We have started to collect the most important news related to Philippines in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
A controversial law targeting cybercrime in the Philippines comes into effect, fuelling online protests amid censorship fears.
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A priest in the Philippines is to be investigated over possible links to illegal trade in ivory, authorities say.
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One hundred families in a shanty town in eastern Manila, in the Philippines have been evicted to make way for a commercial development.
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The Philippines outlaws cybersex and online sex video chat, as part of the new Cybercrime Prevention Act
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Philippines struggles to improve its culinary image
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A mysterious and bizarre multicoloured, smelly new species of stick insect is discovered in The Philippines.
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A 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Philippine island of Samar, causing tsunami evacuations and power cuts.
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The Philippines economic growth rate slowed in the second quarter as a fall in global demand hurts its exports and industrial output.
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The Philippines holds a state funeral for Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, who died in a plane crash, after six days of national mourning.
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The body of Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is recovered from the sea after the plane he was travelling in crashed on Saturday.
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Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is missing after a light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea, officials say.
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Emerging economies in Asia, including India and the Philippines, face the greatest financial risk from natural disaster, analysis suggests.
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At least 60 people are now known to have died in rain and floods that paralysed the Philippines this week, the country's disaster agency says.
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Filipinos face the massive task of cleaning up the damage the floods have caused
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Efforts are under way to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by deadly floods in the Philippine capital, Manila, and nearby areas.
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At least 19 people have died and more than 80,000 are being looked after in emergency shelters after torrential rain left many parts of the Philippine capital Manila underwater.
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Nineteen people are now known to have died in severe floods in the Philippines, as officials warn heavy rain will continue to fall.
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Resident Kassy Pajarillo describes how she used Twitter to help rescue her mother and grandmother from severe flooding in the Philippines, where 16 people are known to have died.
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At least nine people are reported dead as torrential rain causes flooding that has paralysed most parts of the Philippine capital, Manila.
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Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as torrential rain causes heavy flooding in parts of the Philippine capital Manila.
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The United Nations urges the Philippines to pass a bill that will allow the government to provide free contraception, amid concern over maternal mortality rates.
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The Philippine government is set to auction off three areas in the South China Sea for oil and gas exploration that China also claims.
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After recent police raids on illegal gun workshops in the Philippines, many underground gunsmiths are now being hired by a local arms manufacturer.
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Heavy rains brought by tropical storm Saola cause extensive flooding in parts of the Philippines' capital Manila and force many riverside communities to evacuate their homes.
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Programmers are being sought for a two-month hackathon that will be held on a remote tropical island in the Philippines
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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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