# philippines - Friday 13 November, 2020
# Typhoon Vamco
# Typhoon Vamco
More than 100,000 people had been rescued from the rising waters.
# philippines - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# Typhoon Vamco
# Typhoon Vamco
Typhoon Vamco passed north of Manila between Bulacan and Pampanga provinces.
# philippines - Sunday 1 November, 2020
# Typhoon Goni
# Typhoon Goni
Residents have been warned of likely landslides, massive flooding, storm surges and ferocious wind.
# philippines - Tuesday 4 August, 2020
# Global Pandemic
# Global Pandemic
The World Health Organisation has warned against relying on a vaccine as a ‘silver bullet’ to end the pandemic.
# philippines - Friday 15 May, 2020
# Overlapping Disasters
# Overlapping Disasters
The storm hit as tens of millions of Filipinos are hunkered down at home.
# philippines - Sunday 2 February, 2020
# Philippines
# Philippines
The outbreak has been declared an international public health emergency.
# philippines - Monday 13 January, 2020
# Pacific Ring Of Fire
# Pacific Ring Of Fire
Taal sits in a picturesque lake and is one of the most active volcanoes in the nation.
# philippines - Sunday 12 January, 2020
# Pacific Ring Of Fire
# Pacific Ring Of Fire
Thousands of people living near Taal volcano have been evacuated.
# philippines - Friday 27 December, 2019
# Typhoon Phanfone
# Typhoon Phanfone
At least 12 people are still listed as missing.
# philippines - Thursday 26 December, 2019
# Typhoon Phanfone
# Typhoon Phanfone
With communications down, it’s not yet possible to assess the full extent of the damage.
# philippines - Wednesday 25 September, 2019
# Boracay
# Boracay
Four male and three female rowers died after large waves swamped and overturned their wooden boat.
# philippines - Friday 6 September, 2019
# Charged
# Charged
The woman, 42-year-old Jennifer Talbot, had no valid custody documents for the child.
# philippines - Sunday 28 July, 2019
# True Crime
# True Crime
A new book tells the stories of these two men who went to the Philippines to work in conflict resolution at a time when the country was descending into civil war.
# philippines - Tuesday 19 March, 2019
# Philippines
# Philippines
The animal died from starvation and was unable to eat because of the rubbish filling its stomach.
# philippines - Sunday 27 January, 2019
# Philippines
# Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman condemned the incident as an “act of terrorism and murder”.
# philippines - Friday 25 January, 2019
# No Thriller In Manilla
From The42
# No Thriller In Manilla
‘The Philippines is unfortunately not a football country’, lamented Sven.
# philippines - Sunday 20 January, 2019
# Life Begins At 40
From The42
# Life Begins At 40
Pacquiao possibly set the stage for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, who watched the bout from ringside.
# philippines - Sunday 30 December, 2018
# Asia
# Asia
Women’s rights political party Gabriela denounced Duterte’s comments as “repulsive”.
# philippines - Saturday 27 October, 2018
# Azkals
From The42
# Azkals
The former England and Manchester City boss has taken over as manager of the Philippines .
# philippines - Friday 21 September, 2018
# Hillside Collapse
# Hillside Collapse
The country is still reeling from Typhoon Mangkhut, with 29 confirmed dead from the landslide.
# philippines - Monday 17 September, 2018
# Trail Of Destruction
# Trail Of Destruction
Mangkhut already is confirmed to have killed 66 people in the Philippines and four in China.
# philippines - Saturday 15 September, 2018
# Philippines
# Philippines
Two women were killed in Taiwan.
# philippines - Tuesday 11 September, 2018
# Human Rights Defenders
# Human Rights Defenders
Jim Loughran shares some of his experiences visiting human rights defenders in some of the most dangerous places for them on the planet.
# philippines - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
# Mariano Blanco
# Mariano Blanco
Mariano Blanco, mayor of the town of Ronda, is the latest in a spate of local officials to be slain in recent months.
# philippines - Thursday 19 July, 2018
# Violence
From The42
# Violence
The crew officiating the game, which degenerated into wild punches and flying kicks before stunned spectators, were also suspended from competition.
# philippines - Monday 2 July, 2018
# Philippines
# Philippines
The 24-year-old has been laid to rest with her late grandfather and uncle.
# Antonio Halili
# Antonio Halili
Three other mayors on President Duterte’s list of allegedly narcotics-linked officials have also been shot dead in recent years.
# philippines - Tuesday 29 May, 2018
# RIP
# RIP
Her parents will accompany her body.
# philippines - Wednesday 18 April, 2018
# Sex Tourism
# Sex Tourism
Campaigners have said sex tourism from Ireland is growing.
# philippines - Thursday 5 April, 2018
# Boracay Island
# Boracay Island
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the shutdown to start on 26 April.
# philippines - Friday 30 March, 2018
# Good Friday
# Good Friday
The event is frowned upon by the Catholic Church.
# philippines - Wednesday 24 January, 2018
# Eruption
# Eruption
The Mayon volcano began erupting two weeks ago.
# philippines - Sunday 24 December, 2017
# Flooding
# Flooding
A total of 70,000 have been displaced or otherwise affected by the storm.
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Here’s all the news you need to know on Christmas Eve.
# Davao
# Davao
Firefighters have concluded that all those trapped in the building are dead.
# philippines - Saturday 23 December, 2017
# Tropical Storm
# Tropical Storm
Tropical Storm Tembin has lashed the nation’s second-largest island of Mindanao, triggering flash floods and mudslides.
# Palawan
# Palawan
When the man’s body was found, he was still being eaten by the crocodile.
# philippines - Friday 17 November, 2017
# Marawi
# Marawi
The battle claimed the lives of 1,100 people.
# philippines - Saturday 28 October, 2017
# Philippines
# Philippines
Troops have been battling extremists in the southern city of Marawi.
# philippines - Thursday 21 September, 2017
# War On Drugs
# War On Drugs
Protests have erupted in the Philippines over the controversial president’s war on drugs.
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