Philippine Jails
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Tourist Mistakes Philippine Women's Jail For Hotel, Sparks Online Laughter
Believing it offered lodging, she sent a message asking whether any rooms were available for the weekend.
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Blast, Gunfire, Rock Philippine Jail, Leaving 10 Dead
A blast from a suspected grenade and gunshots rocked a Philippine jail, leaving 10 inmates dead, including two alleged Chinese drug criminals, officials said today. The warden was seriously injured in Thursday night's explosion.
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Packed Like Sardines: Jails At Bursting Point As Philippines Wages Crime War
Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines' most overcrowded jails, and conditions are getting worse as police wage an unprecedented war on crime.
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Prison Sex Assault of Girl, 8, Fuels Anger in Philippines
An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a toilet at a notorious Philippine prison, officials said today, fuelling a national uproar over revelations that its inmates were "living like kings" with stripper bars and jacuzzis.
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Philippines Orders Crackdown on Privileged Jailbirds
Philippine authorities have given privileged inmates in the country's main prison until Christmas Eve to turn over their hidden guns, drugs and other contraband or the notorious facility will face a major shakedown.
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Tourist Mistakes Philippine Women's Jail For Hotel, Sparks Online Laughter
Believing it offered lodging, she sent a message asking whether any rooms were available for the weekend.
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Blast, Gunfire, Rock Philippine Jail, Leaving 10 Dead
A blast from a suspected grenade and gunshots rocked a Philippine jail, leaving 10 inmates dead, including two alleged Chinese drug criminals, officials said today. The warden was seriously injured in Thursday night's explosion.
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Packed Like Sardines: Jails At Bursting Point As Philippines Wages Crime War
Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines' most overcrowded jails, and conditions are getting worse as police wage an unprecedented war on crime.
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Prison Sex Assault of Girl, 8, Fuels Anger in Philippines
An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a toilet at a notorious Philippine prison, officials said today, fuelling a national uproar over revelations that its inmates were "living like kings" with stripper bars and jacuzzis.
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Philippines Orders Crackdown on Privileged Jailbirds
Philippine authorities have given privileged inmates in the country's main prison until Christmas Eve to turn over their hidden guns, drugs and other contraband or the notorious facility will face a major shakedown.
