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Police investigators look at the victims of a massacre in Ampatuan ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - Police investigators look at the victims of a massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province on November 24, 2009. A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were on Tuesday charged with murder over the election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead, a prosecutor said.(AFP/File/Mark Navales)

Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (R) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:17:02 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (R) greets supporters during election campaigning in Dasmarinas, Cavite, southeast of Manila February 9, 2010. Philippine politicians begin campaigning on Tuesday in a wide open race for the presidency, with voters looking for a clean face after the scandal-plagued administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (L) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:14:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (L) gestures at his supporters next to a sculpture of a robot from "The Transformers" movie during election campaigning in Carmona, Cavite, southeast of Manila February 9, 2010. Philippine politicians begin campaigning on Tuesday in a wide open race for the presidency, with voters looking for a clean face after the scandal-plagued administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Gordon's team has called themselves "transformers", in reference to their intention of transforming the government if elected in the May vote. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon carries ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:31 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon carries a child during election campaigning in Carmona, Cavite, southeast of Manila February 9, 2010. Philippine politicians begin campaigning on Tuesday in a wide open race for the presidency, with voters looking for a clean face after the scandal-plagued administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (red) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:07:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (red) and running mate Bayani Fernando greet supporters during election campaigning in Dasmarinas, Cavite, southeast of Manila February 9, 2010. Philippine politicians begin campaigning on Tuesday in a wide open race for the presidency, with voters looking for a clean face after the scandal-plagued administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (L) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:05:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (L) and his running mate Bayani Fernando (R) greet supporters next to a sculpture of a robot from "The Transformers" movie during election campaigning in Carmona, Cavite, southeast of Manila February 9, 2010. Philippine politicians begin campaigning on Tuesday in a wide open race for the presidency, with voters looking for a clean face after the scandal-plagued administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Gordon's team has called themselves "transformers", in reference to their intention of transforming the government if elected in the May vote. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (R) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:01:52 GMT

Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (L) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:54:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidate Senator Richard Gordon (L) and running mate Bayani Fernando (R) greet supporters next to a sculpture of a robot from "The Transformers" movie during election campaigning in Carmona, Cavite, southeast of Manila February 9, 2010. Philippine politicians begin campaigning on Tuesday in a wide open race for the presidency, with voters looking for a clean face after the scandal-plagued administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Gordon's team has called themselves "transformers", in reference to their intention of transforming the government if elected in the May vote. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Andal Ampatuan Jnr. (C), is led to the latest hearing in his ...

(AFP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:04:49 GMT

(AFP) - Andal Ampatuan Jnr. (C), is led to the latest hearing in his murder trial in Manila on February 3. Andal Ampatuan Jnr., a member of a politically powerful Muslim clan that was once allied to President Gloria Arroyo, impassively entered fresh pleas of "not guilty" as relatives of some of the dead wept outside the courtroom.(AFP/Jay Directo)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) salutes as ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:46:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) salutes as the bodies of Filipino peacekeepers, who were killed in the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake, are transported at the Philippine air force (PAF) headquarters in Manila February 2, 2010. The bodies of three Filipino peacekeepers and a United Nations International staff member arrived at the PAF on Tuesday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY DISASTER)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (far L) salutes ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:44:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (far L) salutes as the body of a Filipino peacekeeper, who was killed in the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake, is transported at the Philippine air force (PAF) headquarters in Manila February 2, 2010. The bodies of three Filipino peacekeepers and a United Nations International staff member arrived at the PAF on Tuesday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY DISASTER)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (3rd R) salutes ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:42:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (3rd R) salutes as the body of a Filipino peacekeeper, who was killed in the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake, is transported at the Philippine air force (PAF) headquarters in Manila February 2, 2010. The bodies of three Filipino peacekeepers and a United Nations International staff member arrived at the PAF on Tuesday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY DISASTER)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center with dark ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:35:55 GMT

(AP) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center with dark sunglasses, makes the sign of the cross during heroes welcome Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010 at Villamor Air Base in Manila to honor the four Filipino soldiers from the Philippine contingent to the UN Peacekeeping force in Haiti who were killed in the devastating earthquake in Haiti last month. Two more Filipinos remain missing in the 7.0 magnitude quake that killed more than 150,000 people. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center with dark ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:22:21 GMT

(AP) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center with dark sunglasses, watches as Philippine contingent to the U.N. Peacekeeping force in Haiti salute during the heroes welcome Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010 at Villamor Air Base in Manila to honor the four comrades who were killed in the devastating earthquake in Haiti last month. Two more Filipinos remained missing in the 7.0 magnitude quake that killed more than 150,000 people. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, third from right, ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:22:03 GMT

(AP) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, third from right, salutes as she leads the heroes welcome Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010 at Villamor Air Base in Manila to honor the four Filipino soldiers of the U.N. Peacekeeping forces in Haiti who were killed in the devastating earthquake in Haiti last month. Two more Filipinos remained missing in the 7.0 magnitude quake that killed more than 150,000 people. Also shown are Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, right, and Vice-admiral Emilio Marayag Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines deputy chief of staff. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo salutes during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:07:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo salutes during the Philippine National Police 19th anniversary celebration in the main police camp at Crame in Quezon city January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY MILITARY POLITICS)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo salutes during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:02:58 GMT

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo salutes as she ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:00:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo salutes as she attends the Philippine National Police 19th anniversary celebration in the main police camp Crame in Quezon city January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY MILITARY POLITICS)

A farmer sprays tobacco leaves with pesticide at a tobacco farm ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:22:03 GMT

(Reuters) - A farmer sprays tobacco leaves with pesticide at a tobacco farm in Candon city, Ilocos Sur province, north of Manila January 23, 2010. The Philippines' northern region, controlled by political allies of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is famous for growing Virginia tobacco for local and foreign consumption. Picture taken January 23, 2010. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)

Protesters, mostly farmers, gather for a rally at the historic ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:21:30 GMT

(AP) - Protesters, mostly farmers, gather for a rally at the historic Mendiola Bridge near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Friday Jan. 22, 2010 to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the killing of 13 peasants and wounding of several others near the Palace. The protesters in their statement denounced the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for their alleged 'crimes of land grabbing and injustice to the farmer sector' (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, march towards the historic ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:16:29 GMT

(AP) - Thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, march towards the historic Mendiola Bridge near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Friday Jan. 22, 2010 to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the killing of 13 peasants and wounding of several others near the Palace. The protesters in their statement denounced the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for their alleged 'crimes of land grabbing and injustice to the farmer sector' (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, march towards the historic ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:15:58 GMT

Protesters, mostly farmers, gather for a rally at the historic ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:30:09 GMT

(AP) - Protesters, mostly farmers, gather for a rally at the historic Mendiola Bridge near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Friday Jan.22, 2010 to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the killing of 13 peasants and wounding of several others near the Palace. The protesters in their statement denounced the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for their alleged 'crimes of land grabbing and injustice to the farmer sector' (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Protesters, mostly farmers, are showered with confetti as they ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:28:06 GMT

(AP) - Protesters, mostly farmers, are showered with confetti as they march towards the historic Mendiola Bridge near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Friday Jan. 22, 2010 to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the killing of 13 peasants and wounding of several others near the Palace. The protesters in their statement denounced the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for their alleged 'crimes of land grabbing and injustice to the farmer sector' (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo keynotes the three-day ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:59:35 GMT

(AP) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo keynotes the three-day Coral Triangle Initiative Business Summit comprising the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste Tuesday Jan.19, 2010 at Manila's financial district of Makati city in the Philippines. The summit is aimed at outlining business opportunities and providing platform for financial support and investment for the coral areas of the six countries. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

In this photo provided by the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:25:33 GMT

(AP) - In this photo provided by the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde is seen on Jan. 4, 2010. Remonde, a staunch defender of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, following a heart attack, officials said. (AP Photo/Malacanang Palace, Rey Baniquet)

Jason Aguilar Ivler, an American man wanted in the Philippines ...

(AP) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:49:54 GMT

(AP) - Jason Aguilar Ivler, an American man wanted in the Philippines for allegedly killing a government's official son in a road-rage shooting, is wheeled into an operating room of a government hospital after being critically wounded Monday January 18, 2009 when he opened fire at police officers trying to arrest him at Manila's Quezon city, officials said. Two police agents also were wounded when authorities swooped down on Ivler parent's house in a Manila suburb, triggering a shootout with the suspect who was hiding in the basement, said National Bureau of Investigation spokesman Ricardo Diaz. Ivler, 28, from Hawaii, is accused of fatally shooting the son of an official working in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's office following an argument during a traffic altercation Nov. 18 in Manila. (AP Photo)

Philippine former President Joseph Estrada (L) sits beside Philippine ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:16:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine former President Joseph Estrada (L) sits beside Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during the national security council meeting at Malacanang palace in Manila January 12, 2010. Estrada set foot for the first time to Malacanang palace since he was removed from power nine years ago and hopes to return in 6 months if he wins the presidency. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS)

Philippine former President Joseph Estrada (L) stands in prayer ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:52:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine former President Joseph Estrada (L) stands in prayer next to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a national security council meeting at Malacanang palace in Manila January 12, 2010. Estrada set foot for the first time to Malacanang palace since he was removed from power nine years ago and hopes to return in 6 months if he wins the presidency. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)