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...extreme act of political violence, six candidates running for posts in other local governments have already been murdered since Jan. 1, according to press reports. In a Tuesday night police raid to uncover the weapons cache of a private armed group in Cavite province on the island of Luzon, four police officers were wounded when a suspect detonated a grenade, killing himself instantly...
...Nearly 860 people were killed in flooding and landslides after Ketsana and typhoon Parma tore into Luzon, the country's largest island, in late September and early October. Four weeks later, sections of the city and some surrounding provinces are still underwater, and state-run hospitals have been overwhelmed by an outbreak of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease spread from the urine of infected rats and other animals. (In Sri Lanka, where there was a large outbreak in 2008, leptospirosis is known as "rat fever.") The bacterium is transmitted by the standing floodwater through cuts in the skin and by people...
...Philippine flavors usually found locked inside the country's homes or tucked away in far-flung provinces. Look out for crispy-skinned lechon, or roast suckling pig, from Cebu (Filipinos make an art out of roasting whole animals on spits). Try the rich, fiery-hot Bicol Express from southern Luzon (a pork and vegetable dish with coconut and chili). And don't miss the Filipino-fusion creations, such as pasta sauces in flavors such as mussel adobo and creamy shiitake pesto. If you can manage it, wash it all down with thick, creamy tsokolate, a Spanish-style hot chocolate blended...
...Heavy monsoon rains won't alter their wedding plans, but the escalating conflict might. Peace talks with the government stalled in 2004. Recent clashes between the N.P.A. and government forces have claimed scores of lives across the archipelago, particularly in the rebel strongholds of Luzon and Mindanao. In a few bloody days last month, the military shot dead three N.P.A. commanders, while an ambush by 30 rebels killed four policemen...
...Marcos because she is so natural, and that is perfection," he gushed.) After People Power ousted Marcos in 1986, the N.P.A.'s declining popularity was devastated by internal purges in which hundreds of people were tortured and executed. In 1988, 121 cadres were butchered in one N.P.A. camp in Luzon alone, while up to 900 were killed in Mindanao...