Philippine troops killed a suspected leader of the militant Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf on the island of Basilan, officials said Wednesday.

Japanese and US experts have joined efforts to contain the Philippines' worst oil spill as the coastguard warned of a "looming ecological timebomb".

Rigoberto Sanchez, a spokesman for the communist rebels, denied by telephone from Mindanao that any hostages had been taken. It was more likely, Sanchez said, that the rebels had simply passed through…

MANILA : The Philippine Congress on Thursday threw out a second attempt to impeach President Gloria Arroyo over alleged election irregularities after a marathon all-night sitting. The opposition only …

Renewed fighting between government troops and Abu Sayyaf militants has left two army scout rangers dead and 17 others wounded in Sulu province in the southern Philippines.Our reporter in the Philippi…