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Typhoon Phanfone kills at least 16 in Philippines: officials
Typhoon Phanfone left at least 16 people dead in the Philippines, officials said on Thursday, after the monster storm roared ashore on Christmas Day. ... World News -
Tropical storm ruins Christmas for thousands of Filipinos
Thousands of people in typhoon-prone central Philippines have had their Christmas plans ruined after they were told to leave their homes as a severe ... World News -
Eight die in Philippines after drinking coconut wine
Eight people died and hundreds were taken to hospitals in the Philippines after drinking coconut wine believed to contain high levels of methanol, ... World News -
Philippine court finds massacre masterminds guilty of 57 murders
The masterminds of the Philippines' worst political massacre were found guilty of murder on Thursday, a decade after the slaughter in which gunmen ... World News -
Philippine court dismisses case seeking $3.9 bln of Marcos wealth
A Philippine court threw out a high-profile, 32-year-old forfeiture case on Monday involving the family of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, citing ... World News -
Philippines’ quake toll hits three amid hunt for survivors
The death toll from the powerful quake that hit the southern Philippines climbed to three Monday as rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands ... World News -
Philippines mayor says one child killed in earthquake
A six-year-old girl died after a wall collapsed on her during a powerful earthquake on Sunday, Vincent Fernandez, the mayor of Matanao town in the ... World News -
Thousands gather for ‘Filipino Night’ concert as part of Riyadh Season
Thousands of Filipino residents and visitors in Saudi Arabia are being treated to a series of concerts at an event being dubbed “Filipino ... Entertainment -
President Duterte to lift military law in southern Philippines: Aide
President Rodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in the southern Philippines by year’s end, his spokesman said Tuesday, more than two years after ... World News -
Philippines rescues British man, wife held by extremists
Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from ISIS-linked extremists nearly two months after the couple was kidnapped from ... World News -
Philippines’ Duterte strips Vice President Robredo from drugs post
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte fired Vice President and arch-critic Leni Robredo from her post as overseer of his deadly drug war on Sunday, an ... World News -
Philippine army says it has killed militant behind suicide attacks
Philippine soldiers have killed a militant who had helped a local group linked to ISIS to stage suicide bombings in the southern province of Sulu, the ... World News -
Manila-bound Philippine Airlines flight makes emergency landing in LA
A Philippine Airlines’ flight bound for Manila suffered an apparent engine failure on Thursday shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles and made ... World News -
Philippine leader says to ban ‘toxic’ e-cigarettes and arrest users
The Philippines will outlaw the use and importation of e-cigarettes and arrest anyone using them, its president said on Tuesday, joining a growing ... Healthy Living -
Arrests ordered in Philippines vaping ban
Just hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would ban e-cigarette use, police were ordered on Wednesday to begin arresting ... Healthy Living -
Iranian beauty queen wins asylum in Philippines
An Iranian beauty queen sought by Tehran on criminal charges has been granted political asylum in the Philippines, an official said Friday, ending a ... Gulf -
Philippines’ Cebu Air signs deal for $4.8 bln Airbus aircraft
Philippines’ Cebu Air Inc has finalized the purchase of 16 long-range Airbus A330 neo jets worth $4.8 billion at list prices, the airline said ... Economy -
Toll in Philippine quakes climbs to 21
The death toll in two powerful quakes that struck the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 21, authorities said Sunday, as survivors ... World News -
Truck plummets down Philippine ravine, kills 19
Nineteen farmers were killed in the mountainous northern Philippines when a truck carrying them and sacks of rice seeds plunged backwards down a deep ... World News -
Iranian beauty queen stuck in Manila says Tehran has ‘fake case’ against her
An Iranian beauty queen who has been stranded in a Philippines airport for three weeks after Iran issued an arrest warrant for her said that the case ... Features -
Philippine mayor on Duterte ‘Narco’ list shot dead
A Philippine mayor tagged by President Rodrigo Duterte as a “narco-politician” was ambushed while in police custody and killed Friday, ... World News -
Philippines earthquake kills five
Five people were killed and dozens were injured after a powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday. The 6.4-magnitude ... World News -
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Philippines, man injured
A strong and shallow 6.4-magnitude quake hit the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, sending hundreds rushing out ... World News -
Philippines’ Duterte reveals new health problem
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has disclosed that he suffers from an autoimmune disease that can potentially have serious complications, the ... World News -
Gunmen abduct British, wife from southern Philippine resort
At least four gunmen abducted an elderly British man and his Filipino wife on Friday from their southern Philippine beach resort within sight of ... World News -
Philippines declares dengue outbreak an epidemic
The Philippines' Department of Health has declared the country's outbreak of dengue to be a national epidemic.The agency says Health Secretary ... World News -
Philippine city turns plastic trash into tulips to fight waste
A southern Philippine city has turned discarded plastic bottles into flowers to fill a garden of thousands of colorful tulips, capturing ... Healthy Living -
Philippines halts aid talks with backers of UN rights probe into drug war
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has ordered the suspension of all loan and grant talks with foreign governments that ... World News -
Philippines’ Duterte pestered again as gecko stalls speech
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just keeps getting bugged during his public speeches. A noisy gecko was the latest wildlife ... Variety -
300 more Chinese arrested in Philippines crackdown
Philippines immigration agents, backed by troops, have arrested more than 300 Chinese for alleged cyber crimes, a week after a similar number were ... World News