Philippines
Philippines president orders offensive against Maoist guerrilla army
By Dante Pastrana, July 19, 2006
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in a bid to whip up anti-communist hysteria and shore up the narrow social base underpinning her tottering regime, has ordered the military to launch an ...
Renewed efforts to impeach Philippines president
By John Roberts, July 14, 2006
Late last month, the first of several petitions to restart impeachment procedures against Philippines president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was filed in the lower house of the national parliament. While t...
Political tensions continue after Philippine state of emergency ends
By John Roberts, March 13, 2006
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ended the country’s state of emergency one week after she imposed it. The decree was lifted on March 3, but still without any credible evidence ...
Philippine president imposes state of emergency after alleged coup attempt
By Peter Symonds, February 27, 2006
In a sign of considerable political crisis, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last Friday declared a state of emergency and began a crackdown on political opponents in response to what she ...
Nearly 2,000 feared dead as huge mudslide hits Philippine village
By John Roberts, February 20, 2006
An entire village in the Philippines was engulfed by a massive mudslide when the side of a mountain suddenly gave way last Friday. After three days of rescue efforts, most of the nearly 2,000 inhabita...
Arroyo clings to Philippines presidency amid growing economic crisis
By John Roberts, September 1, 2005
After months of political turmoil, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has staved off efforts to impeach her but remains deeply unpopular and faces a continuing opposition campaign to have h...
Philippines president clings to power
By John Roberts, August 2, 2005
The political opponents of Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had hoped to make July 25 the culmination of their two-month campaign to drive her from office. They boycotted the President&rs...
Philippines President Arroyo refuses to step down
By John Roberts, July 22, 2005
Embattled Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is clinging to office amid continuing calls for her to resign over allegations that she was involved in rigging last year’s presidential e...
Philippines president fails to stem political crisis
By Dante Pastrana, July 7, 2005
The administration of Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is sinking into deeper political trouble.
Political turmoil surrounds Philippines President Arroyo
By John Roberts and Peter Symonds, June 22, 2005
Less than a year after being sworn in for a second term of office, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is confronting a mounting political crisis. The most obvious signs are two ongoing scan...
Philippine police crush jail rebellion
By Dragan Stankovic and Peter Symonds, March 30, 2005
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reacted with undisguised triumph on March 15 to the news that police paramilitary units had stormed the Camp Bagong Diwa prison and killed 22 prisoners inv...
Outrage in the Philippines over killing of plantation workers
By Terry Cook, December 24, 2004
The Philippine government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is facing a public outcry over violence meted out to farmers, plantation workers and their representatives in the ongoing labour dispute ...
