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Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race
What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin.
Ex-Philippine president elected mayor of Manila
Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 ...
Filipino director takes new look at Bataan march
A film that weaves together stories of the anguish and desperation of American and Filipino soldiers during the notorious Bataan Death March could ...
Ex-Philippine president leading in race for Manila
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila on Tuesday in what could be his first elected post since ...
Filipino clans, celebrities dominate midterm polls
From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of Philippine political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots for Monday's congressional ...
Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers
The Philippine foreign secretary said Friday that he has recommended President Benigno Aquino III pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the ...
Family of bride killed in US limo fire in grief
The grief-stricken Filipino family of the bride killed in a limousine fire in California had been preparing to welcome her home, but now await the ...
Philippine volcano spews rocks, killing 5 climbers
One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes rumbled to life Tuesday, spewing room-sized rocks toward nearly 30 surprised climbers, killing five and ...
Aerosmith in Manila for first Southeast Asia show
Members of the American rock band Aerosmith have arrived in Manila for their first ever concert in Southeast Asia. Lead vocalist Steven Tyler told ...
Gunmen kill 13 in Philippine political violence
Gunmen attacked a truck carrying a southern Philippine mayor and his supporters and killed 13 people including his daughter, police said Friday.
Sea disputes, NKorea in spotlight at ASEAN summit
Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to ...
Boat filled with protected species hits coral reef
A Chinese boat that ran into a coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than ...
Ex-AP writer McArthur, who covered Vietnam, dies
Born in the Deep South and caught up in the romance of journalism at an early age, George McArthur was not one to let social taboos or politics ...
Philippines accuses 16 Taiwanese of retiree scam
Philippine authorities have arrested 16 Taiwanese in connection with an online scam that mostly targeted retirees living in China and Taiwan, an ...
Philippine top court halts contraceptives law
The Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the implementation of a law that provides state funding for contraceptives, legislation opposed by the ...
Philippines set to open $1 billion casino-resort
The Philippines will become one of the biggest gambling centers in the world, vying with Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas for Asia's high rollers, ...
ADB: In Asia, wealth buys access to clean water
Ninety-one percent of people living in Asia have improved access to clean water, a remarkable achievement over the last two decades in the world's ...
Filipino cardinal stirs papal talk with rapid rise
Asia's most prominent Roman Catholic leader knows how to reach the masses: He sings on stage, preaches on TV, brings churchgoers to laughter and tears ...
Philippines: Syrian rebels want to release troops
Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with ...
Philippines to accuse police, soldiers in killings
Philippine investigators will file a murder case against 35 police officers and soldiers for allegedly executing 13 people at a road checkpoint in a ...
Filipino sultan's quest sparks crisis in Malaysia
Unlike many other Muslim royalties basking in grand palaces and opulent lifestyles, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III's kingdom sits in a rundown two-story ...
Armed Filipinos elusive after Malaysian assault
Malaysian security forces on Wednesday battled a group of Filipino intruders in the rugged terrain of Borneo after they escaped a military assault ...
Malaysia attacks Filipinos to end Borneo siege
Malaysia launched airstrikes and mortar attacks against nearly 200 Filipinos occupying a Borneo coastal village Tuesday to end a bizarre three-week ...
Catholics ponder future with new pope
Faithful attending Sunday Mass on five continents for the first time since Pope Benedict XVI's retirement had different ideas about who should next ...