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3 months ago
Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 10
A super typhoon has killed at least 10 people in the Philippines and triggered volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country
3 months ago
3 months ago
Philippines: Typhoon displaces 120,000 people, 8 missing
Officials say a strong typhoon has blown out of the Philippines after displacing more than 120,000 people, leaving several fishermen missing and causing at least six vessels to sink or run aground in storm-tossed waters
3 months ago
3 months ago
9 prisoners killed as rival gangs clash in Philippine prison
Officials say nine prisoners have been killed when rival gangs clashed with knives in one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded prisons
3 months ago
3 months ago
Duterte suspected extrajudicial killings in drug crackdown
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says that like his fierce critics, he also suspects extrajudicial killings may have happened under his drug crackdown
3 months ago
5 months ago
Gunmen kill 9 motorcycle riders in southern Philippines
Gunmen stopped a group of motorcyclists and opened fire in a busy downtown area.
5 months ago
5 months ago
14 killed, 75 wounded in bomb attacks in south Philippines
Philippine military officials say Muslim militants allied with the Islamic State group have set off a powerful motorcycle explosive followed by a suicide bombing that together killed 14 people, many of them soldiers
5 months ago
7 months ago
Philippine journalist convicted of libel, given 6-year term
Journalist Maria Ressa has been convicted of libel in a Philippine court decision called a blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy
7 months ago
8 months ago
The Latest: Japan ending state of emergency in 3 prefectures
Japan is preparing to remove a coronavirus state of emergency later Thursday in Osaka and two neighboring prefectures in the west where the infection is deemed slowing, while keeping the measure in place in the Tokyo region and Hokkaido
8 months ago
8 months ago
Study: Philippines a global hot spot for online child abuse
A U.S. official says the Philippines has emerged as a global hot spot for online child sexual exploitation and that coronavirus lockdowns that restrict millions to their homes may be worsening the abuses
8 months ago
8 months ago
Strong typhoon slams into pandemic-hit Philippines
A strong typhoon is pounding the eastern Philippines, knocking out power and threatening food crops in a new emergency for a country already overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic
8 months ago
8 months ago
Typhoon leaves 1 dead, extensive damage in Philippine towns
A Philippine governor says strong winds and rain from a typhoon have killed at least one person damaged hundreds of homes and coronavirus isolation facilities along with rice and corn fields in five hard-hit eastern towns
8 months ago
9 months ago
Philippines backs Vietnam after China sinks fishing boat
The Philippines has expressed solidarity with Vietnam after Hanoi protested what it says was the ramming and sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat by a Chinese coast guard ship in the disputed South China Sea
9 months ago
10 months ago
Ex-guard frees dozens of hostages in Manila mall, is subdued
Officials say a recently dismissed security guard has released dozens of hostages and walked out of a Philippine shopping mall, ending a daylong hostage crisis
10 months ago
1 year ago
Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact
The pact allows American forces to train in the country.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Philippines looks for safer homes for volcano residents
The Philippine government will no longer allow people to live on the crater-studded island that's home to the erupting Taal volcano
1 year ago
1 year ago
Duterte to end martial law in Philippine south after 2 years
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to end more than two years of martial law in the south after government forces weakened Islamic militant groups there with the capture and killing of their leaders
1 year ago
1 year ago
Dengue epidemic declared in Philippines, over 600 dead and nearly 150,000 cases this year
A dengue epidemic has been declared in the Philippines in the wake of 622 deaths and 146,062 cases of the disease having been recorded in 2019 alone.
1 year ago
2 years ago
7,800 police in Philippines punished for deadly drug raids
Officials say more than 7,800 Philippine police officers have been punished with more than 2,000 of them fired for wrongdoings during raids where drug suspects were killed under the president's crackdown
2 years ago
2 years ago
Duterte critics laud UN vote to scrutinize drug killings
Duterte's spokesman on Friday condemned the resolution.
2 years ago
2 years ago
More than 200 fall ill after eating at Imelda Marcos party
Ambulances transported at least 244 people who either vomited or grew dizzy.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Filipinos cast vote in midterm elections crucial to Duterte
Opposition is fighting for checks on a leader they regard as a looming dictator.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Fire hits 21-story Manila building; 1 dead and 5 injured
There were no reports of injuries.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Philippine quake knocks over building; at least 3 dead
The USGS says the magnitude 6.3 quake struck northwest of Manila.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines
The gory ritual is a tradition in the Philippines.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines
Several Roman Catholic devotees have been nailed to wooden crosses in a gory Good Friday ritual in the Philippines, and others flogged themselves or took part in religious plays to reenact Jesus Christ's suffering
2 years ago
2 years ago
Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak
The outbreak has been blamed partly on recent vaccination fears.
2 years ago
2 years ago
20 dead as bombs target Sunday Mass in Philippine cathedral
Philippine officials say two bombs exploded outside a Roman Catholic cathedral.
2 years ago
2 years ago
2 dead, nearly 30 wounded in bomb blast at Philippine mall
The bomb was believed to be detonated remotely by suspected Muslim militants.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Three policemen convicted of murder in deadly Philippines drug war
The convictions are the first rebuke to police since Duterte's election.
2 years ago
3 years ago
Erupting volcano in Philippines forces evacuation of thousands of villagers
The Mayon volcano in the Philippines continued to erupt Tuesday evening.
3 years ago
3 years ago
US Secretary of State offers Philippine President help with war on drugs, if he changes tactics
Tillerson is said to have offered specific resources to help the Philippines.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Duterte dismisses human rights concerns after meeting Tillerson
Rodrigo Duterte dismissed concerns about his country's human rights record.
3 years ago
4 years ago
Video from Manila resort attack shows gunman setting fire to casino
Video footage from the Manila resort's deadly attack shows the gunman setting fire to the casino, stealing gambling chips, and shooting at security forces in a stairwell.
4 years ago
4 years ago
Video shows deadly attack at Manila casino
The Associated Press releases video from the Resorts World Manila showing the gunman set fire to the casino, which resulted in at least 36 deaths.
4 years ago
4 years ago
What we know about the Philippine resort attack and how it unfolded
A timeline of the deadly attack at Resorts World Manila and its aftermath.
4 years ago
4 years ago
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Manila attack
Thirty-six died in the attack.
4 years ago
4 years ago
36 people dead after the attack at a resort in Manila, Philippines
Police say the attack was a robbery attempt, not terrorism, but ISIS has claimed responsibility.
4 years ago
4 years ago
At least 35 dead in Philippine resort attack; suspect dead after taking own life
Resorts World Manila went on lockdown after the shooting.
4 years ago
4 years ago
At least 35 dead in Philippine resort attack
A gunman, who was later found dead as well, stormed Resorts World Manila and torched gambling tables, law enforcement officials said.
4 years ago