MANILA, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered that bounties be placed on the heads of kidnappers responsible for a spate of abductions in Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga in recent months.
Govt troops capture 15 MILF rebel strongholdsThousands of troops backed by air and artillery fire have captured 15 Muslim guerrilla strongholds in the southern Philippines after five days of intense fighting, while more than 272,000 villagers... + Full Story