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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
Philippines Wants Tourists Spending Money at New Casinos 菲律宾建新赌场迎合中国游客 MANILA Tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry in the Philippines. Close to five million foreign visitors traveled there last year, perhaps lured by t
Philippines Typhoon Aid Begins Transition to Long-Term Recovery 菲律宾台风援助开始过渡到长期复苏 MANILA Thirteen million people affected. Four million of them displaced, with one million homes destroyed. Two-and-a-half million individ
ASEAN Still Searching for Consensus on South China Sea Dispute The maritime dispute has become increasingly heated in the last year. China claims ownership of much of the South China Sea, along with four ASEAN states, including the Philippines. On We
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 08 February 2006 Silvestre Afable Jr, government's Panel Chair, left, Othman Abdul Razak, Adviser to Malaysian PM, and Mohagher Iqbal, MILF Panel Chair speak during a press
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 18 February 2006 Rescue operations continue on Leyte island in the Philippines, a day after a landslide buried a village under a sea of mud. Authorities say only several doz
By Heda Bayron Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines 16 July 2007 House with solar panel unit in Patagan Electricity has yet to reach hundreds of far-flung villages in the Philippines. But a solar energy system project for the country's remote villages is
The Chinese government has issued a new promise to honor its commitments to cap its carbon-emission growth by 2030. The pledge has been made as a Chinese delegation prepares to head to a UN climate conference in Peru next week. The UN Climate Confere
AS IT IS 2013-06-20 Crocodile Attacks Increase Crocodile feeds at Darwin's Crocodile Farm in Australia. Hello. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. On todays program, we hear about some children who are learning not only reading, writing, and arithmetic, but
The International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, says hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines war-torn Central Mindanao Province are facing a humanitarian crisis. But, it says, no one is paying attention. Lisa Schlein reports for VO
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 27 September 2009 At least 83 people have been killed and at least 23 others are missing after torrential rains caused flash floods in the northern Philippines on Saturday. Most of the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she has no desire to extend her term past next May. Mrs. Arroyo made the comments during her final state of the nation address before the Philippine Congress. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo (File) In much
Rescuers searching for survivors are coping with fresh landslides and aftershocks near the quake epicenter in southwestern China's Yunnan province. The 72 hour optimum-rescue period has passed and finding survivors is becoming much less likely. As of
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is now in Britain for an official visit. Li Keqiang says he is looking forward to exchanging ideas with British leaders in a number of different fields. He's scheduled to meet with Prime Minister David Cameron as part of th
By Prospero Laput Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines 16 July 2007 Electricity has yet to reach hundreds of villages in the Philippines. The Philippine government is tapping innovative technology to light up some villages, but in this report by producer
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 11 June 2006 Police investigators take a look at the damage caused by a suspected homemade bomb or a grenade as it exploded in a bus being used as a mobile police station in Manila's suburban Quezon city Philippine police
By Prospero Laput Zamboanga Del Norte, Philippines 16 May 2007 Philippines elections are traditionally violent and costly. On May 14th, millions of voters in the Philippines went to the polls to fill more than 18,000 local and national positions. The
The son of deceased former Philippine President Corazon Aquino has declared his candidacy for president in next year's polls. The decision comes after strong public clamor for Senator Benigno Aquino III to carry on his mother's democratic legacy. Ph
By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 30 September 2009 Vietnamese police officers provide goods, foods to flooded area in Quang Tri Province, 30 Sep 2009 The death toll from Typhoon Ketsana has passed 300 as the storm swept across Southeast Asia, destroying th
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 October 2009 The United Nations is appealing for $74 million to provide emergency assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of two catastrophic typhoons that have struck the Philippines in less than two weeks. A reside