MANILA, Philippines The family of a Filipino couple on death row for drug charges in Malaysia has appealed to President Benigno Aquino III for help.

" "Is she a master's degree holder or a lawyer? The Mindanao Development Authority charter requires that credential," asked Sebastian "Angie" Angliongto, former chair of the Mindanao Business Council and Mindanao Economic Development Council.

DIPOLOG CITY, Philippines - The Philippine military has named the local mayor as a model public official for supporting its various humanitarians programs.

" Operators of interprovincial buses have been asked to observe a long-standing agreement to get passengers only at terminals to prevent the occurrence of violence in the highways, as the Army and the police nationwide placed themselves on high alert after the killing Saturday of an alleged Abu Sayyaf leader and two of his companions.

The Department of Education continues to conduct unannounced school visits in various parts of the country.

An Army lieutenant colonel was cleared by a military tribunal of molestation charges by a classmate's wife 2 years ago in Zamboanga City.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - " Police commandos killed a sub-leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in a clash early Sunday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials said Sunday.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines Three former Sulu officials were identified by police on Friday as the alleged masterminds in the August 5 blast at the Zamboanga airport.

" Exotic fruits are now flooding in the southern Philippine province of Sulu as peace and order continue to improve as locals prepare for the celebration of the Hari Raya festival.

Filed under: Crime , Extrajudicial killings , Human Rights , Top Stories BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur - A series of killings, threats and harassments over the past months has alarmed indigenous people and civilian communities in this town.

A man shows off incandescent bulbs he purchased from the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative that will entitle him to get free a maximum of six compact fluorescent lamps as part of the National Residential Lighting Program of the Philippine Energy Efficient Project.

" The military under the Eastern Mindanao Command will actively participate in the security sector reform, shed off its warrior image and "transform into conflict managers, peacebuilders and environmentalists,"A EastMinCom chief Lt.

Three cocoa post harvest centers worth P30 million are set to be opened next month in Davao, Compostela Valley, and Zamboanga del Norte and are seen to contribute to the country's production of high quality beans.

" Some 200 mostly civil workers staged a rally Friday in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines to demand the return here of the regional government agencies now in Pagadian City.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - " The commander of the elite SWAT team of the local police has denied Tuesday extortion charges made by a group of Muslim traders against them.