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Philippines military pounds positions of Daesh affiliate group in south
Nov 27, 2016 06:04The military in the Philippines has shelled the positions of a terrorist group affiliated to Daesh in the south of the country, killing and wounding a number of combatants.
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Philippines reduces joint military drills with US
Nov 23, 2016 18:54The Philippines will be holding less joint military drills with the US next year, says the Southeast Asian country’s military chief, indicating President Rodrigo Duterte’s strong determination to reduce ties with Washington.
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Philippines’ Duterte says country may pull out of ICC
Nov 17, 2016 06:53The Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte says his country may decide to follow in Russia’s footsteps in withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Two killed as fire sweeps through Philippine city slum
Nov 14, 2016 13:59A massive fire that raged for seven hours through a crowded slum community in the Philippine capital, Manila, has claimed the lives of at least two people and left hundreds of families homeless.
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Philippine President Duterte wants US troops out in two years
Oct 26, 2016 16:43Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he wants US troops out of his country in the next two years, amid rising tensions between Manila and Washington.
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Philippine president tells US to forget about defense pact
Oct 25, 2016 09:38Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he does not want to see any foreign troops in his country, and that the United States should “forget” a defense pact with Manila.
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100s of Filipino protesters urge US troops withdrawal
Oct 22, 2016 13:44Hundreds of left-wing activists and indigenous citizens have poured onto the streets of the Philippine capital, Manila, to call for the withdrawal of US troops from the Southeast Asian country.
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Typhoon Haima hits northern Philippines, kills four
Oct 20, 2016 06:22Typhoon Haima has landed on the northern Philippines, killing at least four people and displacing thousands of others in the Southeast Asian country.
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Philippines issues alert as Typhoon Haima approaches country
Oct 19, 2016 17:21People in the northern Philippines have been advised to evacuate to safer places as Typhoon Haima is expected to barrel through the area in the coming hours.
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Rallies around US mission in Philippines turn violent as police van rams into people
Oct 19, 2016 05:27An anti-US protest in front of the American embassy in the Philippines’ capital has turned violent as a police van rammed into people and reportedly injured three.