... clan that has long controlled the province of Maguindanao in the southern Philippines, Andal Ampatuan Sr ... Esmael Mangudadatu, from challenging them for the post of governor, according to Mr. Salio,

Philippines - Some victims in a botched hostage rescue of a tourist ... Those who want to eliminate it as a top priority in this election are pretty much in agreement that the current health care professionals in ...

The trial against the men accused of gunning down scores of journalists and others last year in the Philippines began on Wednesday ... who was president until the 2010 elections. Along with the journalists killed ...

This came despite government figures showing that the Philippines recorded a 7.9 percent economic growth rate in ... who won a landslide election victory on May 10, has vowed to lift the country out of poverty by ...

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Philippines' Commission on Elections is concerned about possible violence surrounding upcoming elections. Those concerns led the commission to have meetings with ...

... forecast for the Philippines, from 4.4% to 4.9%, mainly on the back of firmer private consumption as well as capital formation growth. Moreover, heavy government spending due to the May 2010 general elections ...

Philippines, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen killed a mayoralty candidate ... Ansar is seeking for mayoralty position for the special election set on November 6 in the township of Tugaya in the province of Lanao Sur.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Election spending, rebounding exports and a recovering global economy boosted the Philippine economy to 7.9 percent growth in the second quarter, officials said Thursday. It was the first time ...

CEBU, Philippines – The Commission on Elections noted a decrease in the number of registered voters for the coming synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections com-pared to the last May 10 national ...

Among the dead were 30 media workers traveling in an election convoy — making it the deadliest single attack on reporters in the world. The patriarch of the clan, Andal Ampatuan Sr., had gathered his siblings over ...