Davao
(2000 est. pop. 1.1 million). Davao, an important commercial, educational, and cultural center of the southern Mindanao region, is one of the largest seaports in the Philippines. Davao lies on t...
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Mindanao
(2002 est. pop. 13.8 million). Mindanao is the second-largest island (after Luzon) in the Philippines and home to most of the Philippine Muslim population. It is located in the southern Phili...
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Manila (dpa) - Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's eldest son arrived
in the Philippines Wednesday to hold talks with Muslim separatists
in the country's strife-torn south, offic...
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Manila (dpa) - The Philippine government and Muslim rebels broke
an impasse in their peace negotiations and agreed to resume formal
talks before the year ends, a joint state...
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Cotabato City, Philippines (dpa) - Three people were wounded when
a grenade exploded inside the office of a US-funded development
organization in the southern Philippines, p...
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Manila (dpa) - Japan, Canada and the World Bank have expressed
concern over an impending military offensive against Muslim
separatist rebels in the southern Philippines, acc...
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An Italian priest kidnapped by Muslim rebels in the southern
Philippines more than a month ago was released by his captors after a
series of negotiations, police said Friday.
The Rev. Gian...
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At least three people were killed and more than 30 others
wounded when a crude bomb ripped through a bus station in the
southern Philippines on Friday, police said...
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Manila (dpa) - The United Nations' Children Fund (UNICEF) and
Muslim separatist rebels in the southern Philippines on Monday
launched a campaign to deliver basic health serv...
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Davao
Gaddafi's son in Philippines to meet with Muslim separatists
