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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 troops die in ambush

Sunday, November 20th 2005, 11:06

At least nine Philippines soldiers are killed and 20 injured in a rebel ambush, the army says.
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Philippines 'coup general' held

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 7:23

Philippines police arrest a retired general after he proclaimed himself leader of a revolutionary government.
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Philippines to lay US rape charge

Tuesday, December 27th 2005, 4:53
related countries: United States United States

Philippine prosecutors are to file rape charges against four US marines over an alleged assault on a woman.
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Philippines army kills communists

Tuesday, January 31st 2006, 8:15

Philippines troops kill 18 communist rebels in one of the biggest clashes in recent months, the army says.
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Philippines tax hike takes effect

Wednesday, February 1st 2006, 7:07

An unpopular sales tax rise comes into force in the Philippines as the government tries to cut its debt.
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Manila stadium stampede kills 73

Saturday, February 4th 2006, 13:11

A stampede at a stadium in the Philippines capital kills 73, as people waited to see a TV show being recorded.
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Philippine peace talks resume

Monday, February 6th 2006, 10:05

The Philippine government resumes talks with Islamic rebels, aimed at ending nearly 30 years of conflict.
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Philippine inquiry blames TV firm

Tuesday, February 7th 2006, 7:10
related places: Manila

An inquiry into a stampede at a TV game show in Manila said the organisers could be held criminally liable.
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Philippines peace deal hopes rise

Wednesday, February 8th 2006, 6:40

The Philippine government and an Islamic rebel group say they have cleared a major hurdle towards a peace deal.
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Mud wipes out Philippines village

Friday, February 17th 2006, 16:35

Hundreds of villagers in the Philippines are feared buried by a landslide, but thick mud hampers rescue efforts.
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'Many die' in Philippine mudslide

Friday, February 17th 2006, 17:26

Hundreds of people are buried under a torrent of mud after a mountainside collapses on a Philippines village.
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Blast at US Philippines army base

Saturday, February 18th 2006, 15:40
related countries: United States United States

An explosion near an army base in the Philippines used by US troops injures about 20 people, reports say.
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No success in Philippines rescue

Saturday, February 18th 2006, 15:53

Relief teams find no more survivors at a Philippines village where 1,800 people are feared dead after a mudslide.
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No justice for victims of sex tourism

Sunday, February 19th 2006, 0:03

Andrew Harding visits a court in the Philippines where he finds that justice for victims of sex tourism often suffers as a result of poverty and corruption.
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Philippine rescuers find bodies

Sunday, February 19th 2006, 12:37

The Philippines landslide rescue enters its third day, with teams now focusing on retrieving bodies.
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Aid boost for Philippines rescue

Sunday, February 19th 2006, 18:45

Aid offers are pouring in for a Philippines village buried under a landslide but hopes of finding survivors are dim.
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Foreign teams in Philippine hunt

Monday, February 20th 2006, 7:24

Foreign teams join efforts to find survivors and bodies of the Philippines mudslide which buried an entire village.
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