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Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes
Dec 27, 2022 02:39Christmas Day floods in the Philippines forced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people from their homes, civil defense officials said Monday.
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Death toll from Tropical Storm Nalgae in Philippines jumps to 98, dozens still missing
Oct 31, 2022 04:15The death toll from a devastating storm that has lashed the Philippines in recent days has jumped to 98, the country’s disaster agency said Monday, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. set to tour the flood-submerged areas.
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Death toll rises to 45 as tropical storm hits Philippines
Oct 29, 2022 05:43Tropical Storm Nalgae in the Philippines has killed at least 45 people and injured 33 others, officials said Saturday.
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At least 31 killed in deadly floods and landslides in Philippines ahead of tropical storm
Oct 28, 2022 09:09Landslides and flooding have killed at least 31 people in the southern Philippines after torrential rains from the approaching Tropical Storm Nalgae lashed the region, according to senior government officials.
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Philippines to buy American helicopters after scrapping Russia deal over US sanctions
Aug 15, 2022 09:22The Philippines is in talks to buy US-made heavy-lift Chinook helicopters after scrapping a deal with Russia worth $227.35 million for the fear of US sanctions linked to the Ukraine conflict.
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US vows to defend Philippines in the face of China 'dangerous actions'
Aug 08, 2022 07:26US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised to defend the Philippines in the face of China’s “destabilizing and dangerous” actions, during a visit to the Southeast Asian country.
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Strong earthquake hits Philippines, killing at least 4
Jul 27, 2022 06:08At least four people were killed in a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday causing dozens of landslides and severely damaging buildings, officials said.
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Three people killed in rare shooting at Philippine university
Jul 25, 2022 02:08Three people were killed Sunday in a rare shooting at a university in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said, in what appears to have been a targeted assassination.
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Philippines election: Protests erupt as Marcos is set for landslide win
May 10, 2022 03:54Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the election headquarters in the Philippines' capital Manila on Tuesday, rejecting what looks like a landslide victory of Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr, the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
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Philippines votes in presidential election as Marcos family eyes return to power
May 09, 2022 02:50Millions of people in the Philippines are heading to polling stations to choose a new president in an election that pits the son of the country’s former dictator against a liberal human rights lawyer.