Tag: Philippines

600,000 Filipinos flee as typhoon blows near

MANILA— Haunted by Typhoon Haiyan's massive devastation last year, more than 600,000 people fled Philippine villages and the military went on full alert Saturday...

Ferry sinks in Philippines, 2 dead, 102 rescued

Two people were killed and more than 100 rescued after a ferry sank off the coast of central Philippines, disaster and coast guard authorities...

Philippines orders nationals to evacuate Libya

The Philippines on Sunday ordered its estimated 13,000 nationals in Libya to flee the country due to the worsening unrest. The Philippines Foreign Affairs Department...

Typhoon kills 38 in Philippines, spares Manila

MANILA, Philippines A typhoon that barreled through the northern Philippines left at least 38 people dead and knocked out power in entire provinces and forced...

18 dead after filipino rebels attack tribesmen

MANILA, Philippines Dozens of communist rebels attacked armed tribesmen, who were later reinforced by army troops, in a southern Philippine province Tuesday, igniting pockets of...

Philippines urges its Muslims to abort Haj over MERS outbreak

The Philippines urged its large Muslim minority on Thursday to reconsider plans to join pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year due to a deadly...

ASEAN summit talks focus over China

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Vietnam and the Philippines pushed for stronger action to confront China's aggressive behavior in the South China Sea in the first regional...

12 dead as Philippines clashes end: military

ZAMBOANGA The death toll in fighting between Muslim rebels and soldiers in the southern Philippines has risen to 12, officials in the area said on...

Philippines, Muslim rebels set for historic peace deal

The biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines will sign a peace deal on Thursday aimed at ending four decades of deadly conflict that...

China blames Philippines for latest sea incident

China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of "deliberate provocations" over an incident in disputed waters in the South China Sea that drew a protest...

China blames Philippines for latest South China Sea incident

BEIJING- China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of "deliberate provocations" over an incident in disputed waters in the South China Sea that drew a protest...

Beckham visits Philippines typhoon zone

TACLOBAN- Football superstar David Beckham visited the Philippines on Thursday to give comfort to survivors of the Asian country's deadliest ever typhoon -- although not...

Rains flood southern Philippines, force out victims of super typhoon

Thousands of people rendered homeless by a typhoon in November were evacuated again on Tuesday by emergency workers across the southern Philippines as a...

Philippine’s online child abuse ring smashed in international operation

An online child abuse ring from Philippines was smashed in a joint operation by the United Kingdom Police, Australian Federal Police, US Immigration and...

Typhoon death toll in Philippines reaches 1,744

The Philippines government on Tuesday said that official death toll from the typhoon disaster raised to 1,744, with the final number expected to be...

7.2-magnitude quake kills 85 in Philippines

At least 85 people have been killed in the central Philippines after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake ripped through the area, destroying buildings and roads...

Philippines suspends hunt for ferry disaster survivors; 32 dead, 170 missing

Worsening weather and sea conditions on Saturday forced the Philippines to suspend a search for survivors of a ferry disaster that killed at least...