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Philippine President Duterte to recall police to drug war
Feb 28, 2017 12:07Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he has to recall police to the country’s war on drugs amid reports that sidelining the 160,000-strong force has allowed drug trade to emerge out of shadows.
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Takfiri group beheads German in Philippines
Feb 27, 2017 13:46The Philippines-based ultra-violent Abu Sayyaf Takfiri terrorist group has decapitated a German hostage after a deadline for a ransom expired, drawing strong condemnation from Manila for the “barbaric beheading.”
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About 13 inmates escape prison in Philippines
Feb 26, 2017 09:05More than a dozen inmates have escaped from a jail in the Philippines, the latest in a series of prison breaks in the Southeast Asian country.
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Filipinos protest outside US embassy on revolution anniversary
Feb 25, 2017 08:43Filipinos have rallied and clashed with police outside the US Embassy in capital Manila as thousands more marched to mark the anniversary of a revolution that ousted a US-backed dictator over 30 years ago.
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Philippines to arrest ex-justice minister over drugs
Feb 23, 2017 16:46A court in the Philippines has ordered the arrest of a former justice minister strongly opposed to President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs campaign.
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15 killed, 126 injured in southern Philippine earthquake
Feb 11, 2017 05:44A powerful earthquake has struck the southern Philippines, claiming the lives of at least 15 people and injuring some 126 others, officials say.
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3,000 families displaced as huge fire hits shantytown in Manila
Feb 08, 2017 04:11Thousands of people have been displaced after a huge fire ripped through a crowded shantytown in the Philippine capital, Manila.
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More than 100 injured, three missing in Philippines factory fire
Feb 02, 2017 13:39A huge factory has caught fire in the Philippines, leaving more than 100 workers, including three Japanese, injured.
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S Korean, Philippine hostages released by militants: Manila
Jan 14, 2017 11:01The Philippines has announced the release of a South Korean ship captain and a Filipino crewman, who were kidnapped three months ago by Daesh-linked militants in the Southeast Asian state.
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Japanese prime minister visits Philippines to boost ties
Jan 12, 2017 10:20Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the Philippines for a two-day state visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties.