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 martial rule lifted

Saturday, December 12th 2009, 14:54

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo lifts martial law in a southern province where 57 people were killed in political violence.
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Philippine hostage talks continue

Friday, December 11th 2009, 8:30

Talks are continuing in an attempt to free dozens of hostages held by an armed group in the southern Philippines.
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Gunmen hold Philippines hostages

Thursday, December 10th 2009, 14:02

An armed group holds dozens of hostages in the southern Philippines despite earlier reports they had been released.
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Philippines martial law criticised

Thursday, December 10th 2009, 4:03

The Philippine human rights head criticises the imposition of martial law in a province that witnessed a political massacre.
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Charges over Philippines massacre

Wednesday, December 9th 2009, 13:30
related places: Mindanao

Philippines prosecutors charge 24 people with rebellion, after a massacre last month on the island of Mindanao.
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Philippines peace deal 'in 2010'

Wednesday, December 9th 2009, 11:13
related countries: Malaysia

The Philippine government and Muslim separatist rebels hope to reach a peace deal by April next year, a Malaysian facilitator says.
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Philippines seeks clan suspects

Wednesday, December 9th 2009, 5:25

Police in the Philippines seek 161 people over the election-related massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao province.
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Philippine rebels in peace talks

Tuesday, December 8th 2009, 5:07
related countries: Malaysia
related places: Kuala Lumpur

The Philippine government and a Muslim rebel group re-open peace talks in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
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Manila pursues 3,000 clan rebels

Monday, December 7th 2009, 10:53

Philippine forces say they are pursuing at least 3,000 armed clansmen in a province now under martial law.
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Philippines arrests in crackdown

Sunday, December 6th 2009, 8:34

Philippines police arrest more than 60 people and find a major arms cache, in raids after a massacre in the south.
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Martial law in Philippine province

Saturday, December 5th 2009, 8:37

A Philippines province is under martial law after the election-related massacre of 57 people, the first such move in decades.
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Philippine forces raid clan homes

Friday, December 4th 2009, 12:25

Philippines investigators backed by soldiers raid the compound of a clan suspected in last week's mass political killings.
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Philippines massacre watch list

Thursday, December 3rd 2009, 11:19

The Philippines justice department issues a watch list naming 19 suspects in last week's mass political killing.
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Manila pulls police from massacre area

Wednesday, December 2nd 2009, 15:39

The Philippine government moves to replace the entire police force of a southern province where 57 people were massacred.
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Marcos to run in Philippine poll

Wednesday, December 2nd 2009, 10:44

The former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, registers as a candidate for congress in next year's elections.
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Philippine boxer to contest poll

Tuesday, December 1st 2009, 15:25

Boxer Manny Pacquiao submits his candidacy to fight for a seat in congress in the 2010 Philippine elections.
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Charges over Philippine massacre

Tuesday, December 1st 2009, 9:41

A politician accused over a massacre of 57 people in the Philippines is charged with multiple murders, officials say.
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Arroyo to seek seat in Congress

Monday, November 30th 2009, 12:49

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she will run for a seat in Congress next year when her presidential term ends.
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Poll bid after Philippine murders

Friday, November 27th 2009, 6:36

A Philippine mayor whose supporters were killed in a suspected political ambush files his nomination for governor.
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Philippine massacre suspect held

Thursday, November 26th 2009, 16:10

A member of a powerful clan suspected of involvement in the killing of 57 people in the Philippines is now in custody.
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In pictures

Wednesday, November 25th 2009, 10:51

Bodies found from Philippines 'poll-related' attack
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Philippine 'poll' deaths reach 57

Wednesday, November 25th 2009, 10:43

The death toll from a politically motivated attack in the southern Philippines rises to 57, after 11 more bodies are recovered.
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Philippine poll deaths reach 46

Tuesday, November 24th 2009, 10:23

At least 46 people are now known to have died in a mass political killing in the Philippines, and a state of emergency is declared.
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Philippines election attack leaves 21 dead

Monday, November 23rd 2009, 15:42

Twenty-one people abducted in the southern Philippines are found dead in an attack linked to next year's elections.
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Pacquiao returns to Manila a hero

Friday, November 20th 2009, 6:38
related places: Manila

Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returns home to Manila after his latest win, and eyes a political future.
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Clinton vows Philippines support

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 11:55
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledges continued US support for the Philippines' fight against Islamist militants.
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Irish priest freed in Philippines

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 21:53
related countries: Ireland

A 79-year-old Irish priest held for a month by rebels in the Philippines has been released, Irish officials say.
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Teacher beheaded in Philippines

Monday, November 9th 2009, 5:12

The severed head of a teacher abducted by militants is found in a sack in a petrol station in the southern Philippines.
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Blaze in Philippine slum kills 16

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 5:02

A fire believed to have been caused by a candle lit for All Saint's Day kills 16 people in the central Philippines.
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Fresh storm batters Philippines

Saturday, October 31st 2009, 15:12

The fourth storm in a month to hit the Philippines brings heavy rain and winds to the east, killing at least seven people.
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In pictures

Saturday, October 31st 2009, 14:01

Images of chaos wrought by latest Philippines typhoon
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Philippines braces for new storm

Thursday, October 22nd 2009, 18:26
related places: Cagayan

The Philippine authorities put the northern province of Cagayan on high alert, as another typhoon approaches.
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Ageing plane hits Manila suburb

Saturday, October 17th 2009, 14:47
related places: Manila

A propeller-driven plane, reportedly from the 1930's, crashes in the Philippines, killing at least four people.
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Manila seeks help to find priest

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 11:48
related countries: Ireland

The Philippines government asks Muslim rebels to help it locate an Irish priest allegedly kidnapped by pirates.
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UN Philippines fund 'falls short'

Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 12:03

The UN says an appeal for funds to help the Philippines after storms and floods has fallen far short of the amount needed.
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