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Tribal gunmen release all 47 hostages
13/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

Tribal gunmen release all 47 hostages

Tribal gunmen on Sunday freed all 47 hostages they had been detaining for four days in a mountainous area of the southern Philippines, a government official said. The hostages have been taken to a government hospital for a health check-up.
Talks on release of 57 remaining hostages postponed until Friday
10/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

Talks on release of 57 remaining hostages postponed until Friday

Negotiators have put off until Friday talks to secure the release of 57 remaining hostages taken by gunmen from a school in southern Philippines. The gunmen took 75 people hostage but later released 18, including all 17 children.
Prosecutors file rebellion charges against clan members over massacre
09/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

Prosecutors file rebellion charges against clan members over massacre

Philippine prosecutors filed charges of rebellion on Wednesday against members of a powerful Muslim clan over the Nov. 23 massacre of 57 people. The clan's patriarch was a close ally of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Clan militia killed at least 250 others during rule, says rights chief
09/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

Clan militia killed at least 250 others during rule, says rights chief

The Ampatuan clan militia accused of a political massacre last month has carried out at least 250 other murders in the southern Philippines, according to the chairwoman of the nation's Commission on Human Rights, Leila de Lima.
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Martial law is imposed after election-linked massacre
05/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

Martial law is imposed after election-linked massacre

The military chief in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao has taken over as local governor after martial law was imposed following an election-related massacre last month.
20 militiamen arrested after election-linked massacre
05/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

20 militiamen arrested after election-linked massacre

Twenty militiamen were arrested Saturday during a martial law raid on a warehouse owned by a politician in the Philippines who is accused of carrying out an election-linked massacre.
More than 100 troops, police storm homes of massacre suspects
04/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

More than 100 troops, police storm homes of massacre suspects

More than 100 Philippine troops and police stormed the homes on Friday of a powerful clan family suspected of involvement in a Nov. 23 massacre that left 57 people dead in what police say were politically motivated killings.
Pacquiao enters the political ring
02/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

Pacquiao enters the political ring

The best weight-for-weight boxer of all time, Filipino Manny Pacquiao, has registered a bid for a congressional seat representing the southern province of Sarangani for next year's elections.
Southern mayor charged with 25 'election' murders
01/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

Southern mayor charged with 25 'election' murders

Prosecutors charged Andal Ampatuan Jnr, a mayor in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao, with 25 counts of murder on Tuesday, accusing him of organising a massacre in November to ensure his 2010 election bid for provincial governor.
Mayor charged with mass murder as gruesome details emerge
27/11/2009 - PHILIPPINES

Mayor charged with mass murder as gruesome details emerge

Local mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr (centre) has been charged with mass murder after he was accused of ordering the massacre of 57 people on Monday. Ampatuan is the son of a local governor and a close ally of President Gloria Arroyo.
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