Philippine
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Hotel fire kills at least three in Philippine capital
Mar 18, 2018A fire at a hotel in the Philippine capital killed three people on Sunday and injured nearly two dozen, police and rescue officials said, with two people listed as missing. The fire broke out at the... -
Philippines open to U.N. drugs war probe, if by ‘credible, objective’ investigator
Feb 27, 2018The Philippines will allow an investigation into alleged human rights abuses in its bloody war on drugs, but not if it is conducted by the United Nations’ current special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, a senior official... -
Philippines signs $233 million helicopter deal with Canada to fight rebels
Feb 6, 2018The Philippines signed a deal with Canada on Tuesday to buy 16 combat utility helicopters worth $233.36 million, as the military prepared to step up operations against Islamist and communist rebels. The Bell 412EPI helicopters will... -
Philippine news site chief says complaint of cyber libel is ‘baseless’
Feb 1, 2018The head of a Philippine online news site battling revocation of its license for violation of ownership conditions on Thursday said law enforcers should drop a complaint of cyber libel against her, describing it as “baseless”.... -
Philippines to phase out its beloved cheap but rickety jeepneys
Jan 30, 2018Jeepneys, the flamboyant passenger trucks of the Philippines, are nearing the end of their reign as the “Kings of the Road”, but they’re not going down without a fight. Government moves to overhaul outdated public transport,... -
Philippine police return to war on drugs, cannot promise no bloodshed
Jan 29, 2018Police in the Philippines on Monday resumed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, making visits to the homes of users and dealers to convince them to surrender, but the national police chief declined to guarantee that... -
Philippine’s Duterte tells Suu Kyi rights activists are “just a noisy bunch”
Jan 27, 2018Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, heavily criticised abroad for failing to stand up for largely stateless Rohingya Muslims, that she shouldn’t bother about rights activists as they are “just a... -
Philippine communities brace for hazardous volcanic eruption
Jan 26, 2018More than 20,000 people in Bicol region, south of Manila in the Philippines, have evacuated as the lava from Mayon Volcano continues to flow. As of January 16, a total of 5,318 families or 21,823 individuals... -
Philippine army says taking fire from women, children in Marawi battle
Sep 4, 2017News Hour: Philippine troops fighting Islamic State-linked rebels in a southern city have encountered armed resistance from women and children, the military said on Monday, as troops make a final push to end a conflict that... -
Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Philippine island of Luzon
Aug 12, 2017News Hour: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit the Philippines’ northern island of Luzon on Friday and was felt in the capital Manila, shaking buildings and forcing the evacuation of offices and schools. There were no...
