Philippines News

• At least 50 dead, dozens missing as storm hits Philippines

  At least 42 people were swept away by rampaging floodwaters or were hit by debris-filled mudslides in three towns in Maguindanao province from Thursday night to early Friday.

  Weather

  Oct 29, 2022
  
• Philippines earthquake: At least 5 dead, dozens injured after landslides triggered

  The seven-magnitude quake was centered in a mountainous area of Abra province, said Renato Solidum, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

  World

  Jul 27, 2022
  
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• Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai tops 400 nearly 2 weeks after storm hit

  Reported deaths from Rai, the 15th and deadliest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian nation this year, has hit 405 with most due to drowning, fallen trees and landslides.

  World

  Dec 31, 2021
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• Typhoon Rai death toll tops 200 as Philippines grapple with dozens still missing 

  At its strongest, the typhoon packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 270 kph before it blew out Friday into the South China Sea.

  Environment

  Dec 20, 2021
• Duterte’s daughter Sara to run for Philippine vice president in elections next year

  Sara Duterte backed out this week from her reelection bid as mayor of Davao city then took the place of a largely unknown vice-presidential candidate of her political party.

  World

  Nov 13, 2021
• Philippine President Duterte announces retirement from politics, drops VP bid

  Duterte said he was dropping plans to run for vice president in next year's elections when his term ends, avoiding a legal battle with opponents who question such a move.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2021
• Retired boxer Manny Pacquiao officially enters crowded Philippine presidential race

  Hundreds of fans and supporters holding Pacquiao's portrait and small Philippine flags lined the street leading to the elections registration center to cheer his convoy.

  World

  Oct 1, 2021
• Manny Pacquiao announces retirement from boxing as he pursues Philippine presidency

  Pacquiao, a Philippine senator who has been dividing his time between politics and fighting, made the announcement in a 14-minute video posted on his official Facebook page.

  World

  Sep 29, 2021
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• Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022

  Pacquiao, who is a senator, accepted the nomination of his PDP-Laban party at its national convention on Sunday.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2021
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• 2nd typhoon to hit Philippines this month kills at least 39, strands thousands

  Typhoon Vamco passed north of Manila between Bulacan and Pampanga provinces overnight Wednesday and early Thursday, toppling power poles and trees and damaging homes.

  World

  Nov 13, 2020