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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• November 21st 2008 – July 25th 2008
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• February 5th 2008 – October 2nd 2007
• September 12th 2007 – April 30th 2007
• April 28th 2007 – December 28th 2006
• December 26th 2006 – August 22nd 2006
• August 17th 2006 – February 28th 2006
• February 27th 2006 – November 20th 2005

Philippines: news

Chopper crash in Philippine city

Saturday, April 28th 2007, 14:14

At least eight people are killed when a helicopter crashes onto a busy street in a central Philippine city.
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US warns of attack in Philippines

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 5:31
related countries: Australia, United States

The US and Australia warn of a possible terror attack in the Philippines, where hostages were recently beheaded.
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Philippine group beheads hostages

Friday, April 20th 2007, 8:43
related places: Jolo

Abu Sayyaf militants decapitate seven Christian hostages on the southern Philippine island of Jolo.
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Appeal to end Philippine clashes

Monday, April 16th 2007, 13:44
related places: Manila

An organisation of Muslim nations calls on Manila and a rebel group to end three days of fighting.
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Ten dead at Philippine army base

Sunday, April 8th 2007, 8:07
related places: Jolo

Nine soldiers and one civilian are killed by a gunman at a Philippine army base on the island of Jolo.
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Parents defend bus siege gunman

Friday, March 30th 2007, 15:45
related places: Manila

Parents give their backing to a gunman who held a busload of children hostage in the Philippine capital, Manila.
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Manila bus siege children freed

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 12:47
related places: Manila

Young children held at gunpoint on their bus in the Philippine capital are released after nearly 10 hours.
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US offers $5m for terror suspect

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 17:08
related countries: Malaysia, United States

The US offers a $5m reward for the capture of a Malaysian terror suspect wanted for bomb attacks in the Philippines.
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Estrada associate guilty of graft

Monday, March 19th 2007, 8:10

Charlie Ang, a close associate of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, is jailed for corruption.
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Manila police end hostage crisis

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 7:42
related places: Manila

Police in the Philippines storm a Manila courtroom, killing a gunmen to end a day-long hostage drama, officials say.
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Philippine army linked to murders

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 11:00

A Philippines government panel implicates the military in some political killings, backing the findings of a UN envoy.
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Philippines army is 'in denial'

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 5:15

A UN envoy says the Philippines army is in "almost total denial" about a wave of extra-judicial killings.
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Philippines approves terror bill

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 11:21

The Philippine Congress passes a controversial anti-terror bill aimed at tackling militants in the south.
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Philippine truck blast kills many

Friday, February 2nd 2007, 8:00

At least 22 people are killed after a fuel tanker crashes and explodes in in the southern Philippines.
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Gunmen storm Philippines prison

Friday, February 2nd 2007, 4:59

Suspected Muslim rebels storm a jail in the southern Philippines, freeing at least 47 inmates, officials say.
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Key Bali bomb suspect 'wounded'

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 9:49
related countries: Indonesia

An Indonesian militant wanted for the 2002 Bali attacks has been wounded in the Philippines, the military says.
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Filipinos face Nigeria work ban

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 5:11
related countries: Nigeria

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo bars workers from going to Nigeria until abducted Filipino seamen are freed.
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Filipinos to stay out of Nigeria

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 5:11
related countries: Nigeria

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo bars workers from going to Nigeria until abducted Filipino seamen are freed.
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Tests confirm Abu Sayyaf death

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 9:06

DNA tests confirm a man killed by Philippines troops was al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf leader Khaddafy Janjalani.
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Arroyo vows to defeat militants

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 8:20

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vows to defeat Islamic militancy 'with a hand of steel'.
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Philippines militant 'shot dead'

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 8:27

Abu Sulaiman, a key member of Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf, has been killed in a gun battle, the army says.
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Asian nations pledge closer ties

Saturday, January 13th 2007, 10:30

Ten Asian nations meeting at a Philippines summit agree on closer ties, free trade and an anti-terrorism pact.
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Asean heads gather despite bombs

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 5:46
related places: Manila

Delegates arrive in the Philippines for a regional summit, a day after a series of bombs rock the country.
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Double bomb attack in Philippines

Wednesday, January 10th 2007, 16:22

At least six people are killed in bomb attacks in two Philippine cities, just days before a summit of Asian nations.
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US to resume Philippine exercises

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 13:14
related countries: United States

The US has reversed a decision to cancel military exercise with the Philippines in a rape case row, officials say.
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Body may be key Philippine rebel

Thursday, December 28th 2006, 5:00
related countries: United States

The Philippines tests a dead body to see if it is Abu Sayyaf leader Khaddafy Janjalani, a key rebel linked to al-Qaeda.
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