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300 Philippines police officers among drugs suspects
Aug 23, 2016 03:59Police in the Philippines, which is engaged in a weeks-long war on drugs, say hundreds of officers are suspected to be involved in illegal narcotics trade.
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Philippino FM says Manila will remain in UN
Aug 22, 2016 09:20The Philippines plays down President Rodrigo Duterte's threats to leave the United Nations while it reiterates the country's "profound disappointment and frustration" with the world body.
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Philippine president slams ‘inutile’ UN
Aug 21, 2016 04:04President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has lashed out at the United Nations (UN) for calling on him to stop a wave of killings attributed to his war on drugs.
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Deadly floods hit Philippines, Myanmar
Aug 14, 2016 08:13Days of nonstop raining have caused floods in the Philippines, leaving at least five people dead and tens of thousands of others displaced.
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Philippines calls on China to respect maritime law to resolve territorial disputes
Aug 11, 2016 10:10The Philippines has called on China to respect maritime law to settle disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, almost a month after Beijing dismissed an international tribunal ruling against Chinese territorial claims in disputed areas in the South China Sea.
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Iran urges China, Philippines to show restraint on sea dispute
Jul 25, 2016 11:29Iran has stressed the importance of rapport and good neighborliness in relations between China and the Philippines, urging the two Asian countries to exercise self-restraint over their territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
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Philippine leader declares unilateral ceasefire with rebels
Jul 25, 2016 09:37Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a unilateral ceasefire with Maoist rebels, saying he wants to end decades of hostilities with the communist guerrillas.
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Taiwan warship sets sail for South China Sea after verdict
Jul 13, 2016 09:04A Taiwanese warship has set sail for the South China Sea “to defend Taiwan's maritime territory,” a day after an international tribunal ruled against China's claims to islands and undermined Taipei's claims to the islands there.
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China rejects a ruling by the Hague-based tribunal over South China Sea islands
Jul 12, 2016 10:28China has dismissed a ruling by a Hague-based tribunal over its disputes with the Philippines in the South China Sea.
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Philippine troops kill 40 ISIL-linked Abu Sayyaf terrorists
Jul 11, 2016 17:21The Philippine army has killed at least 40 members of the ISIL-affiliated Abu Sayyaf terrorist group and injured 25 others in the country’s volatile south, a military official says.