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Philippines
Communist Rebels Kill 5 Soldiers in Philippines
Associated Press | May 04, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine military spokesman says communist guerrillas have killed five soldiers and wounded two others in a clash after the rebels raided a mining company in the central Philippines. Army Capt. Leo Christopher Cunanan said New People's Army guerrillas clashed early Saturday with security forces pursuing them a day afte... more
US Says Drone in Philippines Came From Guam Drill
Associated Press | Jan 08, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - An unarmed target drone found in central Philippine waters was launched from a U.S. Navy ship during a combat exercise off Guam last year and may have been washed by ocean currents to the country, officials said Tuesday. U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Bettina Malone said the BQM-74E drone was launched from the USS Chafee, a guid... more
Suspected US Drone Found Floating in Philippines
Associated Press | Jan 07, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine navy officials said Monday a suspected American drone has been found floating in the ocean off a central province, prompting them to deploy a ship with ordnance experts after fishermen reported the object may have been a bomb. The 3-meter (10-foot) orange BQM-74e drone marked "Navy" was found by a Filipino diver... more
Suspected Militants in Philippines Kill 6
Associated Press | Jul 11, 2012
MANILA, Philippines - Suspected Muslim militants ambushed a truckload of rubber plantation laborers in the restive southern Philippines on Wednesday, killing six and wounding 22, following a day of fighting in which eight soldiers were wounded, officials said. The army commander on Basilan Island, the militants' stronghold, blamed al-Qaida-link... more
Philippine Churches Say No to More US Troops
Agence France-Presse | Jun 12, 2012
Church officials in the Philippines on Tuesday accused Manila of trying to increase US troop numbers in the country, as it marked the 114th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Spain. The left-leaning Ecumenical Bishops Forum, composed of dozens of Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, suggested that closer ties between Manila ... more