Law & Order
Philippines Charges Clan Boss and 196 Others Over Massacre
The patriarch of a powerful clan in the southern Philippines has been charged with authorizing the massacre of 57 of his political rivals.
A member of a politically powerful family in the southern Philippines pleaded not guilty to dozens of murder charges filled against him in connection with a November massacre in Maguindanao province, Philippine news outlets reported.
Desperate search for Philippine ferry survivors
MANILA — Coast guard and military vessels scoured Philippine seas on Monday in a desperate search for passengers missing from a pair of Christmas ferry tragedies, amid fears the death toll could surpass 50.
27 missing after Philippine boat sinks
At least 27 people are missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat in the Philippines, officials say. The wooden-hulled ferry and the fishing boat were carrying at least 73 people between them, when they collided in Manila Bay in ...
12 journalists killed in Philippines massacre
Twelve journalists were among 24 people murdered yesterday in the Philippines in what is thought to be the greatest loss of life by news media in a single day. Several of the victims were beheaded in the massacre carried out by a huge force of gun...
Kidnapped Irish priest Michael Sinnott 'spotted alive by Philippines army'
Father Michael Sinnott, an elderly Irish priest kidnapped in the southern Philippines, has been seen alive in an area known to be a stronghold of Muslim militants, a military official has said.
Philippines hunts kidnapped Irish priest
Troops and police in the Philippines have launched a search for an Irish Catholic priest after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of the country.
Two U.S. Sailors, Filipino Marine Are Killed by Landmine
MANILA — Two American sailors and a Filipino marine were killed Tuesday when their vehicle struck a landmine on the troubled southern island of Jolo, the Philippine military said.
Clashes with Muslim rebels kill 32 in Philippines
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Twenty-four Al-Qaeda-linked rebels and eight soldiers were killed as the military over-ran one of the extremists' main strongholds in the south of the country, officers said Monday.
Philippine ferry capsizes killing at least nine
Coastguards said today nine people were confirmed dead and more than 30 missing after a ferry carrying nearly 1,000 people capsized on Sunday in the southern Philippines.
At Least 45 Killed In Major Battle In Philippine South
MANILA (Reuters) - A major battle between Philippine troops and Muslim guerrillas on a remote southern island has killed at least 45 people, a senior military commander said on Thursday.
Divers find bodies in sunken Philippine ferry
SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines, June 24 (Reuters) - Divers found bodies floating inside a ferry that sank in the central Philippines with over 800 people on board, a navy spokesman said on Tuesday, confirming grim fears.