a memorable farewell to Michael Jackson.

Filipino-American Melissa Roxas finally broke her silence and recounted her ordeal in the hands of the military.

For Filipino-American Melissa Roxas, it was like going on a journey back to a "dark place" but one she had to make so that the world would know of the human rights abuses in the Philippines and that the "abductions and torture" would stop.

Melissa Roxas, the Filipino American activist who was abducted and tortured by suspected military agents in Tarlac last month, has written a letter of thanks to friends and supporters who prayed and worked for her release.

Filipino-American activists are outraged at a statement from the Philippine government, suggesting the abduction of Melissa Roxas and two companions was staged by leftist rebels.

Two kidnapped activists in the Philippines have been released, and one remains missing, almost a week after armed men kidnapped the three in La paz, Tarlac.

An American woman has been freed five days after armed and hooded men believed to have been military agents abducted her and two other companions in a province north of Manila, her colleagues said Monday.

Summer raindrops create music outside SM City Clark. But inside the mall, there is even a lovelier music as 16 beautiful ladies paraded in style for the Ms.

To give the people time to observe the death anniversary of Kapampangan hero Jose Abad Santos, it is a non-working holiday today for both public and private establishments here, the city government announced.

The announcement of President Gloria Arroyo about the rehabilitation of the Manila-Bicol railway system has brought relief to Bicolanos who have been deprived of train service for three years now and forced to endure long and hazardous bus travel going to Manila and back.

CERRITOS, CA Educator and community leader Mark Pulido, 40, is in the homestretch of his campaign for Cerritos City Council in the March 3rd election.

An executive briefing on the telecommunications industry for Feb 23, 2009, prepared by Asia Pulse , the real-time, asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

Angeles City council okays resolution endorsing interconnection project By FRED ROXAS CLARK FREEPORT -- The Angeles City council has endorsed a proposal for the interconnection of phone lines along the ...

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority rallies behind the holding of a five-day balloon festival scheduled this month at the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Importance of Cordillera watersheds, forests cited BAGUIO CITY a ' The protection of the regiona TMs forests is the top priority this year of the Cordillera office of the Department of Environment and Natural ...

By FRED ROXAS CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga a ' The telecommunications interconnection project of the Clark Development Corp.

So the moral of the story? When it comes to the First Family the facts are oftentimes far removed from the actual truth IT is common knowledge that President Gloria Arroyo is a tough, hands-on operator who by ...

Hundreds of police personnel from Region 3 are set to see action on Friday as they would be deployed to Metro Manila as augmentation to the security forces in anticipation to a scheduled multi-sectoral rally.