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Philippines on alert over possible volcano eruption
The Institute - which on Sunday raised the alert to level four on a scale of five - added that the volcano has caused 212 earthquakes, 81 of them of sufficient intensity to be felt, and that the ash emitted has covered several surrounding municipalities.
January 14, 2020 -
Bride among 13 killed in Philippine truck accident: Police
The group had come from participating in a Filipino tradition where a man and his family visit the home of a woman to formally ask for her hand in marriage, Quinao said, adding the bride was among those killed.
June 9, 2019 -
Accident at Philippine airport: flights cancelled, diverted
Twelve flights have been cancelled, while many have been diverted to other airports following the Xiamen Airline flight's "runway excursion".
August 17, 2018 -
Thousands spend Christmas in shelters after Philippine storm
Thousands of villagers in the southern Philippines spent their Christmas morning in emergency shelters on Monday as the region dealt with the aftermath of one of the deadliest storms to hit the country this year. Tropical Storm Tembin unleashed landslides and flash floods that left more than 120 people dead and 160 missing, mostly in …
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December 25, 2017 -
26 dead in landslides after Philippine storm
Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities said on Sunday. The deaths were reported in the small island province of Biliran, a day after the storm pounded the east of the archipelago nation. Kai-Tak tore across the major islands of Samar and …
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December 17, 2017 -
Impeachment case against Philippine chief justice to proceed
A Philippine congressional committee today allowed an impeachment complaint against the chief justice to proceed a day after President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted her and an anti-graft agency official impeached. The House justice committee, dominated by Duterte’s allies, voted 25 to 2 to find sufficient grounds to allow more extensive discussion of the complaint …
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October 5, 2017 -
Armed men storm Philippine village, take hostages
Islamic State-inspired gunmen briefly seized a village in southern Philippines early on Wednesday and took hostages as human shields while fleeing, police said. Government troops have been sent to repel dozens of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) gunmen who occupied Malagakit village, said police Inspector Realan Mamon. A military official said the attackers also seized …
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June 21, 2017 -
Super glitch strikes Philippine bank again
A major Philippine bank shut down online access and its cash machines for a second day on Thursday because of a glitch that drained some accounts but added money into others, creating at least one instant "billionaire". Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the country's third biggest bank by assets and with eight million customers, …
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June 8, 2017 -
11 Philippine soldiers killed, 7 injured in ‘friendly fire’
Eleven Philippine soldiers were killed and seven others injured in a "friendly fire" incident in the city of Marawi, defence officials said on Thursday. Brigadier General Restituto Padilla told the media here that the soldiers were killed and wounded in airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. "One of our SF-260 …
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June 1, 2017 -
89 IS gunmen killed during Philippine urban battle: Military
Philippine security forces have killed 89 Islamist militants during more than a week of fighting in a southern city but the gunmen are still offering strong resistance and holding hostages, the military said on Wednesday. Fighter helicopters fired rockets repeatedly on Wednesday morning into the pockets of Marawi where the militants were hiding among trapped residents, according …
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May 31, 2017 -
Duterte threatens to impose martial law countrywide
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that the martial law imposed in the southern island of Mindanao, might also be extended to the rest of the country if the terror threat escalates Duterte announced the measure on Tuesday night after militants attacked the city of Marawi in Mindanao), killing three and wounding over 10. He said …
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May 24, 2017 -
Philippine’s Duterte wins Time magazine poll
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won the 2017 TIME 100 poll after consistently leading the survey, the magazine said. The poll had asked readers who should be included on this year's TIME 100 – an annual list of the world's most influential people, a report published in the magazine said. Duterte received five per cent of …
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April 17, 2017