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Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines beheaded a schoolteacher after kidnapping him last month, officials said Monday.

Home >> Arroyo to promise Clinton of 'smooth tra... Philippinenews advanced Headlines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will reassure US State Secretary Hillary Clinton that the presidential elections in May 2010 will push through despite claims by some sectors of the Philippine society, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde has said.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs to look into the plight of 14 Filipino seafarers who had been kidnapped by pirates in waters off Tanzania in Africa.

The armed man who claimed he owns a house in Barangay San Nicolas I in Lubao, Pampanga, believed to be owned by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is actually a member of the Presidential Security Group's advance security team, her lawyer said Friday.

Antonio 'Tony' Q Alabastro, a sub-editor with Borneo Bulletin, has been chosen to receive the 2009 Bagong Bayani Award, which honours Philippines' outstanding and exemplary Overseas Filipino Workers s, the Philippine Embassy announced yesterday.

The United States announced this week that it is giving $8.5 million in food aid to the Philippines to help it recover from back-to-back storms that killed more than 900 people.

Despite barely escaping a life sentence in prison after being convicted on corruption charges just two years ago, former Philippine president and recently pardoned Joseph Estrada announced plans last week to launch a new bid for the presidency.

NEGOTIATIONS TO free kidnapped Irish missionary Fr Michael Sinnott have been stepped up following the release of a video showing the priest alive and stable, though living in difficult conditions.

Suspected Muslim rebels on Sunday killed a civilian and wounded two others in an ambush ahead of the visit of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the volatile south.

Prayers are to be said today at masses in Ireland and the Philippines for the safe release of Irish priest Fr Michael Sinnott, who was taken hostage three weeks ago.

Typhoon Mirinae slammed into the eastern Philippines, bringing high winds and heavy rain as it headed for Manila Saturday, authorities said.

Captors of a 79-year old Irish missionary kidnapped in the southern Philippines have released a video in which the priest says his abductors are demanding $2 million to release him.

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What keeps Arroyo up at night By Al Labita MANILA - With only eight months left in Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's six-year term, talk is rife that she's likely to face charges in court once she steps down.

China and the Philippines Thursday signed here two landmark agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation and consular relations, at the height of a two-day official visit by Beijing's top diplomat.

Delivered during the International Workshop of National Counter-Terrorism Focal Points at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, October 12-13, 2009 I thank you for this opportunity to share with you our experience in the Philippines with regard to the implementation of sixteen universal conventions and protocols against terrorism.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is scheduled to attend the inauguration of the biggest business process outsourcing facility in Makati City.

Today, I witnessed the severe humanitarian impact of the storms and torrential rains that have devastated parts of this beautiful land, and which have left the people of the Philippines facing one of the greatest challenges in memory.

Estrada back on center stage By Al Labita MANILA - Although toppled from power and convicted and jailed for plunder, former Philippines president Joseph Estrada is still bent on recapturing the Malacanang presidential palace at next May's national elections.

The Philippines' largest left-leaning political group is shopping around for a presidential candidate to back on May 2010.