Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday signed into law a tobacco regulatory act that imposes an absolute smoking ban in public places and stops tobacco advertisements by July 2008.
The widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos threw a tantrum after her and her husband’s personal items were removed from display at the presidential palace museum.
Philippine television on Friday served up a real-life hostage drama that ended with the suspect stabbing a four year-old boy to death before he was himself killed by police gunfire.
Philippine police have arrested several alleged members of the Muslim guerrilla group Abu Sayyaf who are suspects in bombings in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, officials said on Wednesday.