More than 50 former top Philippine government officials have issued a statement urging President Gloria Arroyo’s cabinet to resign over a multi-million dollar corruption scandal. There’s been a Senate probe into allegations of 130 million US dollars of bribes in a state telecoms deal with China’s ZTE Corporation.
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Philippines military offensive continues as talks stall
The peace talks between the Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front was again postponed yesterday (Tuesday) as the military buried 15 more marines killed on the island of Basilan.
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Filipino death squads target fringe parties
According to research by marginal political parties in The Philippines, and backed up by human rights organisations, a wave of political and journalistic killings since 2001 has surpassed that of the corrupt Marcos dictatorship of the 1970s and 80s.
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