China warns Manila over island in S China sea

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 20:58

China asked Manila to remove all its naval ships immediately.

Philippine bomb wounds 22 soldiers

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 15:53

A powerful booby trap bomb wounded 22 Philippine soldiers, seven of them critically, as they patrolled a former stronghold of Al Qaeda-linked militants Tuesday.

`Gangor` wins award at CIFF

Last Updated: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 14:53

Gangor, the first Indo-Italian co-production film and based on a short story by well-known writer Mahasweta Devi, has won a prestigious award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival in Phillipines.

Hijacker`s bullets likely killed HK tourists: Police

Last Updated: Friday, August 27, 2010, 15:50

Philippine police said the hijacker of a busload of Hong Kong tourists likely shot dead all eight victims.

Aquino promises lean, graft-free Philippine govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 19:24

Philippine president apparent, Benigno Aquino III has pledged a lean, graft-free government.

Martial law imposed on Phillipines massacre region

Last Updated: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 17:44

The Philippines has said it had imposed martial law in a southern province to quell a rebellion by a clan accused of being behind the massacre of 57 people.