Jolo kidnappers given hostage deadline (23-Aug-02)
Manila has sent hundreds of troops to the southern island of Jolo to hunt down an armed gang with ties to the Abu Sayyaf Muslim guerilla group beheaded two male captives taken hostage, along with six others, on Tuesday.

Philippine troop training focus of U.S. future aid (13-Aug-02)
U.S. military aid to the Philippines in coming months will focus less on supporting direct anti-terrorism missions and more on training "so the Americans don't have to be there forever," the nation's defense secretary said Tuesday.

Assets of Philippine communists frozen (13-Aug-02)
The Netherlands has begun to freeze financial assets belonging to Philippine Communist Party members living there in exile at the request of the United States, which has blacklisted the group as "terrorist."...

Filipinos protest U.S. forces pact (02-Aug-02)
The U.S. embassy in Manila is under tight security after hundreds of leftist demonstrators protested ahead of the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

The quest for SE Asia's Islamic 'super' state (30-Jul-02)
...to create one Islamic state from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore to parts of the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar.

U.S. troops begin Philippines pull-out (29-Jul-02)
U.S. troops stationed in the Philippines since February will begin pulling out later this week after wrapping up a six-month training program to help combat terrorism in the southeast Asian nation.

Powell faces protest over Filipino shooting (29-Jul-02)
Tensions have heightened ahead of a visit to the Philippines by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, with protesters threatening to rally over the shooting of a suspected Muslim extremist.

Shooting claim raise Philippine tension (28-Jul-02)
An American soldier has been accused of shooting a Muslim civilian in the southern Philippines, leaving a stigma on joint Philippine-U.S. war games just days before they are to end.

Philippines make show of crushing piracy (24-Jul-02)
Steamrollers crushed 2 million pirated CDs, DVDs and cassettes on Wednesday in a show of the Philippine government's efforts to stem the illegal industry.

Philippine trial first for rebel leaders (24-Jul-02)
Authorities in Manila say that if the Abu Sayyaf rebel leaders indicted by the United States are caught they will face trial first in the Philippines.

U.S. charges Abu Sayyaf leaders in kidnappings (23-Jul-02)
The U.S. Justice Department has released a five-count indictment against five members of the Philippine Islamic Abu Sayyaf rebel group in connection with the kidnappings and deaths of Americans and Filipinos.

Filipinos bid U.S. troops teary goodbye (22-July-02)
U.S. marines waved goodbye to the strains of a song about departing lovers, as they left a Philippine village after completing training operations against Islamic guerrillas.

Philippine Police battle with Protesters (22-July-02)
As police battled with thousands of protesters, Philippine's president vowed to keep up the pressure on terrorists and kidnappers in her second state of the nation address.

Arroyo wins key support in Senate (21-July-02)
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo scored a major political victory on Sunday when an independent senator declared support for her administration, ensuring her control of Congress.

Coal protests end in Philippine Arrests (21-July-02)
Philippine police have detained five environmentalists belonging to pressure group Greenpeace after they protested at a pier against the unloading of coal for a power plant, witnesses said.

U.S. to do more military training (06-July-02) by the Washington Post
U.S. troops will train two more Philippine special forces units and instruct an additional eight regular infantry battalions under a new security assistance plan worked out in recent days by ...

Philippines steps up fight after hostages die (08-Jun-02)
Philippine officials have vowed an all-out military assault on remaining Abu Sayyaf gunmen in the southern part of the country after a year-long hostage crisis came to a tragic end.

Timeline: Hostage Crisis in the Philippines (07-Jun-02)

People Power II - The Fall of Joseph Estrada by Filipinoexpress.com