philippine-police

/ 29 November 2007

Manila gives rebel soldiers deadline to surrender

Philippine police gave around two dozen rebel soldiers until 7am GMT on Thursday to halt their attempted mutiny in a luxury hotel in Manila’s financial district. The soldiers, backed by a bishop, a senator and a former vice-president, took over the hotel and called for the overthrow of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

By Karen Lema and Raju Gopalakrishnan

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/ 20 October 2007

Philippine mall bomb toll at nine

Philippine police confirmed on Saturday that military-grade explosives caused a powerful blast in an upscale Manila shopping mall and that they were reviewing security camera footage to look for suspects. The Glorietta mall blast at lunchtime on Friday killed nine people and wounded 120, although many of those wounded have been discharged after treatment.

By Manny Mogato

Manila gives rebel soldiers deadline to surrender

Philippine mall bomb toll at nine

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