MANILA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Philippine Bureau of Customs is likely to fall about 36 billion pesos ($764 million) short of its goal to collect 273.3 billion pesos this year, Commissioner Napoleon Morales said on Tuesday.
MANILA (AFP) - - Hundreds of extra troops have been deployed in the southern Philippines after gunmen believed linked to a local politician kidnapped and killed at least 22 people, a military spokesman said Tuesday.