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The list of candidates for next year's presidential elections in the Philippines is long and diverse, from a former president to the self-proclaimed commander-in-chief of the world.

Terry Gould One dangerous place for reporters A photograph of journalist Marife Montano rests on her coffin at a wake for the murdered journalists in General Santos, Philippines.

Police officers in civilian clothes carry two boxes of legal documents to the Hall of Justice building in Cotabato City, southern Philippines, on Tuesday, Dec.

Security forces raided four compounds on Friday belonging to a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in the Philippines' worst political violence, as eight journalists among the victims were buried in a common grave.

Investigators of the Ampatuan massacre have now "pieced together vital pieces of information" that would positively identify Datu Unsay Mayor Andal U. Ampatuan Jr.

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Philippine media groups may ask the United Nations' to intervene in a probe into the massacre of 57 people in a suspected clan feud that has stoked tensions ahead of elections next May, six local journalist groups said on Thursday.

One of at least 60 murdered victims of the Nov. 23 gruesome killings in Maguindanao, southern Philippines.

Philippine police said Wednesday they have arrested a government militiaman for allegedly participating in last week's gruesome massacre of 57 people - a breakthrough that could help pin down a powerful clan suspected in the carnage.

In the Bayanihan issues of March 22 and 29, we discussed the new features of Philippine Machine-Readable Passports and how important it is for Filipino travelers to have them for the convenience they afford.

The Philippines' former first lady Imelda Marcos, famous for flamboyant ways and a huge collection of shoes, has filed her candidacy for a seat in congress, joining dozens of film stars and powerful politicians seeking election.

Manny Pacquiao weighs in for his bout against WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 13, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The politician whose family was targeted in the massacre in the southern Philippines has described the attackers as monsters, saying his murdered sister and aunt were pregnant.

Filings for candidates for the Philippines next presidential election show that powerful families continue to dominate the political landscape.

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A powerful Muslim clan accused of staging a massacre last week of 57 civilians, including dozens of journalists, denied any involvement in the killings in a rare news conference Sunday.

Malacaang will not order the relief and arrest of Datu Unsay town Mayor Datu Andal Ampatuan Jr.

The Philippines this year has been the world's most dangerous country for journalists, an official of the advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists told CNN's "Amanpour" program Wednesday .

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo says she'll run for Congress next year, opting to stay a political player after her term ends.

Several white wooden coffins - all but one shut to hide the journalists' disfigured remains - were crammed into a rundown funeral parlor in the southern Philippines, not far from where they were slaughtered with guns, machetes and a backhoe.