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In a five-part series for Morning Edition, NPR's Eric Weiner and Michael Sullivan examine the spread of terrorism in Southeast Asia. In Part One, Weiner reports from the Philippines -- a Roman Catholic country that seems an unlikely place for an al Qaeda cell, but where investigators believe the militant Islamist group gained its first foothold in the region.

In 1992, the Academy Award for best documentary short subject went to Educating Peter, a film by producer/director Gerardine Wurzburg that followed a young boy with Down Syndrome through third grade in a regular class in his Blacksburg, Va. elementary school. Now Wurzburg follows up with Graduating Peter -- view clips from both of the documentaries, and learn more about Wurzburg.

A few years ago, little pocket monsters -- Pokemon -- arrived from Japan and quickly became one of the most valuable animated properties in history. Now, there's a new monster on the block. As NPR's Susan Stone reports, one of Japan's most popular comic books is poised to take American teens by storm.

Every year, tens of thousands of Americans go abroad to work as missionaries. It can be controversial and sometimes dangerous work, which was highlighted by today's deadly attack on American missionary health care workers in Yemen. NPR's Eric Weiner profiles a pair of Americans who work as career missionaries in the southern Philippines.

It's a Thanksgiving Day tradition on All Things Considered for commentator Bailey White to read an original short story. With the author's permission, npr.org reprints this year's story, "Almost Gone."

Scott talks to writer Hampton Sides about his new book Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission. It tells of the perilous rescue of American and British Prisoners of War held at the Cabanatuan camp in the Philippines following the Bataan Death March. (11:45) The book is published by Doubleday.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports Filipinos went to the polls today in legislative elections that will test the legitimacy of their country's new president. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was not on the ballot but many of her supporters were. If they do well, the election will demonstrate public support for Arroyo who was never elected -- but rather swept into power by massive demonstrations that drove out previous president Joseph Estrada.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Simon Ingram of the BBC about the mass protests in the Philippines. Citizens in Manila are protesting the arrest of former leader Joseph Estrada, and the U.S. says the country is in a state of rebellion.

Simon Ingram of the BBC reports on the arrest of the former president of Philippines, Joseph Estrada.

Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, famed for her extravagant shoe collection, today inaugurated a museum displaying her former footwear. Noah Adams tells us about it.