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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Manila 27 February 2006 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo smiles during the round table discussion with her economic team at Malacanang Palace in Manila Philippine p
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 05 December 2006 Terrorism, free trade and North Korea are just a few of the issues expected to come up at the summit of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cebu, in the Philippines, which starts Decem
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 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 Heda Bayron Hong Kong 28 September 2006 The surprise military takeover in Thailand has raised concerns that Southeast Asia may be returning to a period of political unrest and that democracy there may be losing ground. Elected governments in the
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 24 April 2006 In the Philippines prosecutors have filed rebellion charges against dozens of people, including a former senator and six left-wing lawmakers, accusing them of
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakakrta 01 May 2006 Police were out in full force as tens of thousands of workers took to the streets across Asia on Labor Day to call for better working conditions, improved
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 April 2007 Watch Robot report Each year in March and April, competitions are held around the United States to test the skills of students in designing and using robots machines that perform basic human tasks. VOA's
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 12 October 2006 When people have problems understanding their computers, they often pick up a phone and call the computer maker's help desk. Increasingly, that help desk may be in the Philippines, a growing player in the o
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 Douglas Bakshian Manila 10 May 2007 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Personalities, money, families and violence are dominant features of the May 14 elections in the Philippines where nearly 18,000 positions in local and national government are up for grab
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 16 November 2007 Hong Kong-based human rights groups who recently returned from a fact-finding mission to the Philippines found that the frequency of extrajudicial killings in the country has gone down. Disappearances, howe
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 18 June 2007 A team of European Union (EU) experts has begun a 10-day mission to the Philippines to help the country solve extra-judicial killings that have claimed as many as 800 lives since 2001. There has been strong int
Prayers and masses are being held across the Philippines for the recovery of cancer-stricken former President Corazon Aquino. The democracy icon is battling colon cancer. Devotees, supporters of former Philippine President Corazon 'Cory' Aquino atte