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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Philippines: news

Philippines' Arroyo free on bail

Wednesday, July 25th 2012, 9:32

Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo leaves a military hospital where she has been detained for eight months after being released on bail.
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China rescues stranded frigate

Sunday, July 15th 2012, 6:01
related countries: China

A Chinese navy frigate stranded in disputed waters near the Philippines frees itself and is heading home, officials say, averting a potential stand-off.
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China quizzed on stranded frigate

Saturday, July 14th 2012, 14:04
related countries: China

The Philippines asks China to explain how one of its naval vessels ran aground within its claimed territorial waters.
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Philippines credit rating raised

Thursday, July 5th 2012, 1:42

Standard & Poor's raises the Philippines' credit rating, taking it one step away from its aim to become an investment grade economy.
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Nursing dream turns sour in the Philippines

Thursday, July 5th 2012, 0:55

Nursing dreams turn sour in the Philippines
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Philippine massacre witness dead

Thursday, June 28th 2012, 5:41

Another potential witness in a trial over the massacre of 57 people in the Philippines has been killed, a prosecutor says.
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Pacquiao won fight, says review

Thursday, June 21st 2012, 18:04

A WBO review into Manny Pacquiao's controversial defeat by Timothy Bradley comes out in favour of the Philippines fighter.
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China hails Philippines' pullout

Monday, June 18th 2012, 11:09
related countries: China

China welcomes the Philippines' decision to pull out from a disputed part of the South China Sea, saying it hopes that this will ease tensions.
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Filipinos gripped by judge's TV trial

Saturday, June 2nd 2012, 0:54

A Philippine judge's trial looks more like a soap opera
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Philippine top judge faces sack

Tuesday, May 29th 2012, 15:46

Senators in the Philippines find the country's top judge guilty of failing to declare millions of dollars in assets, paving the way for his removal from office.
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Man fined for eating rare eagle

Thursday, May 24th 2012, 12:00

Conservationists in the Philippines express outrage over what they say is a lenient punishment for a farmer who shot and ate a rare eagle.
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China 'increasing ships at shoal'

Wednesday, May 23rd 2012, 9:55
related countries: China

The Philippines says that more Chinese ships are at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, despite ongoing talks on the stand-off.
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VIDEO: Filipinos protest at Lady Gaga gigs

Monday, May 21st 2012, 5:22
related places: Manila

Filipino Christians have protested against Lady Gaga's planned concerts in Manila.
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Tech powers Philippines call centre success

Monday, May 14th 2012, 23:00

The technology powering the Philippines call centre revolution
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Philippine protest over China row

Friday, May 11th 2012, 7:25
related countries: China
related places: Manila

Several hundred protesters wave flags and placards at the Chinese embassy in the Philippine capital over a month-long maritime stand-off with China.
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China bangs the war drum over South China Sea

Thursday, May 10th 2012, 12:49
related countries: China

What lies behind China's dispute with the Philippines
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China suspends Philippine tours

Thursday, May 10th 2012, 8:19
related countries: China

Most travel agencies in China are suspending tours to the Philippines amid tension over a stand-off in the South China Sea, Chinese state media say.
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Philippines fire leaves 17 dead

Wednesday, May 9th 2012, 6:09

A fire sweeps through a department store in the southern Philippines, killing 17 employees who were sleeping in the shop.
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China warns Philippines over spat

Tuesday, May 8th 2012, 8:46
related countries: China

China warns the Philippines over 'serious mistakes' in the stand-off in the South China Sea and says it is prepared for "any escalation".
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Philippine rebels kill soldiers

Wednesday, April 25th 2012, 9:13

At least 10 Philippine soldiers have been killed in an ambush by communist rebels in the north of the country, officials say.
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VIDEO: Mass military drill in South China Sea

Wednesday, April 25th 2012, 8:31
related countries: United States

Annual joint military exercises involving thousands of US and Philippine troops are taking place in the South China Sea.
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China 'needs consistency' on sea

Monday, April 23rd 2012, 6:41
related countries: China

A report says China needs a "consistent policy" on the South China Sea if it is to resolve disputes, amid rising tensions with the Philippines and others.
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VIDEO: Manila tries 'purifying paint'

Wednesday, April 18th 2012, 2:34
related places: Manila

In the Philippines capital, Manila, which is one of the most polluted cities in the world, a paint which it is claimed can purify the air is being used.
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Philippines and China in new spat

Tuesday, April 17th 2012, 14:19
related countries: China

The Philippines and China accuse each other of further maritime intrusions in disputed waters following a stand-off last week.
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US and Philippines in sea drills

Monday, April 16th 2012, 5:39
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing, Manila

Joint US-Philippine military exercises get under way in the South China Sea, with Manila locked in a stand-off with Beijing over a disputed shoal.
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Bomb hits Philippines cock-fight

Saturday, April 14th 2012, 14:58

Three people are killed and dozens are wounded after a grenade is thrown into a cock-fighting arena in the southern Philippines.
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Philippines 'pulls warship back'

Thursday, April 12th 2012, 11:39
related countries: China

The Philippines sends a second ship to join its largest warship in a stand-off with two Chinese ships, even as both sides commit to diplomacy.
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Philippine navy in China impasse

Wednesday, April 11th 2012, 7:47
related countries: China

The Philippines says its largest warship is engaged in a stand-off with two Chinese surveillance ships in the South China Sea.
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Philippines bus bomb 'kills two'

Wednesday, April 11th 2012, 5:40
related places: Mindanao

At least two people are thought to have died in a bus bombing on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
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Fire-hit ship docks in Malaysia

Sunday, April 1st 2012, 17:37
related countries: Malaysia

A cruise ship with 1,000 people on board that was disabled by a fire off the Philippines arrives in Malaysia after repairs.
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Fire-hit ship sails for Malaysia

Saturday, March 31st 2012, 14:28

A cruise ship disabled by a fire has been repaired and is sailing slowly from Philippines waters to Malaysia, its operator says.
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Eating your way to happiness in the Philippines

Sunday, March 25th 2012, 3:00
related places: Manila

The Manila restaurant which promises to lift your spirits
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US warning on North Korea rocket

Saturday, March 24th 2012, 13:54
related countries: Australia, North Korea, United States

A senior US official says a North Korean rocket launch may affect an area between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines, an Australian newspaper reports.
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Arrest warrants for Arroyo couple

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 9:33

A Philippine court issues arrest warrants for former President Gloria Arroyo and her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo over corruption, reports say.
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US-Philippine drills in Palawan

Thursday, March 8th 2012, 4:22
related countries: United States
related places: Palawan

The Philippines confirms that it is holding an annual military drill with the United States next month in Palawan, near disputed South China Sea territory.
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