2007年VOA标准英语-US-Funded Water, Roads, Schools Helping Philipp

By Douglas Bakshian Jolo, Philippines 20 February 2007 Winning without fighting is not a term you often hear in the war on terror. But U.S. soldiers, along with their Philippine counterparts, are putting this philosophy to work on the remote island

2006年VOA标准英语-Philippine Supreme Court Rejects Changing Polit

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

2006年VOA标准英语-Philippine President Claims Economic Gains, Ann

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

2006年VOA标准英语-Thai Coup Raises Concerns of Weakening Democrac

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

2007年VOA标准英语-US Pacific Commander Says Jemaah Islamiyah a Th

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 27 June 2007 A top U.S. military commander says the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah is a real threat in Southeast Asia, and the United States is moving to speed up arms deliveries to the Philippines to help it in the fight

2006年VOA标准英语-Philippine Prosecutors Charge Former Senat

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

2007年VOA标准英语-US Official Praises Philippines For Success in

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 26 January 2007 Karen Hughes, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, has praised the Philippines for pursuing terrorist groups in the country but says economic development is equally importan

VOA标准英语2008年-Philippine Divers Find Bodies, No Survivors in

Divers in the central Philippines have found bodies but no survivors inside a ferry that sank during a typhoon with more than 800 people on board. Since the vessel capsized Saturday more than 40 survivors and dozens of bodies have been recovered at

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippine Exit Polls Indicate Unexpected Oppos

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

2007年VOA标准英语-Celebrities, Guns Catch Headlines in Philippine

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

VOA标准英语2009年-Philippines Prays for Ailing Former Presid

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

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Returns Balangiga Church Bells To The Philippines After More Than A Century

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It has been more than a century since American soldiers seized three church bells from a town in the Philippines. That was back during the Philippine-American War in 1901. Today, those bells are being returned. NPR's Julie McCart