Philippines
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People in the Philippines back in lockdown after a surge in COVID-19
Aug 4, 2020People in the Philippines are back in lockdown, after doctors warned a surge in new coronavirus cases could push the healthcare system to collapse. Stay-at-home orders are now in place the capital of the country and... -
ADB approves $200 million loans to support the Philippines
Apr 28, 2020The Asian Development Bank (ADB) these days approved a $200 million loan to support the Philippine government’s effort to supply emergency money subsidies to vulnerable households amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. High, sustained economic... -
At least 11 people died after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines
Dec 23, 2019At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party, health and local authorities said on... -
Second quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivors
Apr 23, 2019Philippine rescuers raced Tuesday to reach some two dozen people still feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a deadly earthquake, as a powerful second tremor hit the nation. The... -
Philippines seizes 1,500 rare turtles in luggage
Mar 7, 2019Some 1,500 live exotic turtles — some restrained with duct-tape — have been found inside an airline passenger’s luggage, Philippines authorities said Monday, as they vowed a crackdown on the lucrative wildlife trade. The Philippines is... -
18 people killed as bombs hit a Catholic church in Philippines
Jan 27, 2019At least 18 people were killed on Sunday when two bombs hit a Catholic church on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, the military said, days after voters backed Muslim self-rule... -
75 dead in landslides, floods in Philippines
Jan 1, 2019The landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains in the Philippines have caused 75 people dead and 16 others missing, the government disaster agency said on Tuesday. The Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management... -
A crude bomb killed two people in the southern Philippines
Dec 31, 2018A crude bomb, blamed by security forces on a small pro-Islamic State militant group, killed two people and wounded dozens on Monday in the southern Philippines, an army commander said. Islamist militants operate in the south... -
Six Weeks After Typhoon Mangkhut, Northern Philippines Braces for Yutu
Nov 1, 2018IOM, the United Nations Migration agency, reports Typhoon Yutu (locally called “Rosita”) made landfall in the northern Philippines earlier today bringing driving rain and high winds, according to IOM staff deployed to the area following Typhoon... -
Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Yutu strikes Philippines
Oct 30, 2018Typhoon Yutu slammed into the Philippines Tuesday with fierce winds that sheared off roofs and snapped trees in half, after thousands were evacuated ahead of the powerful storm’s arrival. Cutting a path just south of last...
