Philippines NewsNews on Philippines continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Lanao Sur election marred with irregularities, foreign observers say- August 14, 2008 Foreign observers and a poll watchdog said Monday the elections in Lanao del Sur were marred with irregularities despite the deployment of automated machines designed to make poll cheating a "thing of the ...http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/lanao-sur-election-marred-with-irregulariti... Philippine rebels begin to leave occupied villages- August 14, 2008 MANILA, Philippines - Muslim guerrillas began withdrawing from several occupied southern Philippine villages Tuesday following fierce fighting with government troops that has displaced nearly 160,000 civilians ...http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/philippine-rebels-begin-to-leave-occupied-v... Philippine rebels say peace deal on shaky ground- August 14, 2008 JOLO, PHILIPPINES -- Efforts to revive a landmark peace deal could collapse if renewed fighting between government forces and Muslim rebels spreads in the southern Philippines, the guerrillas warned Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/philippine-rebels-say-peace-deal-on-shaky-g... Timor-Leste president visits Philippines- August 14, 2008 Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta Sunday started his four-day visit to the Philippines aimed to expand bilateral cooperation in business and trade.http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/timor-leste-president-visits-philippines?fr... U.N. concerned about Philippines' south- August 13, 2008 MANILA - The United Nations said on Wednesday it was concerned about a humanitarian crisis in the southern Philippines where a ferocious battle between government forces and Muslim rebels has displaced about 160,000 people. "The Secretary-General appeals for restraint, protection of all civilians as well as access for the provision of speedy humanitarian assistance to the affected population," the statement read. Entire communities have fled 15 villages in North Cotabato province since late...http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/u-n-concerned-about-philippines-south?fromr... Filipino rebels vow to leave occupied villages- August 13, 2008 MANILA, Philippines - Muslim rebels said they were pulling back from a dozen of occupied southern Philippine villages Tuesday after government forces began retaking them amid fierce fighting that has forced ...http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/filipino-rebels-vow-to-leave-occupied-villa... Arroyo bats for federal state- August 12, 2008 Malaca ang has said that the president does not intend to stay beyond 2010, but fears of a possible term extension have resurfaced, no thanks to the aborted Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain between ...http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/arroyo-bats-for-federal-state?fromrss=1 Philippine military pounds rebel Muslim positions- August 12, 2008 THE Philippine military pounded rebel Muslim positions in the south as fighting intensified, eyewitnesses said on Monday, after the country's Supreme Court stalled a long-awaited peace deal.http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/philippine-military-pounds-rebel-muslim-pos... Pinoys dying from lack of doctors- August 11, 2008 With the growing global demand for physicians and other health workers, medical doctors in the country continue to dwindle in number and are fast becoming a rare breed. In fact, seven out of 10 sick Filipinos die untreated due to the acute lack of doctors in the country, former health secretary Jaime Galvez-Tan disclosed yesterday. Tan said the country's health care delivery system is now nearing collapse as the shortage of doctors has persisted for decades. He noted that 21 municipalities and..http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/pinoys-dying-from-lack-of-doctors?fromrss=1 Consensus the key to peace in Mindanao- August 11, 2008 Philippine policymakers and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front must realise that a peace agreement on southern Mindanao can only work if all the parties drop prejudices and end mistrust against each other. To avoid another ugly rebellion, Christians, Muslims and Lumads (indigenous people who are neither Muslim nor Christian) alike will need to arrive at a consensus with public support. There must be an accommodation of differences. The ARMM should not be used as a model for the implementation of.http://www.topix.net/world/philippines/2008/08/opinion-consensus-the-key-to-peace-in-minda... |