President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Imelda Marcos Opens Run For Philippine Congress

nytimes.com | CARLOS H. CONDE | Posted 05.25.2011

MANILA -- Imelda Marcos, the flamboyant widow of the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, filed last-minute papers on Tuesday declaring her candidacy for a s...

Twelve Reporters Slaughtered: The Worst Day In The History Of Journalism

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

Virginia M. Moncrieff

Twelve journalists in the southern Philippines have been slaughtered, in what will surely be remembered as the worst single day in the history of journalism.

SWAT Teams Storm Philippine Hotel To Prevent Military Coup

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Philippine troops and SWAT troops and SWAT teams stormed a five-star hotel on Thursday that dissident military officers commandeered after walking out...