Tag: Philippines
Frantic hunt for survivors after deadly Philippine tremor kills dozens
PORAC: Philippine rescuers were scrambling Tuesday to reach dozens of people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in...
Philippines protests over Chinese vessels in disputed waters
MANILA: The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest over the presence of more than 200 Chinese boats near an island occupied by Manila in...
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
MINDANAO: A grenade attack on a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines killed two people early Wednesday, authorities said, just days after a deadly...
Church bombs in Philippines kill at least 17, wound 42
MANILA: Twin bombings during a Sunday church service on a predominantly Muslim island in the volatile southern Philippines killed at least 17 people, among...
Filipino Muslims approve new autonomous region in referendum
MANILA: Muslims in the southern Philippines overwhelmingly approved in a referendum the creation of a new autonomous region in hopes of ending nearly half a...
Catriona Gray of Philippines wins Miss Universe 2018
The 24-year-old Filipino-Australian model won the 67th Miss Universe pageant, second time a Filipina won the title for her country in three years. "My...
Pakistani terror suspect refused entry into Philippines
MANILA: A Pakistan man suspected of working for the Islamic State (IS) group has been barred from entering the Philippines, the Philippines Bureau of...
Philippines typhoon toll rises to 74 as rescuers dig for landslide...
ITOGON: The death toll in Typhoon Mangkhut hit 74 on Tuesday, Philippine authorities said, as rescuers used their bare hands to sift through a...
At least 25 die in Philippine typhoon havoc, rescue official says
MANILA: At least 25 people have been killed in the Philippines in a trail of devastation left by Typhoon Mangkhut, mostly in landslides in...
Super typhoon smashes towards China after pummeling Philippines
HONG KONG: A super typhoon swirled past Hong Kong on Sunday, barreling towards the Chinese coast and gaining strength over the South China Sea...
Philippines’ Duterte revokes amnesty of chief critic, orders arrest
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday revoked amnesty given to an opposition senator involved in a failed coup 15 years ago and ordered...
Bomb in van kills 11 at checkpoint in Philippine south
MANILA: A bomb exploded in a van and killed 11 people at a military checkpoint in the restive southern Philippines on Tuesday in an...
Philippine rebels begin campaign for Muslims’ approval of autonomy law
MANILA: Leaders of the Philippines’ mainstream separatist group on Sunday urged Muslims in the country’s south to support a new autonomy law designed to...
Philippines’ Duterte pledges ‘unrelenting’ drug war
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged on Monday to press ahead with a war on drugs that has already killed thousands, and castigated critics...
Philippines orders Australian nun deported and blacklisted
MANILA: The Philippine immigration bureau has ordered the deportation of an Australian nun who has angered the president by joining anti-government rallies but her...
Duterte wants term cut if Philippines goes federal
MANILA: The Philippine president's spokesman says he wants a draft of a new constitution shifting the country into a federal system to require the...
Philippines plans to take drug war to schools with searches, testing
MANILA: The Philippines is planning to take President Rodrigo Duterte’s ferocious drugs war to schools with the inspection of bags and lockers, as well...
