AS Malaysia starts pulling out unarmed peace monitors from the southern Philippines this week, fears have arisen of renewed fighting between Manila's security forces and the country's largest Muslim rebel group.
The apprehension grew after 200 (...)
PHILIPPINE President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's all-out campaign to ensure rice supplies amid skyrocketing prices risks sowing panic among Filipinos and raising the political and financial heat on her government.
Arroyo fears hungry voters would (...)
