MANILA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A heavily armed former policeman, holding a group of mostly foreign tourists on a bus in central Manila, is cooperating with authorities, a police spokesman said on Monday.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines -In a desperate act to regain his job, a disgruntled ex-police officer on Monday hijacked a busload of Hong Kong tourists in Manila, prompting a 12-hour drama that ended ...

(Adds Arroyo meets children, local police chief sacked) By Manny Mogato MANILA, March 29 (Reuters) - Gunmen who held Philippine children and teachers for more than nine hours in a bus had dud grenades ...