Wednesday 25th November, 2009

Mass graves opened in Philippines political murders
Philippines News.NetAn emergency has been declared in the Philippines in the aftermath of a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.
Emergency declared in Philippines province after massacre
Philippines News.NetManila, Nov 24 (DPA) The Philippines Tuesday declared emergency rule and dispatched additional security forces to a southern province where gunmen killed at least 24 people in the worst-ever election-related violence in the country.
Philippines Pre-Election Murder Toll Rises to 46
NoviniteThe President of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo, has declared a state of emergency in two provinces on the island of Mindanao, to support police investigations of a mass execution. The declaration ha...
Philippines' deadliest massacre tests government
Examiner(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)The hand of one of dead victims lies across a police line at a hillside in Datu Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Philippine Presi...
Philippines massacre sparks state of emergency
ABC AustraliaThe province of Maguindanao in the southern Philippines is in virtual lockdown after a state of emergency was declared after the country's worst political massacre. Hundreds of additional troops have...
Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
The NationSANIAG, Philippines, (AFP) - The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people de...
Philippines' deadliest massacre tests government
BreitbartAMPATUAN, Philippines (AP) - A few miles off the main highway, on a remote hilltop covered with waist-high grass, bodies lay with twisted hands reaching in the air. They had been shot point-blank. Nea...
[11/24] Philippines' deadliest massacre tests government
Find LawAMPATUAN, Philippines (AP) - A few miles off the main highway, on a remote hilltop covered with waist-high grass, bodies lay with twisted hands reaching in the air. They had been shot point-blank. Nea...
Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
The Daily StarSANIAG, Philippines: The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiraled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead. Polic...
Play therapy for child survivors
InquirerPLAY THERAPY IS A time-tested tool used by psychologists and social workers to ease the trauma of children victimized by calamity or violence. But in the mining town of Itogon in Benguet, where a comm...
21 Reported Dead and 22 Missing in Mass Kidnapping Linked to Philippine Election
Gadsden TimesMANILA — In one of the worst episodes of election-related violence in the Philippines in recent memory, a group of more than 40 people — including lawyers, journalists and relatives of a...
Philippines: 46 Gunned Down, Emergency Declared
Gadsden TimesThe Philippine president has declared an emergency in two provinces after dozens were gunned down in an election-related massacre. Police and soldiers found 22 bodies in a hillside mass grave Tuesday,...
Secretary-General deplores ‘brutal' political violence in the Philippines
UN News CentreSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon today deplored the recent violence in the southern Philippines, in which more than 40 civilians have been killed in the context of a local election campaign, and called f...
State of emergency in Philippines
West AustralianThe Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.Police on Mindanao island ...
UN condemns 'heinous crime' that killed 39 Filipinos
Earth TimesNew York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the brutal killing of at least 39 Filipinos in violence-related elections in a southern province of the Philippines. Ban said in a stat...
Philippines declares emergency after death toll jumps to 46
The China PostThe Philippine president placed two southern provinces under emergency rule Tuesday as security forces unearthed more bodies, pushing the death toll to 46 in some of the deadliest election violence in...
Los Angeles City Council to look at medical marijuana ordinance
Business JournalLos Angeles City Council is poised to vote as early as Tuesday on provisions to a proposed medical marijuana ordinance it has faced difficulty with for the past two years. According to published repo...
Los Angeles City Council to look at medical marijuana ordinance
Los Angeles BusinessLos Angeles City Council is poised to vote as early as Tuesday on provisions to a proposed medical marijuana ordinance it has faced difficulty with for the past two years. According to published repo...
Loved ones wail as massacre victims unearthed
InquirerSANIAG, Maguindanao - Screams of anguish pierced the farming village of Saniag Tuesday as police pulled bodies from a mass grave, unearthing one of the most brutal political killings in Philippine his...
Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
Canada.comFriends and relatives grieve at the provincial office following a massacre of at least 46 kidnap victims on Nov. 23, 2009 in Ampatuan town, in Maguindanao Province, Philippines.
Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
Vancouver SunFriends and relatives grieve at the provincial office following a massacre of at least 46 kidnap victims on Nov. 23, 2009 in Ampatuan town, in Maguindanao Province, Philippines.
Massacre triggers Philippines emergency
News.com.auTHE Philippines has declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.Police on Mindanao island pulled ...
Massacre triggers Philippines emergency
The Daily TelegraphTHE Philippines has declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.Police on Mindanao island pulled ...
Massacre triggers Philippines emergency
News.com.auTHE Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.
Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
Canada.comFriends and relatives grieve at the provincial office following a massacre of at least 46 kidnap victims on Nov. 23, 2009 in Ampatuan town, in Maguindanao Province, Philippines.
Massacre triggers Philippines emergency
The AustralianTHE Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.
Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
Daily StarThe Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south yesterday as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that has left at least 46 people dead.Police on Mindanao isla...
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