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Philippines lifts ban on South China Sea energy exploration
Manila: The Philippine president has approved the lifting of a ban on oil and gas exploration in or near disputed areas of the South China Sea that was imposed six…
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Army chief: Suicide bombers behind deadly Philippine attacks
Manila: The Philippine army chief said Tuesday that two Islamic militants who blew themselves up were responsible for the bombings that killed at least 14 people and wounded 75 more, the…
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9 killed, 17 wounded in southern Philippines blasts
Manila: At least nine people were killed and 17 others wounded in twin blasts in Sulu province in the southern Philippines on Monday, the military and police said. In an initial…
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5 killed in twin blasts in Philippines
Manila: At least five people were killed after two explosions hit the insurgency-plagued town of Jolo in the southern Philippines on Monday. Initial reports said the first blast occurred at…
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Philippines volcano ‘enters a period of unrest’
Manila: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday that it was monitoring Mount Kanlaon in Negros Occidental province after it recorded over 130 earthquakes since Sunday. The…
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Coronavirus: Philippine president threatens martial law
Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has angrily threatened to declare martial law after accusing communist rebels of killing two soldiers, who escorted the delivery of cash and food aid to…
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Philippine Prez orders police to shoot quarantine violators
MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police officers to shoot those who violate the strict quarantine imposed in the country over the coronavirus pandemic. “I will not hesitate. My…
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Philippines diplomat is first coronavirus case at UN HQ
United Nations: A Philippine diplomat in New York has tested positive for the new coronavirus in the first recorded case at United Nations headquarters in the city, diplomatic sources said.…
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Philippines reports first death from coronavirus outside China
Manila: A 44-year-old Chinese man who was diagnosed with the new strain of coronavirus last month in the Philippines, died in the country on Saturday, the World Health Organisation Philippines…
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Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash, lava
Manila: Lava and broad columns of ash illuminated by lightning spewed from a volcano south of the Philippine capital on Monday, grounding hundreds of flights as authorities warned of a…
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Typhoon Phanfone makes landfall in Philippines on Xmas eve
Manila: Typhoon Phanfone, locally known as Ursula, made landfall in the Philippines on Tuesday with sustained winds of up to 150 km per hour and caused cancellations at airports, ports and…
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Toll from earthquake in southern Philippines rises to 8
Davao del Sur [Philippines]: The death toll due to an earthquake in the southern Philippines rose to eight, while another 149 were injured, the Manila Bulletin newspaper reported on Tuesday.…
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Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes Philippines
Mindanao: An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. “Prelim M6.8 Earthquake Mindanao, Philippines Dec-15 06:11 UTC, updates,” USGS…
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Philippines floods force 66,000 from homes
Manila: The Philippines’ north has been hit by some of its worst flooding in decades, with torrents of muddy runoff forcing 66,000 from their homes and prompting rescues of trapped…
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Typhoon Kammuri death toll hits 13 in Philippines
Manali: The number of people killed by Typhoon Kammuri’s pounding of the Philippines this week has hit 13, officials said Thursday, as authorities confirmed reports of storm-related deaths. Kammuri’s fierce…
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Typhoon Kammuri pounds Philippines, closes Manila airport
Manila: Typhoon Kammuri on Tuesday lashed the Philippines with fierce winds and heavy rain, as hundreds of thousands took refuge in shelters and the capital Manila shut down its international…
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Is India-Philippines trade relation set to bloom?
Singapore: With the Philippines economy growing at a fast rate, Indian businesses can capitalise on potential opportunities to grow trade relations between the two countries. The Philippines’ economy clocked a…
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Over 31,400 displaced due to quakes in Philippines
Manila: More than 31,400 people have been displaced from their homes by the two massive earthquakes measuring 6.6 and 6.5 on the Richter Scale that jolted Mindanao Island in the Philippines…
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Third deadly quake in weeks hits south Philippines
Manila: A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least five people and sparking searches of seriously damaged buildings that had already been rattled by two previous…
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6.6-magnitude earthquake jolts Philippines
Manila: A massive earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Philippines’ Cotabato province on Tuesday, authorities said, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued. The Philippine Institute…
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Strong quake leaves many dead in Philippines island
Manila: At least five people were killed and 60 injured after a magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit the island of Mindanao, southern Philippines, local media reported Thursday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology…
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6.4-magnitude quake hits Philippines
Manila:A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Wednesday, authorities said. There were no reports of any casualties or structural damages, Efe news reported. The US Geological…
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6.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Philippines
Mindanao: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Mindanao here on Sunday morning, as per the US Geological Survey. It struck at a depth of about 76.1 km,…
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Philippines: 7 killed, 14 rescued as boat capsises
Boracay: At least seven people died, 14 more were rescued after a vessel carrying a dragon boat team capsised in waters off central Philippines’ Boracay Island on Wednesday morning, local…
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20 killed as truck plunges down ravine in Philippines
T’boli :Twenty people, including children, were killed Tuesday in the southern Philippines when the flatbed truck they were riding in plummeted into a ravine, police said. The vehicle was bringing a…
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5.8 magnitude quake rattles Philippines
Sarangani: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale struck Sarangani, the Philippines on Sunday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at 11:32 pm (local…
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Nine killed in Philippine air-ambulance crash
Manila: Nine people were killed when an air-ambulance plane crashed at a resort area near the Philippine capital on Sunday, sparking a fierce blaze and sending terrified locals fleeing, authorities…
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Philippines: 2 killed after ferry catches fire
Mindanao [Philippines]: At least two people were killed after a ferry carrying more than 100 passengers caught fire in the southern island of Mindanao, on Tuesday night. The death toll…
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Philippines ferries disaster: Death toll rises to 31
Manila [Phillippines]: The death toll from the sinking of three ferry boats off the coast of central Philippine provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras yesterday has risen to 31, with three…
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5.9 magnitude quake jolts Batanes in Philippines
Manila [Philippines]: An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck off Batanes province of Philippines in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.…
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