Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers
10 days ago
The Philippine foreign secretary has said he would recommend withdrawing Filipinos from the peacekeeping contingent in Syria, but the final decision is up to the country's president.
Malaysia refuses access to Filipinos in violence
70 days ago
Clashes sparked by the clansmen's intrusion into Malaysia's Sabah state have killed 56 Filipinos and nine Malaysian police and army personnel this month, according to Malaysian government estimates.
Malaysian soldier, 3 Filipinos killed in Borneo
71 days ago
Malaysia's army chief says a soldier and three Filipino gunmen have been killed in the latest clash over a Philippine Muslim clan's incursion into Borneo.
Filipino cardinal stirs papal talk with rapid rise
76 days ago
The churchman who last caught the deep adoration of many Filipino Catholics was Cardinal Jaime Sin, who died in 2005.
Malaysia rejects ceasefire effort by Filipino clan
76 days ago
"At least 28 people, including eight Malaysian policemen, have died mainly in shootouts between security forces and the Filipino group and their suspected allies.
Filipino sultan's quest sparks crisis in Malaysia
77 days ago
Troops launched a full-scale assault Tuesday, codenamed "Operation Sovereign," but failed to account for most of the Filipinos, who according to the Kiram family were unhurt.
Malaysia attacks Filipinos to end Borneo siege
78 days ago
The Filipinos who landed in Lahad Datu, a short boat ride from the southern Philippines, insisted Sabah belonged to their royal sultanate for more than a century.
Malaysian troops sent to Borneo after police slain
79 days ago
Malaysia sent hundreds of soldiers to a Borneo state Monday to help neutralize armed Filipino intruders who have killed 8 police officers in the country's bloodiest security emergency in years.
5 police, 2 assailants killed amid Malaysian siege
80 days ago
Malaysia's biggest security crisis in recent years began when about 200 Filipinos landed in Lahad Datu on Feb. 9, saying ownership documents from the late 1800s proved the territory was theirs.
Philippines urges Filipinos in Malaysia to give up
81 days ago
On Friday, Malaysian authorities trying to end the standoff clashed with clan members, leaving 12 Filipinos and two Malaysian police commandos dead, Sabah Police Chief Hamza Taib said.
