ARTICLES RELATING TO PHILIPPINE

Philippine leader criticises gunmen

2013-02-21 15:51

Philippine President Benigno Aquino has criticised gunmen who entered a Malaysian state in a bizarre effort to stake a territorial claim, warning their actions could lead to conflict.

Suspect held in Philippine massacre

2012-03-26 12:03

Philippine police say they have arrested a wanted member of a powerful Muslim clan blamed for the country’s worst political massacre after he was injured in a blast.

25 killed in Philippine landslide

2012-01-05 12:01

At least 25 people have been killed in southern Philippines after a landslide buried gold prospectors who had refused to leave an area declared too dangerous for habitation.

Tent cities loom for Philippine flood victims

2011-12-26 08:30

Tens of thousands of flash flood survivors in the Philippines face life in tent cities for months while safe areas to resettle them are sought.

Philippine solar light bottles offer hope

2011-11-30 10:05

Filipino entrepreneur Illac Diaz is aiming to help a million poor people in a year, and with the help of some plastic bottles and a clever social media campaign may do even better.

Arroyo to stay detained in hospital

2011-11-21 14:05

A Philippine court has allowed former president Gloria Arroyo to be detained temporarily in an upscale hospital suite on electoral fraud charges while her lawyers battle to get her released.

Bad loser bombs Philippine carnival

2011-11-15 09:36

A man who lost a coin-tossing gambling game at a carnival in the Philippines hurled a grenade at other players, killing a teenager and injuring 22 people, police say.

Joy as conjoined twins separated in US

2011-11-02 11:39

US surgeons have successfully separated conjoined 2-year-old girls born in the Philippines, bringing tears to the eyes of their mother who praised God for keeping them alive.

Giant non-eating croc might be stressed

2011-09-09 12:01

A 6.1m saltwater crocodile that may be the world's largest in captivity has not eaten since it was captured in the Philippines.

Saudi: 140 000 Filipinos may lose jobs

2011-07-07 13:22

Up to 140 000 Philippine workers could lose their jobs in Saudi Arabia due to a domestic helper ban and a programme to compel firms to employ more locals, an official says.

 

Philippine floods a man-made disaster: experts

2012-08-09 08:34

Deadly floods that have swamped nearly all of the Philippine capital are less a natural disaster and more the result of poor planning, experts say.

Philippine: Search for missing resumes

2012-01-06 09:31

Philippine rescuers have resumed the search for up to 150 people who remained missing a day after a deadly landslide buried a remote gold mining community in the country’s south, the military says.

Philippine floods death toll hits 1 500

2011-12-27 14:45

The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in southern Philippines has climbed to nearly 1 500 as authorities widen their search for bodies.

More help for Philippine flood victims

2011-12-23 15:56

Philippines authorities have doubled the number of dead and missing in deadly floods to more than 2 000, as relief groups rushed in aid for desperate survivors.

Arroyo's health improving

2011-11-25 11:45

Former Philippine leader Gloria Arroyo who tried to leave the country on medical grounds while the government scrambled to file charges against her, is well enough to leave the hospital where she was arrested last week.

Vote rigging: Philippines' Arroyo charged

2011-11-18 14:22

Philippine authorities have ordered ex-president Gloria Arroyo to be arrested on charges of conspiring with a feared warlord to rig an election, an offence that could lead to life in jail.

Separated twins doing well after US op

2011-11-03 11:30

A pair of 2-year-old formerly conjoined twin girls from the Philippines are recovering well after an operation to separate them in California, a hospital spokesperson says.

Filipinos warned of fake priests

2011-11-01 08:49

Filipinos making traditional All Saints' Day visits to cemeteries should watch out for fake priests offering to bless the dead for money, a senior bishop warns.

Gaddafi's Philippine maids appeal for help

2011-09-02 12:44

The Philippine government says four Filipina maids who had been working for deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s family are missing and have made a tearful call home for help.

Filipino massacre witness dead

2010-06-24 14:04

A key witness in the case of a powerful Muslim clan accused of orchestrating the worst political massacre in the Philippines has been shot dead.

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