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Outdoor Hospitals, Cut-off Communities As Philippine Earthquake Kills 41
In the hardest-hit Sarangani province, some areas remain accessible only by helicopter, and fears of aftershocks were slowing rescue efforts, local officials told reporters at a Tuesday briefing.
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3 Dead, 17 Missing As Unfinished Hotel Collapses in Philippines
A day after the unfinished building collapse with a loud crashing sound after a fierce thunderstorm, Angeles City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin said rescue efforts would still not be shifted to a body retrieval operation.
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Philippines Rejects Being ISIS Training Hotspot After Bondi Beach Shooting
Philippines said there was no evidence that the country was being used for terrorist training, a day after it was revealed the men behind Australia's Bondi Beach mass shooting had spent November on a southern island known for Islamist insurgencies.
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1 Dead, 1 Million Evacuated In Philippines As Super Typhoon Fung-Wong Nears
More than a million people have been evacuated, and at least one person has been killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Fung-wong's expected landfall on the east coast.
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"It Was Love": Philippine Family Mourns Girl Who Died Saving Family In Quake
17-year-old Lady Jane, who died saving her family, was one of at least 72 people killed in the quake that struck off the island of Cebu.
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India, Philippines Hold 1st Joint Naval Drill In Disputed South China Sea
India and the Philippines have staged joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, a high-profile military deployment that antagonized China.
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Philippines' Ex-President, Who Linked Himself To Hitler, Arrested Over 'Drug War' Killings
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday after landing at Manila's international airport by police at the request of the International Criminal Court.
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China Warns Philippines Not To 'Stir Up Trouble' Over Disputed Reef
Beijing warned Manila on Tuesday not to "stir up trouble" after the Philippine Coast Guard said it had removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was allegedly deployed by China to block Filipinos from the traditional fishing ground.
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Philippines Cancels Online Classes "To Ease Burden" On Students, Teachers
Schools in the Philippine capital Manila were ordered Friday to suspend online classes for a week, as an Omicron-driven record surge in infections ravages the metropolis of 13 million.
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They Were Going To A Party In A Crammed Truck. Then It Veered Off...
At least 11 people were killed after a small truck packed with partygoers, including children, overturned in the southern Philippines, police said Thursday.
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It "Debases, Degrades, And Demeans": Philippines Bans Child Marriage
Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines on Thursday as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18.
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Eyeing Pandemic Recovery, Philippines Brings $98.45 Billion 2022 Budget
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday signed a 5.024 trillion pesos ($98.45 billion) budget for next year, the Southeast Asian country's largest ever, as it aims to sustain economic recovery and manage COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Philippines Orders 2,00,000 To Evacuate As Typhoon Goni Nears
More than 200,000 people in the Philippines were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday as the most powerful typhoon of the year so far barrels towards the country, with authorities warning of "destructive" winds and storm surges.
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Outdoor Hospitals, Cut-off Communities As Philippine Earthquake Kills 41
In the hardest-hit Sarangani province, some areas remain accessible only by helicopter, and fears of aftershocks were slowing rescue efforts, local officials told reporters at a Tuesday briefing.
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3 Dead, 17 Missing As Unfinished Hotel Collapses in Philippines
A day after the unfinished building collapse with a loud crashing sound after a fierce thunderstorm, Angeles City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin said rescue efforts would still not be shifted to a body retrieval operation.
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Philippines Rejects Being ISIS Training Hotspot After Bondi Beach Shooting
Philippines said there was no evidence that the country was being used for terrorist training, a day after it was revealed the men behind Australia's Bondi Beach mass shooting had spent November on a southern island known for Islamist insurgencies.
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1 Dead, 1 Million Evacuated In Philippines As Super Typhoon Fung-Wong Nears
More than a million people have been evacuated, and at least one person has been killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Fung-wong's expected landfall on the east coast.
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"It Was Love": Philippine Family Mourns Girl Who Died Saving Family In Quake
17-year-old Lady Jane, who died saving her family, was one of at least 72 people killed in the quake that struck off the island of Cebu.
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India, Philippines Hold 1st Joint Naval Drill In Disputed South China Sea
India and the Philippines have staged joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, a high-profile military deployment that antagonized China.
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Philippines' Ex-President, Who Linked Himself To Hitler, Arrested Over 'Drug War' Killings
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday after landing at Manila's international airport by police at the request of the International Criminal Court.
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China Warns Philippines Not To 'Stir Up Trouble' Over Disputed Reef
Beijing warned Manila on Tuesday not to "stir up trouble" after the Philippine Coast Guard said it had removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was allegedly deployed by China to block Filipinos from the traditional fishing ground.
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Philippines Cancels Online Classes "To Ease Burden" On Students, Teachers
Schools in the Philippine capital Manila were ordered Friday to suspend online classes for a week, as an Omicron-driven record surge in infections ravages the metropolis of 13 million.
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They Were Going To A Party In A Crammed Truck. Then It Veered Off...
At least 11 people were killed after a small truck packed with partygoers, including children, overturned in the southern Philippines, police said Thursday.
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It "Debases, Degrades, And Demeans": Philippines Bans Child Marriage
Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines on Thursday as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18.
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Eyeing Pandemic Recovery, Philippines Brings $98.45 Billion 2022 Budget
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday signed a 5.024 trillion pesos ($98.45 billion) budget for next year, the Southeast Asian country's largest ever, as it aims to sustain economic recovery and manage COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Philippines Orders 2,00,000 To Evacuate As Typhoon Goni Nears
More than 200,000 people in the Philippines were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday as the most powerful typhoon of the year so far barrels towards the country, with authorities warning of "destructive" winds and storm surges.
