Arroyo barred from Philippines exit

Gloria Arroyo, the former president of the Philippines, has spent the night in hospital after the government prevented her from leaving the country. Arroyo is facing corruption charges, but judges...

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Philippine maids pay high price

Almost 15 per cent of the Philippines' adult population, about eight million people, live and work overseas. The money they earn is vital to the economy, last year more than $17bn dollars was sent...

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Al Jazeera Correspondent - Imelda and Me

Veronica Pedrosa, whose family was forced into exile by the Philippines' Marcos regime, confronts Imelda about her past.

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Flood overwhelms Philippines - 28 Sept 09

The Philippines is dealing with its worst flooding in a generation, and the authorities admit they are overwhelmed by the emergency. Torrential rains from Tropical Storm Ketsana flooded the...

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Behind the Philippine 'Thriller' video - 29 July 07

Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas gets behind the scenes of the Cebu provincial detention centre's, Michael Jackson 'Thriller' remake.

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Torture video outrage in the Philippines

A cell-phone video, showing a suspected robber screaming in pain as an alleged police chief yanks on a rope tied to the victim's genitals, has sparked outrage in the Philippines. This is not the...

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