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Girl drowns as storm hits the Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Authorities say a 10-year-old girl drowned and nearly 20 000 residents fled their homes after a tropical depression dumped heavy rains on the northern Philippines, causing floods.
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Philippines' most active volcano restive again
Lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano in its continuing "mild eruption" as seen from Legazpi city in Albay province about 340 kilometers southeast of Manila, Philippines in this timed exposure shot on Aug.
9-Jul-09 - Bishops Deplore Attack Outside Philippines Cathedral
Manila, Philippines, Jul 8, 2009 .- In a statement released Tuesday, the Bishops' Conference of the Philippines expressed its strong condemnation of the attack by Muslim extremists in Cotabato City outside the cathedral, which left 5 people dead and 34 injured.
Philippine bombings halt U.N. food distribution
MANILA, Philippines - The U.N. says it is suspending food distribution for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by violence in the southern Philippines following a string of deadly bombings blamed on Muslim rebels.
3 killed in blast near Philippine cathedral
MANILA, Philippines - Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines today, killing at least three people and wounding more than two dozen others.
Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 1
MANILA, Philippines - An army general says suspected Muslim guerrillas have detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines killing at least 1 person and wounding several others.
Manilans commemorate 51st death anniversary of Honorio Lopez
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim will lead today the 51st commemoration of the death anniversary of Honorio Lopez, also known as "the Hero of Manila" who played a key part in the Philippine Revolution 113 years ago.
Imelda Marcos sure she'll beat corruption charges
Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, right, appreciates a picture given to her by former Indonesian First Lady Deewy Sukarno during her 80th Birthday party at an hotel in suburban Manila, Philippines on Thursday July 2, 2009.
Philippine ex-President Corazon Aquino 'very ill' - AP
Philippine ex-President Corazon Aquino 'very ill' OLIVER TEVES Associated Press Writer= MANILA, Philippines A A A' Cancer-stricken former Philippine President Corazon Aquino has been admitted to a hospital in serious condition, her spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Climate bill only halfway home
Activists from environmental watchdog Greenpeace and Oxfam protest outside the Asian Development Bank during a climate change summit on June 16, in Manila, Philippines.
Philippines blames Muslim rebels for bomb blast killing 1, as militants gun down 7 police
A member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force who will be deployed to southern Basilan province, places a rosary on his uniform during send-off ceremonies in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday June 28, 2009.
Philippine militants kill 7 policemen, 2 soldiers
Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants killed seven policemen in an ambush Sunday after their comrades shot to death two government soldiers in a separate attack in the southern Philippines, security officials said.
Philippines suspends legislature on swine flu fear
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine House of Representatives suspended operations Tuesday for five days after news that the country's first swine flu-related fatality worked at the legislature.
Asia's small businesses holding on to workers
MANILA, Philippines - The majority of small and medium-sized enterprises that comprise the bulk of businesses in Asia intend to hold on to their workers as they believe the world economy will recover by 2011, a recent survey showed.
Tropical storm roars across Philippines; 6 killed
MANILA, Philippines -- A tropical storm blew across the central Philippines today, whipping up a tornado that ripped the roofs off houses and killed four fishermen, officials.
Filipino dad confesses to beating son, 7, to death
MANILA, Philippines:Philippine police say a man has confessed that he beat his 7-year-old son to death in anger because the boy was struggling with his English-language homework.
Philippines Reports First Swine Flu Death
MANILA, Philippines a ' A Filipino woman has died from the deadly Influenza A virus in Manila, health officials said on Monday.
Philippines: boy accidentally kills father
Police say a 6-year-old boy accidentally shot dead his father, a soldier home for Father's Day after fighting Muslim rebels in the south.
Grenade blasts kill 1, wound 32 in Philippines
Suspected Muslim guerrillas hurled two grenades near a crowded town plaza where a beauty contest was being held in the southern Philippines, killing at least one person and wounding 32 others, security officials said Sunday.
Imelda Marcos at 80: Penniless with diamond ring
Philippine former first lady Imelda Marcos talks about her life in front of a portrait of her husband, the late President Ferdinand Marcos, during an interview with reporters at her residence Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Manila's Makati City, Philippines.