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The king of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, has scheduled a meeting with Philippines President Gloria Macapgal-Arroyo on May 9, the last leg of her two-day working visit in Bangkok, a foreign affairs source said.

In her weekly radio interview, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made a fresh call to Filipino people, regardless of religious beliefs and political persuasions, to pray for the ailing Pope John Paul II, who is scheduled to visit the Philippines early next year.

In thumbing down the proposed "first casino university with a bachelor's course in game management operations" of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has clearly revealed that she did not favor the idea.

The Philippines military said it is "l00 per cent" behind President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and it will not back any movement to oust the incumbent government.

The elite Presidential Security Group and Philippine National Police (PNP) forces stepped up security measures in Malaca-nang, the presidential palace, for the expected militant labour group mobilisations and loyalist demonstrations of jailed ex-president Joseph Estrada on May 1.

An institution in northern suburban Malabon City is taking care of the mothers of children fathered by Catholic priests who have broken vows of celibacy, a local daily has reported.

A quiet territorial battle for the welfare of the original 200 indigenous people of Calauit Island, Palawan, southwestern Philipp-ines, versus 514 imported African wildlife species has started in the Philippine courts.

Fast legislation on absentee voting is the top Labour Day demand of overseas Filipino workers (OFW), a Philippine labour official said.

The dreams of barbecuing a 1,001-metre long fish dish in Dagupan on Wednesday fizzled out for lack of charcoal, a recent report said.