» by GI Korea April 13th, 2012 at 10:27 am » Comments (8)

Here is another country having problems with Chinese fishing boats: The Philippines and China continued looking for a diplomatic solution to a naval standoff on Thursday, even as Manila sent a ...more »

» by GI Korea February 3rd, 2012 at 4:56 pm » Comments (1)

Though the woman the President is dating in an ethnic Korean she has lived in the Philippines since she was a young child: Philippine President Benigno Aquino has admitted he is ...more »

» by Bill November 18th, 2011 at 7:49 am » Comments (0)

It was just a few days ago that Arroyo tried to leave the Philippines in order to receive 'medical treatment'. Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has been arrested on charges of ...more »

» by GI Korea March 21st, 2011 at 8:52 am » Comments (7)

Well it looks like USFK is taking a step towards becoming an expeditionary force from the Korean peninsula: Some 500 soldiers of the Second U.S. Infantry Division stationed in Korea ...more »

» by Bill December 4th, 2010 at 7:49 pm » Comments (9)

Benigno Aquino III, who's 50 years old, has never been married. The Philippines' bachelor president has appealed for privacy, saying journalists' prying eyes are ruining his love life. President Benigno ...more »

» by NC47 August 24th, 2010 at 3:10 am » Comments (17)

This was an unfortunate incident that played out on TV. A former police officer took a busload of tourists hostage in downtown Manila on Monday morning, opening a 12-hour standoff that ...more »

» by Bill May 11th, 2010 at 5:22 pm » Comments (1)

His mother, Corazon Aquino, was President from 1986 to 1992. Benigno Aquino on Wednesday looked set to become the new Philippine president, though final election results may not ...more »

» by GI Korea October 13th, 2009 at 10:03 pm » Comments (4)

Here is an update from last month's S&S article about the Navy Master Chief Petty Officer who tried to murder his family" U.S. Navy investigators and Philippines police have reopened ...more »

» by Bill August 14th, 2009 at 7:29 pm » Comments (18)

He hosts the popular show Wowowee.  From the Manila Bulletin- Controversial TV host Willie Revillame is said to be deeply upset over the negative reaction he has received regarding the comments ...more »

» by Bill July 31st, 2009 at 4:55 pm » Comments (4)

She had been battling cancer for some time. From AP- Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a "people power" revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off ...more »