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• BBC Country Profile: Philippines
• BBC Timeline: Philippines
• CIA World Factbook: Philippines
• UNICEF Statistics
• President's Office
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (President of Philippines)
• Report of the Philippines to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
• Constitutional Commentary - Julius - Maximillians University, Wrzburg
• Concluding Observations
• United Nation's Maps

• Amnesty International
• CARE
• Child Protection in the Philippines
• Conciliation Resources
• Human Rights Watch
• Stiftung fuer Kinder

• The Filipino Express
• Manila Times
• Manila Bulletin
• Philippine Star
• Philippine Daily Inquirer

• One Day of War The BBC programme One Day of War follows individual fighters in 16 of these wars, over the same 24 hour period

• Philippines ratifies the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (UN News Centre) (August 30, 2011)

• Moves to end use of child soldiers, but problem persists (IRIN News) (April 8, 2011)

• Philippines: UN envoy announces plan to remove children from armed conflict (UN News Centre) (April 8, 2011)
• Child soldiers: UN official welcomes action plan by Philippine rebel group (UN News Centre) (July 31, 2009)
• 35 years after martial law, Pinoy kids still victims of state repression (Philippine Star) (September 20, 2007)
• UNICEF, Muslim rebels to immunize 30,000 Filipino children in conflict areas (Associated Press) (April 15, 2007)
• Communist rebels forcibly recruit child warriors -- official (INQ7.net) (October 04, 2006)
• Did Philippines "sacrifice" bomb suspect? (Reuters) (October 13, 2003)
• Arroyo welcomes militant killing (BBC) (October 13, 2003)
• Philippines mutineer hits back (BBC) (August 13, 2003)
• Compromising on autonomy: Mindanao in Transition (Accord - An International Review of Peace Initiatives) (First published April 1999) (Updated August 2003)
• Philippines rebel leader dead (BBC) (August 5, 2003)
• Hugs end Manila mutiny in mall (The Guardian) (July 28, 2003)
• Profile: Gloria Arroyo (BBC) (July 28, 2003)
• Analysis: Symptom of malaise (BBC) (July 27, 2003)
• Philippines to Stop Offensives Against Muslim Rebels (Reuters) (July 18, 2003)
• Mindanao's Muslim refugees (BBC) (June 3, 2003)
• The Philippines' MILF rebels (BBC) (May 6, 2003)
• 'Scores killed' in Philippines fighting (BBC) (February 13, 2003)
• In Philippines, Boys Adjust After Living Among Rebels (The Washington Post) (March 13, 2002)
• Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNHCHR)
• US Department of State Report on Human Rights (US Government)
• Civilians at risk as armed forces launch massive attack (Amnesty International)
• Amnesty International Annual Report (Amnesty International)
• Killings and Eviction of Indigenous People (Amnesty International)
• The Fate of the "Disappeared (Amnesty International)
• State of the World Report (The Carter Centre)