The 127 engravings of people, animals and geometric shapes are the Southeast Asian nation's oldest known artworks, but encroaching urbanisation, vandals and the ravages of nature are growing threats. The artworks have been declared a national treasure, regarded as the best proof that relatively sophisticated societies existed in the Philippines in the Stone Age. "They show that in ancient times, the Philippines did have a complex culture. Museum scientists believe the carvings date back to …
Lintang Bedol arrives in Comelec
Controversial former Maguindanao elections supervisor Lintang Bedol is presented to the media at the Commission on Elections office in Manila. Bedol was accused of manipulating the provincial results of the 2007 elections allegedly to favor candidates allied with former President Gloria Arroyo. Photos by Mike Alquinto/NPPA Images.
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- Philippines arrests extremist in Malaysia resort kidnapping
Philippine forces on Wednesday arrested a Muslim extremist believed to have taken part in the kidnapping of 21 people from a Malaysian resort in 2000, a senior commander said. Such cross-border kidnappings have become more common recently with militants from the lawless southern Philippines travelling to nearby Malaysia, where there are many dive resorts popular with foreign tourists. Nabil Talahi Idjiran, a member of the Abu Sayyaf group who took part in one such raid on Malaysia's Sipadan …
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