http://www.mail.com/people/27770-noynoy-aquino.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/27770-noynoy-aquino.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083542-ex-philippine-president-elected-mayor-manila.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — 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 anti-corruption revolt and a possible prelude to a return to higher office. Estrada's was among a host of familiar names, including former first lady Imelda Marcos, to score wins in... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:36:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083542-ex-philippine-president-elected-mayor-manila.html 2013-05-14T10:36:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081448-ex-philippine-president-leading-race-manila.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — 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 he was ousted in a 2001 revolt on corruption charges. In other partial results following Monday's congressional and local polls, nine senatorial candidates backed by President Beni... Tue, 14 May 2013 01:07:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081448-ex-philippine-president-leading-race-manila.html 2013-05-14T01:07:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080868-filipino-clans-celebrities-dominate-midterm-polls.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of Philippine political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots for Monday's congressional and local elections, which will gauge popular support for the president's anti-corruption drive and other reforms. Despite scattered violence and fears of fraud, the polls were relat... Mon, 13 May 2013 09:14:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080868-filipino-clans-celebrities-dominate-midterm-polls.html 2013-05-13T09:14:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076024-seeking-re-election-imelda-extends-marcos-dynasty.html MARCOS, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-seven years after a public revolt ousted her dictator husband, Imelda Marcos is the Philippines' ultimate political survivor: She dazzled voters with her bouffant hairstyle, oversized jewelry and big talk on the campaign trail this week bidding to keep her seat in Congress. Ferdinand Marcos' widow is widely expected to wi... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:27:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076024-seeking-re-election-imelda-extends-marcos-dynasty.html 2013-05-11T00:27:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2075930-philippines-mulls-pullout-syria-peacekeepers.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine foreign secretary said Friday that he has recommended President Benigno Aquino III pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels, the second such incident in two months. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said the government believes the exposure ... Fri, 10 May 2013 06:09:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2075930-philippines-mulls-pullout-syria-peacekeepers.html 2013-05-10T06:09:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055520-world-angry-workers-unite-day.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs altogether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions that have left hundreds dead in recent months. ... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055520-world-angry-workers-unite-day.html 2013-05-01T18:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035794-sea-disputes-nkorea-spotlight-asean-summit.html BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — 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 start negotiations on a new pact aimed at thwarting a major clash in one of the world's busiest waterways. Concern over North Korea's latest threats is also expected to gain ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:43:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035794-sea-disputes-nkorea-spotlight-asean-summit.html 2013-04-22T06:43:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1966282-philippine-top-court-halts-contraceptives-law.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the implementation of a law that provides state funding for contraceptives, legislation opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic Church but supported by reproductive health activists. The Responsible Parenthood Law was passed by lawmakers late last year despite the church's oppositio... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:07:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1966282-philippine-top-court-halts-contraceptives-law.html 2013-03-20T02:07:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1954204-philippines-set-to-open-1-billion-casino-resort.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — 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, officials of a $1 billion casino resort opening in Manila this weekend said Thursday. Studies project that the country's gambling revenue of $1.9 billion will rise to $6 billion, which ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:39:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1954204-philippines-set-to-open-1-billion-casino-resort.html 2013-03-14T11:39:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937206-philippines-to-accuse-police-soldiers-killings.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine investigators will file a murder case against 35 police officers and soldiers for allegedly executing 13 people at a road checkpoint in a plan by a police colonel to eliminate a rival in an illegal gambling operation, the justice secretary said Wednesday. An investigation ordered by President Benigno Aquino III into t... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:56:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937206-philippines-to-accuse-police-soldiers-killings.html 2013-03-07T04:56:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1936008-un-21-peacekeepers-detained-golan-heights.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Armed fighters linked to the Syrian opposition detained 21 U.N. peacekeepers from the Philippines on Wednesday in the increasingly volatile zone separating Israeli and Syrian troops on the Golan Heights, a new escalation in the spillover of Syria's civil war. The U.N. Security Council demanded their immediate and unconditional releas... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:42:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1936008-un-21-peacekeepers-detained-golan-heights.html 2013-03-07T04:42:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934972-filipino-sultans-quest-sparks-crisis-malaysia.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Unlike many other Muslim royalties basking in grand palaces and opulent lifestyles, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III's kingdom sits in a rundown two-story house in a poor Islamic community in Manila, the only hint of power and glory the title attached to his name. "I'm the poorest sultan in the world," the ailing Kiram, 74, told The Ass... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:35:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934972-filipino-sultans-quest-sparks-crisis-malaysia.html 2013-03-07T02:35:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932262-armed-filipinos-elusive-malaysian-assault.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian security forces on Wednesday battled a group of Filipino intruders in the rugged terrain of Borneo after they escaped a military assault with fighter jets and mortar fire on their hideout, police said. One Filipino was shot and believed killed. It was not clear if any of the intruders suffered any casualties in Tues... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:28:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932262-armed-filipinos-elusive-malaysian-assault.html 2013-03-06T06:28:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1931562-malaysia-attacks-filipinos-to-borneo-siege.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia launched airstrikes and mortar attacks against nearly 200 Filipinos occupying a Borneo coastal village Tuesday to end a bizarre three-week siege that turned into a security nightmare for both Malaysia and the Philippines. The assault follows firefights this past week that killed eight Malaysian police officers and 19... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:08:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1931562-malaysia-attacks-filipinos-to-borneo-siege.html 2013-03-05T09:08:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927954-6-police-7-assailants-killed-amid-malaysian-siege.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Gunmen ambushed and killed six Malaysian policemen as fears mounted that armed intruders from the southern Philippines had slipped into at least three coastal districts on Borneo island, officials said Sunday. Six of the attackers were also fatally shot Saturday night, while another was beaten to death by angry villagers, esc... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:03:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927954-6-police-7-assailants-killed-amid-malaysian-siege.html 2013-03-03T15:03:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924346-14-killed-malaysia-standoff-with-filipinos.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Fourteen people were killed in a shootout Friday as Malaysian authorities tried to end a three-week standoff with about 200 members of a Filipino clan occupying a village in eastern Malaysia, police said. Members of a Muslim royal clan from the southern Philippines landed in the coastal village of Lahad Datu in Sabah state on... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:20:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924346-14-killed-malaysia-standoff-with-filipinos.html 2013-03-01T12:20:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1881060-filipino-extremists-face-foe-fellow-rebels.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — After years of fighting the government from hidden jungle bases in the southern Philippines, an Al-Qaida-linked militant group is facing a new adversary: fellow Muslim insurgents who can match their guerrilla battle tactics and are eager to regain their lost stature by fighting the widely condemned terrorist group. The emerging ... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1881060-filipino-extremists-face-foe-fellow-rebels.html 2013-02-11T01:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866538-crime-casts-shadow-philippines-image-makeover.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Even by the usual standards in the Philippines, where crime is an accepted part of life, the brazen evening robbery of a jewelry store in one of the world's largest malls shocked residents of Manila. Shoppers at the SM Megamall, which attracts up to a million people a day, were forced to duck for cover as shots rang out. After s... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866538-crime-casts-shadow-philippines-image-makeover.html 2013-02-04T04:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852964-china-urged-to-face-philippines-un-tribunal.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior U.S. lawmaker meeting with Philippine officials said Tuesday that China should agree to face the Philippines before a U.N. arbitration tribunal to avoid a possible crisis over their long-raging territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The Philippines took a daring legal step last week when it notified China that it ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852964-china-urged-to-face-philippines-un-tribunal.html 2013-01-29T07:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850400-philippine-dictatorship-victims-to-compensated.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Almost four decades after he was arrested and tortured and his sister disappeared into a maze of Philippine police cells and military houses, playwright Bonifacio Ilagan is finally seeing his suffering officially recognized. A writer for an underground communist newspaper, Ilagan and thousands like him were rounded up by dictato... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850400-philippine-dictatorship-victims-to-compensated.html 2013-01-29T00:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803112-police-13-suspects-slain-philippine-clash.html ATIMONAN, Philippines (AP) — At least three police personnel were among 13 suspected criminals who were gunned down in a shootout with Philippine security forces at a highway checkpoint, officials said Monday. Gunmen riding in three black SUVs opened fire on more than 50 army and police troopers who flagged down the vehicles late Sunday in the coastal tow... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803112-police-13-suspects-slain-philippine-clash.html 2013-01-07T01:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797234-law-points-to-philippine-churchs-waning-sway.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared the bishops' worst nightmare: They no longer sway the masses. Aquino last month signed t... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797234-law-points-to-philippine-churchs-waning-sway.html 2013-01-04T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1770962-philippines-oks-divisive-contraceptives-bill.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers, some of whom threatened to ask the Supreme Court to block the legislation. The Senate and the House of R... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1770962-philippines-oks-divisive-contraceptives-bill.html 2012-12-17T13:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1768008-sympathy-us-school-shooting-stretches-globe.html LONDON (AP) — As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the children, by pushing for stronger gun control laws. Twitter users and media personalities in the U.K. immediately invoked Dunblane — a 1996 shooting in that small Scottish town which killed 16 chil... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1768008-sympathy-us-school-shooting-stretches-globe.html 2012-12-15T16:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750318-hundreds-fishermen-missing-philippine-storm.html NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) — The number of people missing after a typhoon devastated the Philippines jumped to nearly 900 after families and fishing companies reported losing contact with more than 300 fishermen at sea, officials said. The fishermen from southern General Santos city and nearby Sarangani province left a few days before Typhoon Bopha hit ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750318-hundreds-fishermen-missing-philippine-storm.html 2012-12-09T23:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754024-pacquiao-loss-downs-spirit-storm-hit-filipinos.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino fans were stunned by Manny Pacquiao's knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez, dampening the spirit of a nation battered by a powerful typhoon that killed more than 600 people in the southern region where the boxing champion lives. In New Bataan township, which was ravaged by Typhoon Bopha last week, refugees, rescuers a... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754024-pacquiao-loss-downs-spirit-storm-hit-filipinos.html 2012-12-09T12:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1747464-safety-compete-typhoon-hit-philippines.html NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government's geological hazard maps show why this farming community was largely washed away by a strong typhoon: "highly susceptible to flooding and landslides." That didn't stop some villagers from rebuilding even with bodies still lying under the mud. Most of the about 420 people confirmed dead from Typhoon ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1747464-safety-compete-typhoon-hit-philippines.html 2012-12-07T00:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1743946-350-die-philippine-typhoon-400-missing.html NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said Thursday. More bodies were retrieved from hardest-hit Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental provinces and six others impacted b... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1743946-350-die-philippine-typhoon-400-missing.html 2012-12-06T04:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1741848-powerful-typhoon-kills-74-philippines.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Torrential floods from a powerful typhoon engulfed emergency shelters and an army truck carrying soldiers and villagers who were fleeing their homes in the southern Philippines, raising the death toll from the storm to at least 74. At least 43 of the victims drowned in one village. Rain accumulated atop a mountain and flooded do... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1741848-powerful-typhoon-kills-74-philippines.html 2012-12-05T00:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741654-typhoon-pounds-philippines-killing-7.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of the strongest typhoons to hit the Philippines this year barreled across the country's south on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and forcing more than 50,000 to flee from inundated villages. Typhoon Bopha slammed into the Davao region at dawn, its ferocious winds ripping roofs from homes and its 500-kilometer- (311-m... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741654-typhoon-pounds-philippines-killing-7.html 2012-12-04T10:21:00Z