Philippines Travel News

As a tattered Philippine flag was being hoisted at the town hall here on Monday, Anilan Umpa was busy loading her things to a waiting tricycle as she and her family prepare to leave this province long torn by violence,...

The Arroyo government officially submitted to Congress its report on the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao province on Sunday night, in compliance with a constitutional requirement. "In compliance with the Constitution, the President has submitted her report to Congress,"...

On Sunday night, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo submitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives her report justifying why she placed Maguindanao under martial rule effective 9 p.m...In her 20-page report signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Mrs. Arroyo...

The Senate and the House of Representatives will conduct a joint session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the imposition of martial law in Maguindanao province, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Monday. Enrile said 19 senators who attended a closed-door caucus...

Mrs Arroyo announced on Saturday that martial law would be imposed in Maguindanao in an effort to quell a “looming rebellion” by armed followers of the province’s powerful governor, who has been implicated in last month’s killing of more than...