# philippines - Monday 27 December, 2021
# Typhoon Rai
# Typhoon Rai
Typhoon Rai struck the south and centre of the Asian nation on 16 and 17 December.
# philippines - Monday 20 December, 2021
# Typhoon Rai
# Typhoon Rai
The toll is likely to rise as agencies assessed the full extent of the storm’s aftermath.
# philippines - Saturday 18 December, 2021
# South China Sea
# South China Sea
More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts ahead of the storm’s arrival.
# philippines - Friday 5 November, 2021
# Kieran Creaven
# Kieran Creaven
He called the child “beautiful” during the assault.
# philippines - Saturday 2 October, 2021
# Rodrigo Duterte
# Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine presidents are limited by the constitution to a single six-year term.
# philippines - Sunday 19 September, 2021
# President Pac Man
From The42
# President Pac Man
Pacquiao accepted the nomination of his PDP-Laban party at its national convention on Sunday.
# philippines - Friday 10 September, 2021
# Typhoon Chanthu
# Typhoon Chanthu
The Philippine meteorological agency said Typhoon Chanthu could become a category 5 ‘super typhoon’.
# philippines - Wednesday 25 August, 2021
# Philippines
# Philippines
The 76-year-old president is notorious for his crackdown on illegal drugs.
# philippines - Monday 5 July, 2021
# Philippines
# Philippines
A total of 45 others were injured when the aircraft overshot a runway at Jolo airport in Sulu province.
# philippines - Sunday 4 July, 2021
# Philippines
# Philippines
The defence secretary said the air force C-130 plane had 92 people on board.
# philippines - Monday 7 June, 2021
# Take A Bow
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# Take A Bow
Yuka Saso birdied the third playoff hole to beat Japan’s Nasa Hataoka.
# 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
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# No Thriller In Manilla
‘The Philippines is unfortunately not a football country’, lamented Sven.
# philippines - Sunday 20 January, 2019
# Life Begins At 40
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# 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
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# 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.
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