Boxer Manny Pacquiao has been told not to return to the Philippines because of a swine flu epidemic in the U.S.

Text of report in English by Philippine newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer website on 4 August [Text of GRP-MILF draft pact on Bangsamoro homeland; for assistance with multimedia elements] The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) herein referred to as the "Parties" to this Agreement.

Text of report in English by Philippine newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer website on 14 July [Report by Jerome Aning: "Fishers ask Aussie PM to stop oil exploration"] Manila, Philippines - A militant group of fishermen wants Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to "persuade" oil exploration company, NorAsia Energy Ltd, to abort its planned oil and gas exploration in the Visayan Sea and the Cebu-Bohol Strait.

Text of report in English by Philippine newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer website on 6 June [Commentary by Amando Doronila from the "Analysis" column: "Is the US ready for a black president?"] Manila, Philippines - At the beginning of the primary elections for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in January, the American people faced a deeply disturbing issue: Were they ready to elect the first black president or the first woman president in the history of their 230-year-old republic? Last Tuesday, the Democrats settled the issue when Sen.

Text of report in English by Philippine newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer website on 28 April [By Amando Doronila] Manila: Of all crises encountered by this government since 2004, nothing is more threatening to its survival and more menacing to the 11 million poorest Filipinos than the current rice crisis.