Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/3693.htmlenhttp://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/jan/08/yehey/top_stories/20090108top7.htmlhttp://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/jan/08/yehey/top_stories/20090108top7.htmlBy Llanesca T. Panti, Reporter At least 17 Filipinos in the Gaza Strip are determined to leave that territory, but a new evacuation plan for them was again called off because of intense fighting, an official said Wednesday. Esteban Conejos Jr., the Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers....Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100manilatimes-22ad9bb42403034058ddba3187567596manilatimesenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/830B240D-C392-40A1-9753-031E29313C52.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/830B240D-C392-40A1-9753-031E29313C52.htmPM declares day of mourning after seven people die in protests against power cuts.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-2968a42adc8e93787160f5f8e8658c50aljazeera-enenhttp://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/feb/01/yehey/top_stories/20070201top6.htmlhttp://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/feb/01/yehey/top_stories/20070201top6.htmlBy Sam Mediavilla and Anthony Vargas, Reporters President Arroyo on Wednesday appointed Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. as defense secretary. Ebdane is the first police general to take over the Department of National Defense (DND), which oversees the Armed Forces (AFP).Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100manilatimes-5c1b8fd8a0d5ba1ab2a687a6dbe67fd7manilatimesenhttp://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/aug/05/yehey/top_stories/20060805top4.htmlhttp://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/aug/05/yehey/top_stories/20060805top4.htmlEscape routes used by overseas Filipino workers in Beirut were bombed by Israeli jets on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos Jr. said bombs destroyed three bridges linking Beirut to the northern cities of Junia and Tripoli.Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0200manilatimes-61139a72c9189005102edf7443e7f991manilatimesenhttp://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news01_july20_2006http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news01_july20_2006THE government said yesterday it will   evacuate the first 200 of about 30,000 Filipinos in Lebanon   via neighboring Syria even as it struggled with a lack of   money and resources.Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0200manilastandardtoday-ccbc01ad1a84329d62c6d9db39cde877manilastandardtodayenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F57E13CC-E56E-4068-9FB3-2C2E77D40D0F.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F57E13CC-E56E-4068-9FB3-2C2E77D40D0F.htmPirates in Somalia who kidnapped about 20 seamen in March have released them, according to official reports. The kidnapped Filipinos were on their way home, officials for the Philippines said Monday. Roy Cimatu, the government's special envoy to the Middle East, said that the men had been freed on Saturday.Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-2285f914cb81d3180847b1ae2da1f3b7aljazeera-enenhttp://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=75414http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=75414Saudi king frees 300 OFWs at Arroyo request First posted 02:04am (Mla time) May 11, 2006 By Fe B. Zamora Inquirer Editor's Note: Published on Page A1 of the May 11, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer RIYADH -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo flies home Wednesday night -- early today in....Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 +0200inq7-b17642ff6ad67977740f8d7d7a8c5c3binq7enhttp://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=142953&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=29049http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=142953&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=29049RIYADH: Philippines President Gloria Arroyo arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks on oil supplies and prices.The visit "aims to secure our energy supplies at a time of necessity, serve the welfare of our overseas workers," Arroyo said. With oil prices at a record high, Arroyo said she wanted to discuss....Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 +0200GulfDailyNews-07037dce123789653aa470bd442120bfGulfDailyNewsenhttp://news.inq7.net/mobile/html_output/20050623-41228.xml.htmlhttp://news.inq7.net/mobile/html_output/20050623-41228.xml.htmlTarongoy is home June 23, 2005 Updated 10:47am (Mla time) INQ7.net (2ND UPDATE) FILIPINO worker Robert Tarongoy is home following his release by Iraqi militants after being held captive for over seven months, television footage showed Thursday. Tarongoy flew into the country on board Gulf Air 254 at....Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0200inq7-20f41b2f2c8d6ce59ff249e5e16bdde6inq7enhttp://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/World2.asp?ArticleID=138295http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/World2.asp?ArticleID=138295Manila: Philippines President Gloria Arroyo yesterday sacked the manager of the state-run radio station after it inadvertently broadcast a secret government meeting on se... (photo: WN) Gulf NewsWed, 03 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0100arabworldnews-eae2d4e848bde2fb6f0c666a9bc1dbe0arabworldnewsenhttp://news.inq7.net/mobile/html_output/20041028-16339.xml.htmlhttp://news.inq7.net/mobile/html_output/20041028-16339.xml.htmlRP pulling all stops to keep Filipinos out of Iraq Updated 09:48am (Mla time) Oct 28, 2004 TJ Burgonio FOREIGN Secretary Alberto Romulo said he would exhaust all diplomatic means to convince Iraq's neighboring countries to stay the ban on foreigners crossing their borders into the war-torn state.Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0200inq7-99fab958985de42166800fff8f3be2d1inq7enhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4326395,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4326395,00.htmlPhilippines Pulling Peacekeepers in Iraq Monday July 19, 2004 7:31 AM AP Photo XBM102 By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The commander of Filipino peacekeepers in Iraq returned to Manila on Monday ahead of his troops after the Philippines pledged to withdraw them to....Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0200guardian-6fcfa675ec177555721077fb27c63e22guardianenhttp://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=XUAMFRLGHQ2NECRBAEZSFEY?type=worldNews&storyID=5698327http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=XUAMFRLGHQ2NECRBAEZSFEY?type=worldNews&storyID=5698327MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Sunday its remaining troops will leave Iraq on Monday to save the life of a Filipino hostage threatened with beheading unless the country pulls its humanitarian contingent out of Baghdad. "The remaining members of the Philippine humanitarian contingent are....Sun, 18 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0200reuters-790112289f0e922befb343b7d9b53523reutersenhttp://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=1FGVXRN2G5TJMCRBAEKSFEY?type=worldNews&storyID=5614891http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=1FGVXRN2G5TJMCRBAEKSFEY?type=worldNews&storyID=5614891MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered an immediate halt to the deployment of workers to Iraq after the reported hostage-taking of a Filipino man by gunmen, her spokesman said on Thursday. Facing her first major test since winning a new term in May elections, Arroyo....Thu, 08 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0200reuters-9dc9dd6a63509cad67e5533ad398690creutersen