News: Philippines

We have started to collect the most important news related to Philippines in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• February 27th 2006 – November 20th 2005

Philippines: news

Philippine communists in HK talks

Thursday, December 2nd 2010, 5:17
related countries: Hong Kong

Representatives of the Philippines government and the long-running communist insurgency are meeting in Hong Kong to find a way to reopen peace talks.
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Gunmen kidnap 11 in Philippines

Tuesday, November 30th 2010, 8:33

At least 11 people are kidnapped in the southern Philippines, in what police say is probably a feud between rival clans.
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Philippines massacre victims wait for justice

Tuesday, November 23rd 2010, 18:04

A year ago in the southern Philippines 57 people were brutally murdered and their bodies dumped in a mass grave.
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Praying for justice

Tuesday, November 23rd 2010, 5:09

Philippines still reeling from brutal massacre
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Volcano erupts in the Philippines

Monday, November 22nd 2010, 14:28

Nearly 1000 people have fled their homes after a volcano erupted in the Philippines.
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Mishaps force Philippines to pull tourism campaign

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 11:28

The Philippines abandons a new online tourism campaign less than two days after its launch, after criticism of the slogan and a web address which is similar to a porn site.
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Ampatuans in new atrocity claims

Tuesday, November 16th 2010, 8:18
related places: Ampatuan

Human Rights Watch urges the Philippine government to investigate new claims of killings and abductions against the powerful Ampatuan family.
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Typhoon hits Taiwan and Philippines

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 16:03
related countries: Taiwan

Typhoon Megi has been wreaking havoc in Southeast Asia this week, killing at least 26 people in the Philippines and 12 so far in Taiwan, where 26 others are missing.
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Deadly blast hits Philippine bus

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 7:32

A bomb attack on a bus in the southern Philippines kills nine people and injures several others, security personnel say.
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Man found dead in plane's toilet

Wednesday, October 20th 2010, 15:40
related countries: Bahrain
related places: Manila

A Filipino passenger is found dead in the toilet of a plane flying from Bahrain to Manila.
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Typhoon leaves 200,000 homeless

Wednesday, October 20th 2010, 8:42
related countries: China

Typhoon Megi leaves 200,000 homeless in the Philippines before setting a course for southern China.
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Typhoon Megi heads towards China

Tuesday, October 19th 2010, 9:55
related countries: China

At least 10 people have been killed in the Philippines as Typhoon Megi heads west and north into China.
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Super typhoon lashes Philippines

Monday, October 18th 2010, 17:09

A "super typhoon" strikes the northern Philippines with heavy rain and winds of up to 260km/h (162mph), leaving at least three people dead.
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Filipino police on hijack charges

Monday, October 11th 2010, 15:46
related countries: Hong Kong

The Philippine president orders four police officials to face charges over a bus hijacking in August that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.
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Aquino rule hit by hostage crisis

Friday, October 8th 2010, 3:47

As he marks his first 100 days in office, Philippines President Aquino must decide on possible charges against his police for a bungled hostage crisis.
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Filipinos told 'sing anthem well or face jail'

Tuesday, October 5th 2010, 5:22

The Philippines is proposing stiff penalties for newly defined wrong ways of singing the national anthem.
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Cemetery living

Monday, September 27th 2010, 23:14
related places: Manila

Manila families who live side-by-side with death
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Manila clash over slum demolition

Thursday, September 23rd 2010, 11:15
related places: Manila

Residents of a slum in Manila have clashed with police and demolition workers as their homes, deemed illegal, were torn down.
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Manila officials in gambling row

Wednesday, September 22nd 2010, 9:43

A group of senior officials in the Philippines are accused of receiving kickbacks from illegal gambling operators.
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Radio station denies hijack claim

Tuesday, September 21st 2010, 10:19

A Philippine radio station rejects allegations that its live interviews with a hostage-taker hindered the police operation to rescue his captives.
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Officials blamed in Manila hijack

Monday, September 20th 2010, 14:44
related places: Manila

The president of the Philippines says investigators have recommended charging at least 12 people over a bloody bus hijacking last month.
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Charges sought over Manila siege

Thursday, September 16th 2010, 7:36
related countries: Hong Kong
related places: Manila

Investigators in the Philippines seek to charge at least 10 people in connection with the killing of eight Hong Kong tourists during a hijacking last month.
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Baby found in airport rubbish bag

Monday, September 13th 2010, 11:52
related places: Manila

A newborn baby boy has been found in a rubbish bag at Manila's International airport.
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Newborn left in Manila plane bin

Monday, September 13th 2010, 9:58
related countries: Bahrain
related places: Manila

Philippine authorities search for the mother of a newborn baby found in a rubbish bag unloaded from a flight from Bahrain.
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Manila hostages accidentally shot?

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 17:31
related places: Manila

Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages who were killed during a Manila bus hijacking last month.
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Police may have shot HK hostages

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 7:22
related places: Manila

Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages on a bus hijacked last month.
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