By Douglas Bakshian Manila 15 May 2007 Exit polls in the Philippines are suggesting that the opposition did better than expected in Monday's congressional elections. However, President Gloria Arroyo is still expected to keep control of the House of R...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 19 March 2007 In the Philippines, as in other impoverished parts of the world, selling a kidney may seem to offer an answer to financial hardship. But only the poorest of the poor resort to this, and their gains are often...
By Douglas Bakshian Jolo 22 February 2007 Far from the headlines and the rest of the world a drama in the global war on terror is playing out on Jolo island in the southern Philippines. A Muslim guerrilla group called Abu Sayyaf is on the run from th...
By Douglas Bakshian Jolo, Philippines 21 February 2007 An island of about 300,000 people in the southern Philippines has been part of the front line in the war on terror. Jolo island just a few years ago was a launching pad for kidnappings and bombi...
By Douglas Bakshian Jolo 20 February 2007 A special operations platoon of the Philippine Marine Battalion Landing Team conduct a military exercise in Jolo, 05 Feb 2007 The Philippines has recently been on the front line in the war on terror, taking o...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 26 January 2007 Karen Hughes, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, has praised the Philippines for pursuing terrorist groups in the country but says economic development is equally importan...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 25 October 2006 The Philippine Supreme court has ruled against allowing a referendum on whether the country should change to a parliamentary system of government - dealing a major blow to President Gloria Arroyo who has be...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 13 October 2006 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Authorities in the Philippines have filed rebellion charges against 45 people, including two former military generals, in connection with an alleged plot in February to take power an...
By Chad Bouchard Manilla 24 July 2006 Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, in her state of the nation address, claimed her government has enacted reforms that are leading to significant economic gains. The embattled leader also announced a massive sp...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 26 June 2006 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center, signs into law the bill abolishing death penalty as Senator Juan Flavier, left, and House Speaker Jose De Venecia applause during a ceremony Malacanang palace in Mani...