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菲律宾考虑建设国防经济区 Each day 200,000 bullets are produced at the Government Arsenal. 政府军工厂每天生产200000枚子弹。 But it is not enough to supply the Philippine Armed Forces with the ammunition it requires. 但这并不
First up, a setback for the European Space Agency. Working together with Russia, the ESA is testing its ability to land a spacecraft on Mars. Its scientists are hoping to find out whether life has ever existed there. But the latest lander it sent nam
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born into a political family in 1947. Her father was president of the Philippines during her teenage years. She is the fourteenth Philippine president and the country's second female president. She has governed her country
At least 80 Filipino seafarers are being held hostage by Somali pirates - the highest number from any nation. The Philippine government has banned ships carrying Filipino crew members from sailing near Somalia. But as Heda Bayron reports from Manila
19 buildings in the downtown area of Wuhan city in central China's Hubei province were demolished overnight on January 21st, 2017. The demolition process took only 10 seconds. With a floor area of 150,000 square meters, the demolition was the world's
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 29 August 2007 Philippine security forces are on high alert for possible attacks by communist rebels after Dutch authorities arrested their exiled leader in the city of Utrecht. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Ce
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 16 October 2007 Women are breaking gender barriers in the Philippines where an international survey shows that they hold half of all senior management positions, one of the highest levels in the world. Filipinos say that fi
The Philippine government says it is ready to withdraw some security forces deployed near a hideout of the extremist Abu Sayyaf to facilitate negotiations for the release of three kidnapped Red Cross workers. The Islamic militants have threatened to
Officials say the death toll from an attack on an election caravan has risen to 46, after police found 22 more bodies in a mass grave. Daniel Schearf | Bangkok 24 November 2009 Civilians look on as police officers carry dead bodies on a dump truck a
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The president of the Philippines has picked yet another fight. Rodrigo Duterte is the president who called for war against drug dealers, encouraged killings and has even boasted of past killings himself. Now, he is fighting a ven
Former president Corazon Aquino is revered in the Philippines as the symbol of the ouster of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. But Mrs. Aquino's repeated calls for the resignation of incumbent President Gloria Arroyo, over allegations of election fraud,
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 13 November 2007 A powerful explosion at an entrance to the Philippine House of Representatives has killed at least two people, including a Philippine lawmaker, and injured several others. Douglas Bakshian has more from Man
The opposition filed a new impeachment bid against Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over alleged corruption, but analysts predict the bid will fail like three previous attempts. As VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins reports, the unpo
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 March 2006 As President Gloria Arroyo considers lifting emergency rule in the Philippines following last week's reported coup attempt, questions have been raised about her
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 19 March 2008 The Philippines, one of the world's largest importers of rice, is taking steps to ensure supplies as international rice prices rise and stocks come under pressure. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila. Philipp
The Philippine government has expressed its regret and has extended condolences to the victims and their families in the 2010 Manila hostage crisis that left 8 Hong Kong tourists dead. In a joint statement, the Hong Kong and Philippine government hav
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 06 December 2007 A Philippine court has convicted 14 militants of kidnapping 20 people in a 2001 incident that eventually left two Americans dead, including one who was beheaded. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila. A Mani
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 09 January 2008 The Philippine government is drafting a constitutional amendment that would authorize the establishment of a federal homeland for Muslims in the south of the country. The proposed amendment is part of a comp
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 14 August 2007 The Philippine military has launched a large offensive against Islamic insurgents on the country's southern Jolo Island, following the deaths of more than 20 troops. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta
China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Wang Min has refuted accusations made by the Philippines against China over the South China Sea situation. He says China's construction activities on some garrisoned islands and reefs are