Militants on loose after Philippines jailbreak 13.04.2004 4.30 am Philippine troops killed nine prisoners and are hunting nearly a dozen suspected Islamic militants after a weekend jailbreak that has embarrassed the Government before closely contested elections. The escape by 53 prisoners, including 23 Abu Sayyaf suspects, in a southern rebel stronghold came as a newspaper said the United States had urged the Philippines to step up its fight against terror groups. The New York Times said US diplomats met President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last month to tell her the Government was not doing enough against terror threats, in what it...