Philippines
Arroyo bans film at insistence of Philippines Catholic hierarchy
By Richard Phillips, April 23, 2001
Two months after her installation as Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has prohibited screenings of Live Show, an internationally acclaimed documentary film, and forced the resignation of ...
Political payoffs to supporters and opponents alike
Arroyo attempts to shore up her grip on the Philippine presidency
By Keith Morgan and Peter Symonds, March 2, 2001
Just over a month ago, with the backing of the military, the Catholic hierarchy, significant sections of big business and the political establishment, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo forced Philippine preside...
Behind the façade of People Power
Philippine military and big business join hands to oust Estrada
By Peter Symonds, January 31, 2001
The ousting of Philippine President Joseph Estrada on January 20 has been widely presented in the media as the outcome of People Power II—a re-run of the protest movement headed by Cory Aquino t...
Tense standoff in the Philippines after Estrada impeachment trial comes to a halt
By Peter Symonds, January 19, 2001
The impeachment trial of Philippine President Joseph Estrada came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday night after the Senate, which is hearing the charges, voted 11-10 to block the opening of key bank record...
Mounting evidence of Philippine president's involvement in shady dealings
By Keith Morgan, January 15, 2001
Over the last two weeks damning evidence has come to light in the impeachment trial of Philippine President Joseph Estrada linking him to a bank account under the fictitious name of “Jose Velard...
Philippines impeachment trial
Evidence mounts of Estrada's involvement in illegal gambling racket
By Peter Symonds, December 16, 2000
Just over a week into the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada in the Philippines Senate there appears to be considerable evidence that he was at the centre of a racket to take millions of pe...
Senate removes obstacle to a speedy impeachment trial for Filipino president
By Peter Symonds, December 2, 2000
The impeachment trial of Philippine President Joseph Estrada is due to proceed on December 7 after Supreme Court chief justice Hilario Davide sitting in the Senate on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Est...
Philippines Congress rushes through impeachment of President Estrada
By Peter Symonds, November 16, 2000
Under pressure from big business to rapidly end the country's political impasse, the Philippines House of Representatives on Monday impeached President Joseph Estrada on four charges of corruption, br...
Amid impeachment proceedings
Philippines president Estrada struggling to hang onto office
By Keith Morgan and Peter Symonds, November 6, 2000
Philippines President Joseph Estrada is fighting to hang onto office after desertions from his cabinet, advisers and ruling coalition last week, further falls in the peso and demands from big business...
Filipino president faces calls for resignation over gambling payoffs
By Keith Morgan and Peter Symonds, October 23, 2000
Last Wednesday an impeachment motion was formally filed in the Philippine congress against President Joseph Estrada over alleged payoffs of more than $US8 million from an illegal gambling racket known...
"Promised Land" garbage landslide kills at least 200 in the Philippines
By Angela Pagano, July 21, 2000
In early July two tropical typhoons ravaged parts of the Philippines causing severe flooding and deaths. These storms are annual events that bring with them catastrophes affecting the country's most i...
Hostage standoff continues in war torn and impoverished southern Philippines
By Peter Symonds, May 9, 2000
The plight of 21 hostages held for more than two weeks on the Filipino island of Jolo has focused international media attention on the situation in the southern Philippines. The captives, reportedly s...
