Philippines

Life taking ‘toll on my health’: Philippines’ Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that life is taking its "toll on my health", as speculation swirls over the 74-year-old's prolonged absences from the public eye. Duterte cut short…

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Photo story: Philippines prepares for All Saints, All Souls Day

A man hired to spruce up graves works at a cemetery in Marikina, Philippines, 31 October 2019. Tens of thousands of Filipino Catholics are expected to flock to cemeteries to…

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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocks parts of Mindanao in the Philippines

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked Central and Eastern Mindanao on Thursday, October 31, just two days after a strong tremor killed several people and hurt hundreds of others in the…

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Photo Story: Aftermath of the earthquake in the Philippines

Photos of the damage from last Tuesday’s earthquake in the Philippines as shock waves continue to be felt on Wednesday. At least seven people have been killed and around 70…

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Victims increase from Philippine earthquake

The death toll from an earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to seven, officials said, with many more injured. The victims included a seven-year-old boy and his 44-year-old father…

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6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines

A 6.6-magnitude quake struck on Tuesday (Oct 29) in the southern Philippines, rattling buildings and sending terrified locals fleeing into the streets, authorities said. The quake struck 26 km (16 miles) northeast of…

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Photo Story: Indian Navy warships arrive in Manila

The India navy vessel INS Sahyadri (F-49) docks at the Port of Manila, in Manilla, Philippines, 23 October 2019. According to reports, two ships of the Indian Navy, the INS…

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Ceremonial destruction of counterfeit goods in the Philippines

A government worker cuts up a counterfeit wallet during a ceremonial destruction of fake consumer goods worth 80.2 million pesos (1.4 million euro) at Camp Crame police headquarters in Quezon…

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Philippine president bruised, scratched from motorcycle fall

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte fell off his parked motorcycle on the palace grounds, suffering bruises and scratches, but the minor injuries won’t affect his schedule, his spokesman said Thursday. “While…

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Strong Earthquake Damages Buildings in Southern Philippines; Three Persons Reported Dead

A strong, shallow earthquake shook parts of the southern Philippines Wednesday, killing at least three persons and injuring dozens. The U.S. Geological Survey rated the temblor at 6.4 magnitude. It…

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Strong 6.7 earthquake in the Philippines

An earthquake of the magnitude 6.7 struck 5 kilometres from Magsaysay in Philippines on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Magsaysay in Philippines. The nearest populated areas to…

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Photo Story: Dead fish wash ashore along Freedom island in the Philippines

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) scientists investigate dead fish washed ashore along Freedom island coastline in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines. The Manila Maritime Police Station discovered…

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6.4 Earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental in Philippines

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the province of Davao Occidental in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. There were no…

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Photo Story: Military exercises in the Philippines

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines take cover beside a wall during an assault exercise at Fort Magsaysay military camp in Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, Philippines,…

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Moderately strong earthquake jolts the Philippines

A moderately strong earthquake has jolted areas of the northern Philippines including the capital Manila, where office workers streamed out of buildings and train services were briefly disrupted. There are…

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Photo Story: Floods in the Philippines

Villagers hold on a rope at a flooded village in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines, 13 September 2019. Heavy rain is expected across Philippines, which may cause flooding as tropical depression…

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Several wounded in Southern Philippines explosion

An explosion at a public market in the southern Philippines wounded at least seven people early on Saturday, the fourth blast in that area in 13 months, the military said.…

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US woman accused of hiding baby in bag at Manila airport

A US woman has been charged with human trafficking in the Philippines after she allegedly attempted to smuggle a new-born baby out of the country. Jennifer Talbot, 43 from Ohio,…

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Photo Story: Ferryboat catches fire in the Philippines

A handout picture made available by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows the M/V Lite Ferry 16 being docked at a port in Dipolog in Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. According…

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Photo Story: Tropical Storm Bailu aftermath in the Philippines

Filipino villagers navigate a flooded road in the town of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. According to news reports, two deaths were recorded in the northern Philippine province of Ilocos…

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Philippines declares epidemic after dengue fever kills more than 600

An outbreak of dengue fever in the Philippines has been declared a national epidemic after causing hundreds of deaths this year. The country has recorded 146,062 cases of dengue from…

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31 die after three ferry boats capsize as bad weather battered Philippines (Updated)

Three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing the death toll to 31, a coast guard official said. The motorised, wooden-hulled…

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8 dead, several injured as back-to-back earthquakes hit Philippines

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Batanes archipelago, the US Geological Survey reported. About 20 minutes later, a second quake hit the same area near Itbayat at a magnitude of 4.5. Eight…

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Ship carrying waste arrives back in Canada from the Philippines

A ship carrying 69 containers of waste mislabeled as plastic recyclables returned to Canada on Saturday from the Philippines. The incident sparked a diplomatic dispute and the prospect of an…

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5 killed, 9 wounded in Philippines suicide bomb attack

Philippine military officials say militants have attacked a military camp in southern Sulu province, killing three soldiers and two civilians. Officials said that nine other soldiers were wounded…

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Philippines’ President Duterte warns foes about trying to impeach him

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him. “Me? Will be impeached? I will jail them all,” Duterte told reporters. “Try to…

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Passenger plane in Singapore escorted by fighter jets after bomb hoax

A Scoot airlines flight TR385 from Cebu in the Philippines had to be escorted mid-air by two fighter planes from Singapore's air force over a bomb threat which turned out…

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Philippines returns huge amounts of waste ‘illegally shipped’ by Canada

The Philippines is returning huge amounts of waste which it says was illegally shipped by Canada. Manila said it was mislabelled as recyclable plastics and criticised other western countries for…

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Filipinos and Korean released in Libya after months of captivity

Authorities in Seoul and Abu Dhabi announced that one South Korean and three Filipinos have been released following months of captivity in Libya. The United Arab Emirates foreign ministry…

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Photo Story: Duterte faces key election test

Voting is under way in the Philippines, in mid-term polls seen as a popularity test for President Rodrigo Duterte after his first three years in office. Several of his…

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Strong earthquake in the Philippines

An earthquake of a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck at a depth of 48 km at 10:48 am local time, 20km north of Santa Praxedes, Philippines. There were no immediate reports…

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Filipinos ordered to leave Libya

Philippine officials say they have issue a mandatory evacuation order for more than 1,000 Filipinos in the Libyan capital amid escalating fighting, rocket fire and airstrikes. Department of Foreign Affairs…

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UPDATED: The Philippines hit by another earthquake

The Philippines was hit by an other earthquake early Tuesday morning. This time the tremor was further south in Samar. This earthquake is estimated to be of the intensity of…

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Slideshow: The earthquake in the Philippines

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred on Monday 22 April in the Philippine region of Luzon with an epicenter located northeast of Zambales province, according to data from the Philippine Institute of…

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UPDATED: Strong earthquake rocks the Philippines…at least 11 persons killed

A strong earthquake struck the central Philippines on Monday with the U.S Geological Survey giving it an intensity of 6.4. At least 11 persons lost their life in the…

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Slideshow: Good Friday in the Philippines

Penitents during Good Friday in San Juan village, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. Thousands of Catholic devotees witnessed dozens of men who were nailed to wooden crosses or flogged themselves…

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Filipinos start evacuating from Libya

Philippine diplomats have started evacuating a small group of Filipinos from the Libyan capital after it was hit by a barrage of rocket fire that wounded one Filipino. The Philippine…

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40kg of plastic found in dead whale

Workers at D'Bone Collector Museum found 40kg of plastic bags inside its stomach of a dead whale that washed up in the Philippines earlier in March. The Cuvier's beaked…

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Photo Story – El Nino causes low water supply in Philippines

A Filipino waters plants in a field within view of of Makati's financial district skyline in Taguig City, Philippines, 14 March 2019. According to reports, low water supply brought by…

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Photo Story – Philippine draught

A Filipino boy takes a bath inside a water container along a street in Manila, Philippines, 12 March 2019. Philippine government advised the public to conserve water due to low…

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5 detained over deadly Philippines church bombing

A senior Abu Sayyaf operative and four members of the militant group believed to be behind the deadly bombing of a church in the southern Philippines surrendered to authorities over…

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Philippines vow to destroy those responsible for twin bombing that killed 27 during Church Service

The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 27 people during a Sunday church service in the country’s restive south, six days after a referendum on autonomy…

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Explosion in Philippines shopping mall after detonation of bomb in suspected terror attack

Suspected Muslim militants remotely detonated a bomb near the entrance of a mall in the southern Philippines on Monday as people did last-minute shopping ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations,…

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Saturday Morning Briefing and News Paper Review

Good morning Your morning briefing for Saturday. News Paper Review - The Malta Independent reveals that the vice-president of French football club AS Monaco holds a Maltese passport purchased through the IIP…

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Tsunami alert lifted after earthquake hits off Philippines (Updated)

A tsunami alert was lifted after undersea quake off the Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday. The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning as small waves were expected to hit southern parts of the country…

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Typhoon Mangkhut landfall in southern China. Death toll reaches 66 (Updated)

Update Hong Kong and southern China took cover on Sunday as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the densely populated coast, a day after the biggest storm to hit the…

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5 million people in Philippines at risk from Typhoon Mangkhu

Super Typhoon Mangkhu made landfall on Saturday, according to officials in the Philippines. A massive evacuation was underway earlier as the typhoon barreled toward the Southeast Asian country. About 5…

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Destructive Typhoon-force winds on the way to the Philippines

More than 4 million people in the Philippines are in the path of destructive typhoon-force winds caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut. The massive storm is the equivalent of a Category…

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Duterte ends Seoul tour with “misogynistic” kiss

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked criticism for kissing a woman on the lips on stage at an event in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday. The controversial leader was on…

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China carries training exercises on islands in the disputed South China Sea

China’s air force has landed several bombers of various types, on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of a training exercise in the disputed region, it said in…

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