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.

World news related to Philippines – overview

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• December 5th 2009 – November 11th 2009
• November 9th 2009 – September 30th 2009
• September 29th 2009 – August 5th 2009
• August 2nd 2009 – April 24th 2009
• April 23rd 2009 – March 9th 2009
• February 26th 2009 – November 21st 2008
• November 5th 2008 – August 14th 2008
• August 12th 2008 – June 23rd 2008
• June 23rd 2008 – February 15th 2008
• February 5th 2008 – November 25th 2007
• November 15th 2007 – August 9th 2007
• July 23rd 2007 – May 8th 2007
• April 30th 2007 – January 25th 2007
• January 22nd 2007 – December 4th 2006
• December 4th 2006 – August 23rd 2006
• August 23rd 2006 – April 28th 2006
• April 26th 2006 – February 23rd 2006
• February 21st 2006 – January 31st 2006
• December 27th 2005 – November 20th 2005

Philippines: news

Economy hit in Philippines

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 5:35

Global financial meltdown is directly affecting overseas workers' remittances to the Philippines.
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Tokyo flight turbulence hurts 47

Friday, February 20th 2009, 10:32
related countries: Japan
related places: Manila, Tokyo

Forty-seven people are injured as an airliner is hit by severe turbulence on a flight from Manila to Tokyo.
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Philippines hostage 'wants talks'

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 5:01

An interview apparently with a Red Cross worker held hostage in the Philippines calls for talks, not military action.
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Sri Lankan kidnapped in Philippines

Friday, February 13th 2009, 4:01
related countries: Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan peace advocate is the latest victim of a wave of kidnapping in the southern Philippines.
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Militants arrested in Philippines

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 15:40
related countries: Indonesia

Philippine troops arrest two men suspected of supporting the Indonesian militant group, Jemaah Islamiah.
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Dolphins rescued off Philippines

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 15:31

Fishermen rescue about 200 dolphins stranded in shallow waters off the Philippines.
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Philippine hostages make appeal

Friday, February 6th 2009, 6:39

Three aid workers kidnapped in the southern Philippines appeal on local radio for negotiations to secure their release.
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Philippine hostages 'treated well'

Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 12:23

Three aid workers kidnapped in Philippines last month say they are being treated well by their captors.
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Kidnapped aid workers are 'alive'

Tuesday, January 20th 2009, 7:14

The Red Cross says three of its workers kidnapped in the southern Philippines last week are alive and well.
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Aid workers taken in Philippines

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 6:54
related countries: Italy, Switzerland

Three aid workers, including an Italian and a Swiss national, are kidnapped in southern Philippines, says the Philippine Red Cross.
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Philippines communists mark 40th

Friday, December 26th 2008, 10:47

The Philippines Communist Party marks its fourth decade with a call to achieve revolution through armed insurgency.
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South Philippines blasts kill two

Thursday, December 18th 2008, 15:40
related places: Iligan

Two people are killed and dozens hurt in twin blasts in shops packed with Christmas shoppers in Iligan, the southern Philippines.
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Deaths as Philippines ferry sinks

Monday, December 15th 2008, 3:22

A wooden ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the northern Philippines, with 22 people reported drowned.
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Philippine gang shooting kills 16

Saturday, December 6th 2008, 10:50
related places: Manila

At least 16 people are killed in a shoot-out between gunmen and police in the Philippine capital Manila.
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Philippine rebels ambush soldiers

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 9:08
related countries: Norway

Communist rebels in the Philippines ambushed and kill five soldiers, as informal peace efforts in Norway falter, officials say.
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Mindanao fears peace monitor exit

Tuesday, December 2nd 2008, 7:27

Both fighters and civilians in the Philippines express concern about the withdrawal of international peace monitors.
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Arroyo husband falls ill on plane

Friday, November 21st 2008, 16:50
related countries: Japan

The husband of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is taken ill on a plane, forcing a diversion to Japan.
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