MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Human Rights is set to hold a dialogue with Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman and military and police officials in a bid to stop the spate of killings of farmers in Masbate.
Do you know anything about Masbate? I grew up in the city proper (the town proper before it was declared a city), on Quezon St., studied at Amancio Aguilar Elementary School for my 1st and 2nd grades; transferred to Jose...
MANILA (AFP) - Suspected communist rebels staged a bombing and ambushed soldiers in the central Philippines Tuesday, just hours ahead of a visit by President Gloria Arroyo, military and television reports said. A bomb went off...
PLACER, Masbate - President Arroyo announced here yesterday that the government will provide another P4-billion worth of subsidies for the poor that includes financial assistance for electricity bills and cash grants for the...
Reuters MANILA - Maoist guerrillas in the Philippines ambushed troops and planted a land mine on a central island on Tuesday, a few hours before a visit by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, officials said. Arroyo was in no...
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines -- (UPDATE 2) Vice President Noli de Castro and several Cabinet officials were flown to Placer town in Masbate province, where they are meeting with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Tuesday, after...
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Hundreds of families have evacuated from their homes in the province of Masbate since Friday for fear that a gunfight might erupt between the military and the communist insurgents in the area, the Philippine Army said Sunday.
By Jocelyn Uy Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines -- A low pressure area has been spotted over Masbate but the weather bureau said on Thursday the country would not be dealing with typhoon “Gener” anytime soon. The...
MANILA, Philippines -- Should the low pressure area that has been sighted over Masbate province turn into a storm and Signal No. 1 be raised by the weather bureau, no vessel of any type or tonnage will be allowed to sail, an...