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Cecil Morella
Aid pushes through to typhoon Haiyan survivors
Substantial food and medical aid has finally began reaching the desperate survivors of the Philippines super typhoon.
World-famous rice terraces under threat
After putting his seedlings to bed in the world-famous Banaue rice terraces in the northern Philippines, farmer Gabriel Balicdon works as a tourist guide and buys rice from the…
Philippines hunts for more suspects in rebellion
Philippine authorities launched a manhunt on Friday for more suspects accused of helping stage a dramatic but short-lived rebellion against the government, which was put down by…
Philippines attempts to sell deadly volcanoes to tourists
Rickety old jeeps barrel through a dry northern Philippines riverbed, setting off a dust storm that coats the visitors bouncing around on the back seat. The landscape around…
The wild, wet world of river trekking
"There is no right or wrong way," the trail master tells his nine fellow bushwalkers as they trace a little-known passage through the Philippines’ Sierra Madre range. "But…
Cuba seek to regain world boxing crown
Cuba will be looking to put the Russian Federation in its proper place as the boys from the Caribbean seek to regain their place atop amateur boxing’s pecking order at the world…
Soldier guards ex-Philippines president, in life and death
Catalino Bactat has spent nearly all his adult life guarding Ferdinand Marcos, from the time when his boss was the most powerful man in the Philippines and now as a mass of dried…
Abu Sayyaf claims Valentine’s Day bombings
The Abu Sayyaf, the Muslim militant group that claimed responsibility for a series of Valentine’s Day bombings in the Philippines, has been blamed for the country’s worst…
Hostage takers put pressure on Philippines
With the life of a kidnapped Filipino on the line, the Philippines sent out ambiguous and contradictory signals on Tuesday on the hostage takers’ key demand for an early…