Philippine

• Filipino Canadians rally for Philippine presidential candidate with Calgary connection

  Hundreds of Filipino Canadians converged in Bowness Park on Sunday to show their support for a Philippine presidential candidate with a Calgary connection.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2021
  
• 50 killed, 49 wounded in Philippine military’s worst aircraft disaster

  The plane was transporting troops, many of them new soldiers who had just undergone basic training, from the southern Cagayan de Oro city for deployment in Sulu, officials said.

  World

  Jul 4, 2021
  
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• Ex-security guard releases hostages after stand-off at Philippines mall: police

  The suspect was allowed to speak to reporters and authorities to outline his grievances against his former superiors, whom he accused of corruption and abuse, before police approached and subdued him.

  World

  Mar 2, 2020
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• Earthquake hits Philippines just a day after deadly tremor kills 16

  A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country's north and left at least 16 people dead, including in a collapsed supermarket, where rescuers scrambled to find survivors.

  World

  Apr 23, 2019
• Philippine ferry carrying more than 200 passengers sinks, 4 dead and 88 missing

  Four people were killed and seven were missing after a Philippine ferry with 251 people on board capsized during bad weather on Thursday near the capital, Manila.

  World

  Dec 21, 2017
• ISIS operative in Philippines insists Manila casino attacker was ‘soldier of the caliphate’

  Thirty-six people died in the attack, which the Philippine government dubbed a botched robbery even as ISIS looked to claim responsibility.

  Crime

  Jun 9, 2017
• At least 34 suffocate after botched robbery attempt in Philippines casino resort

  At least 34 people are dead after a gunman burst into a Manila casino, firing shots and setting gaming tables alight, Philippine media reported.

  Crime

  Jun 1, 2017
• Boxer Manny Pacquiao closer to presidency with Philippine Senate seat win

  Boxing great Manny Pacquiao was proclaimed Thursday as one of the winners of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency.

  World

  May 19, 2016
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• U.S. announces joint patrols with Philippines in South China Sea for first time

  The U.S. will also begin sending forces on increased rotations into the Philippines.

  World

  Apr 14, 2016
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• Death toll from storm in Philippines climbs to 39

  A storm finally blew away from the main northern Philippine island Tuesday, after leaving at least 22 dead over the weekend and forcing more than 100,000 villagers into emergency shelters and destroying rice fields ready for harvest.

  Weather

  Oct 20, 2015