Philippines

• U.S. to help Philippines analyze black boxes from crashed plane that killed 53

  U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin offered additional support to Philippines counterpart Delfin Lorenzana when they spoke by phone on Tuesday to discuss the crash.

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  Jul 7
• Philippines’ Duterte threatens to jail those who refuse COVID-19 vaccine

  President Rodrigo Duterte offered citizens a stark choice: get the jab or go to jail.

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  Jun 22
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• Philippines’ Duterte says he won’t cooperate with ICC probe into drug war killings

  An International Criminal Court prosecutor sought authorisation on Monday to open a full investigation into the killings, saying crimes against humanity could have been committed.

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  Jun 15
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• Coronavirus: Philippines lifts ban on deploying health-care workers overseas

  The labour minister said the spread of the coronavirus was slowing down in the country and conditions were improving, so the government could afford to let its health-care workers leave.

  World

  Nov 21, 2020
• 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
• Storm battered Philippines ravaged by new typhoon, prompting thousands to evacuate

  Officials had said previously that nearly 200,000 people had been evacuated, some of them forcibly, from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas.

  Weather

  Nov 12, 2020
• At least 10 dead after powerful typhoon slams into Philippines, officials say

  At least nine people were killed in the hard-hit province of Albay, including a father and son.

  Environment

  Nov 1, 2020
• ‘Catastrophic violent winds’: 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Goni slams Philippines

  One of the most powerful typhoons in the world this year, Goni has evoked memories of Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013, which left more than 7,300 people dead and missing.

  Environment

  Oct 31, 2020
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• Thousands evacuate as strongest typhoon of 2020 approaches Philippines

  Typhoon Goni, moving westward at 20 kph from the Pacific Ocean, will bring intense rains over the capital and 14 provinces nearby on Saturday evening, and threats of floods and landslides.

  Weather

  Oct 30, 2020
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• Rooster kills police chief after raid on illegal cockfight

  The rooster cut his artery with its ankle blade in a freak accident in the Philippines.

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  Oct 28, 2020