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Fresh fighting erupts in southern Philippines
18:31:20, 8 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Fresh fighting has erupted in the southern Philippines with two air force aircraft dropping bombs near the town of Datu Piang in Mindanao island after Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels fired on a military helicopter.
Filipino fishermen protest against Australian mining company
17:16:51, 8 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Fishermen and residents in central Philippines have held a river protest in the Cebu-Bohol Strait today to protest the offshore mining activities of the Australian firm NorAsia.
50,000 people evacuated from Philippine disaster zone
01:16:35, 8 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Authorities in the southern Philippines have ordered the evacuation of 50,000 people following two landslides in a remote mining village that left 25 people dead or missing.
Malaysia assures Philippines of continued help
18:31:52, 6 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Malaysia has pledged to continue helping the Philippines obtain peace in the troubled southern Mindanao island.
Red Cross calls for more funds for Philippines
16:09:59, 8 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Red Cross is appealing for funds to help more than 500,000 Filipinos displaced by fighting between government troops and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the southern Philippines.
Filipino troops rushed to Mindanao
21:30:40, 5 September 2008, Radio Australia News
At least 1,000 Filipino troops have been rushed to the southern island of Mindanao to protect communities and help in the relief effort after a major upsurge of Muslim separatist violence.
Philippines air force wreck found
17:38:34, 5 September 2008, Radio Australia News
An American Navy ship has found the wreckage of a Philippine air force troop transport plane which crashed at sea last month with the loss of all nine crew.
Philippines president scraps MILF negotiating panel
23:51:02, 3 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippine's President Gloria Arroyo has scrapped a government peace panel negotiating with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Philippines militant target mining truck
19:41:11, 2 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Communist insurgents have set fire to a mining company truck and taken three policemen hostage in the southern Philippines.
Bus explodes in southern Philippines
07:07:15, 2 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippine military says at least five people have been killed and about 30 others injured when a powerful bomb exploded in a bus terminal in the southern province of Davao del Sur.
Philippines troops limit operations during Ramadan
16:15:09, 1 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippine military says troops are pursuing limited operations against Muslim rebel leaders but are not hunting all insurgents during the holy month of Ramadan.
Philippine navy detains Vietnamese fishing boat
14:13:54, 1 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Philippine security forces have detained a Vietnamese fishing boat and its 13 crew for poaching in Philippine territorial waters.
Threat to Philippine peace talks
07:56:09, 1 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group has threatened to pull out of peace talks with Manila.
Philippines military block relief supplies
18:12:45, 30 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippine military and foreign and local relief agencies are discussing ways to effectively bring relief supplies to southern villagers, after safety fears prompted the military to block relief supplies this week.
Malaysia extends Philippines peacekeeping mission
09:45:59, 29 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Malaysia has agreed to extend its peacekeeping mission in the southern Philippines where there is a Muslim insurgency.
Philippines to promote condom use to curb spread of HIV and AIDS
04:32:48, 29 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippine Health Department says it will promote the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS, despite disapproval from the Roman Catholic church.
Philippines to ask UK to help peace deal
20:37:19, 28 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippines will ask the United Kingdom to help handle the volatile peace talks with the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF.
Air authorities retrieve wreckage from Philippine crash
20:51:43, 26 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Authorities are retrieving wreckage from a Philippine air force C-130 transport plane has crashed in the south of the country.
Search underway for military plane in southern Philippines
17:49:08, 26 August 2008, Radio Australia News
A search is under way in the southern Philippines for an military transport plane that's missing with nine people aboard.
Philippines warns situation in south could worsen
17:51:06, 23 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Philippines Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno has warned that fighting in the southern island of Mindanao could get worse if the Moro Islamic Liberation Front fails to surrender its two commanders who led attacks in villages there.
A refugee crisis in the southern Philippines
12:35:38, 23 August 2008, Radio Australia News
A refugee crisis is developing in the southern Philippines because of heavy fighting between the military and Muslims rebels.
Group accuses Philippine authorities of arming civilians
22:18:19, 22 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Amnesty International says political leaders in the southern Philippines are arming civilians and local militias following two weeks of Muslim unrest which has left dozens dead.
Peace still possible in Philippines despite agreement scrapping
16:11:22, 22 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Philippine government and Muslim separatist representatives say peace is still possible in the country's south despite President Gloria Arroyo cancelling a draft peace agreement.
Philippine government scraps Muslim peace agreement
04:32:30, 22 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippine government has scrapped its controversial peace agreement with the country's Muslim minority after two weeks of deadly clashes in the south.
More food aid for southern Philippines displaced
08:08:04, 21 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The UN World Food Programme says it will deliver additional food aid to about 60,000 people displaced by a recent flare-up of Muslim separatist violence in the southern Philippines.
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