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Philippines

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in Philippines

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory.

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

Row leaves radioactive shipment stranded off Philippines

Traces of radioactive Caesium-137 were detected in the 23 containers in Indonesia, which "rejected and reexported" them back to the Philippines, an official in Jakarta said Friday.

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

Philippines to take ASEAN chair with focus on South China Sea

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who will remain chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) until the end of the year, symbolically passed the gavel to Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos at the close of a summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

Thousands flee Philippine coast as storm approaches

Fengshen will bring heavy rainfall, along with a "minimal to moderate risk" of coastal flooding from 1 to 2 meters waves being pushed ashore by the disturbance, the government weather service said.

Academia 4 months ago

Two political forces and the Philippines’ future

For the 2028 election option, the anti-Duterte forces lag behind the pro-Duterte group in preparations because of the absence of a clear successor candidate that they can collectively rally behind.

Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

Global court rejects release bid by Philippines ex-president Duterte

ICC prosecutors have charged Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his "war on drugs".

Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

Three killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines

The quake hit about 20 kilometers off Manay town in the Mindanao region at 9:43 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.

Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals

Injured children cried and adults screamed while receiving treatment on beds laid out beneath blue tents on the driveway of the Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo.

Academia 4 months ago

The criminal charges against Rodrigo Duterte

While heavily redacted, the ICC has publicly released the charges it plans to bring against the former president over three separate criminal incidents, signaling that the Philippine people might finally learn of their country's most violent contemporary period.

Environment 5 months ago

Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island

The routine has been the same ever since the rising tides of Manila Bay began swallowing the island -- a seven-hectare speck of land in danger of sinking completely underwater.

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Philippines

Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in Philippines

Row leaves radioactive shipment stranded off Philippines

Philippines to take ASEAN chair with focus on South China Sea

Thousands flee Philippine coast as storm approaches

Two political forces and the Philippines’ future

Global court rejects release bid by Philippines ex-president Duterte

Three killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines

Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals

The criminal charges against Rodrigo Duterte

Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island

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