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The president of the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines called for prayers for a Catholic priest and others he said were taken hostage by gunmen of the Maute group who have reportedly threatened to kill them unless the military calls off operations against the extermists.

(UPDATE - 1:31 p.m.) The sound of gunfire had mostly subsided in Marawi City Wednesday morning, giving residents the opportunity that had been seeking to emerge from their homes and flee the fighting between government forces and gunmen of the Maute terror group.

The National Union of People's Lawyers issues a checklist on what authorities are NOT allowed to do during martial law.

The Philippine National Police called on the public to exercise care when posting about Marawi City on social media to ease the confusion about what is happening there and avoid worsening the situation.

Moderate intake of chocolate is a healthy snack choice, expert says.

Dominic Nuesa's debut feature film depicts how the Scout Rangers track down Islamist extremists.

Moody's Investors Services downgraded China's long-term local and foreign currency issuer ratings on Wednesday, citing expectations that the financial strength of the world's second biggest economy would erode in the coming years.

Security forces in Metro Manila have been ordered to “intensify security efforts to thwart any attempts to sow terror” by Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, who chairs the peace and order council of the National Capital Region.

Some 200 distressed overseas Filipino workers arrived in the country from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning after being granted amnesty by the Middle East kingdom.

All courts in Mindanao have been instructed to “remain open and all judges to remain in station, as far as their local circumstances may allow,” following President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law over the southern island.

This casts serious doubts on whether her two shows in London, set for Thursday and Friday, would push through.

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei plans a global expansion into computers, posing a fresh challenge to established PC players in a market.

British police on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who killed 22 people, including children, in an attack on a crowded concert hall in Manchester, and said they were trying to establish whether he had acted alone or with help from others.

(UPDATED - 1:01 p.m.) Congress is prepared to act on President Rodrigo Duterte's martial law declaration in Mindanao, Majority Leader Rodolfo Farinas said as he issued a notice to all members of the House of Representatives to "stay put in Manila" for sessions until Friday.