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Philippines storm death toll climbs to 182: Police
Dec 23, 2017 15:37The death toll from a tropical storm in the southern Philippines hit 182 early Sunday, with 153 people still missing, police said.
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Tropical storm batters southern Philippines, claims nearly 90 lives
Dec 23, 2017 05:06Nearly 90 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a tropical storm hit the southern Philippines triggering mudslides and flooding, police and disaster officials said on Saturday.
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Philippine protesters denounce Trump’s al-Quds move
Dec 21, 2017 10:30Dozens of demonstrators have held a protest rally in the Philippine capital to denounce US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize al-Quds as the illegal Zionist entity’s “capital.”
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Ferry with 251 aboard capsizes off Philippines, 3 killed
Dec 21, 2017 10:25A Philippine ferry carrying 251 people capsized on Thursday off an island south of Manila, the capital, a coast guard spokesman said, amid a storm bringing heavy downpours.
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Death toll from Philippine storm hits 43
Dec 19, 2017 11:01The death toll from a tropical storm that pummeled the central Philippines rose to 43 with hopes fading for dozens of others still missing after massive landslides, authorities said Tuesday.
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Landslides in Philippines kill over 2 dozen
Dec 17, 2017 14:11Authorities in the Philippines say landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have claimed the lives of more than two dozen people in the country’s east.
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Three dead, thousands flee as storm hits Philippines
Dec 16, 2017 13:57At least three people were killed and tens of thousands were driven from their homes by floods as Tropical Storm Kai-Tak pounded the eastern Philippines on Saturday, cutting off power and triggering landslides, officials said.
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Philippine MPs vote to extend martial law in south
Dec 13, 2017 08:19Lawmakers in the Philippines have overwhelmingly approved a plan by the government of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend martial law in the country’s south by one year over a persisting terror threat.
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Philippine’s president asks Congress to extend martial law across South
Dec 11, 2017 06:12Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress on Monday to extend martial law across the southern third of the country until the end of next year to combat Daesh terrorists and communists.
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Philippines’ Duterte orders police back to drug war
Dec 06, 2017 03:07Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told human rights groups criticizing his deadly anti-drug war to "go to hell" after ordering police back to the frontlines of the crackdown.