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At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines
The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president says many areas remain isolatedWorld - ABC News - October 26 -
At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines
Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 people dead and 41 others missing.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
Tropical Storm Trami Hits Vietnam After Killing Dozens in the Philippines
The storm made landfall near Danang on Sunday after leaving at least 80 people dead last week.World - The New York Times - October 27 -
Duterte tells Philippines ‘war on drugs’ inquiry he kept a death squad
Ex-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing investigating crackdowns. The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told a ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Duterte Says He Takes Responsibility for Philippine Drug War
Former President Rodrigo Duterte was defiant in Senate testimony about the years of bloodshed that left thousands dead. “I did it for my country,” he said.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Duterte’s jarring testimony into drug killings in Philippines relives a nightmare for many
The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry brought back the nightmare of the bloody “war on drugs” for many families of the thousands of ...World - ABC News - October 29 -
Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte confirms existence of 'death squad'
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed a “death squad” existed under his watch to control crime when he was Davao City mayor.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ in the Philippines – explained in 30 seconds
The former president faces an investigation by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity over the alleged extrajudicial killing of thousands of drug suspects. Soon after his ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea
The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by ChinaWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
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Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches
Philippine forces have staged drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distanceWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Philippine president signs new laws to secure sea territory, clashing with China
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new ...World - ABC News - November 8 -
Philippines aims to buy US missile launcher in move likely to anger China
Typhon intermediate-range system first deployed in archipelago for bilateral exercisesWorld - Financial Times - November 10 -
China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claimsWorld - ABC News - November 10 -
Storm-weary Philippines forcibly evacuates thousands as another typhoon hits
A new typhoon has made landfall in the northeastern Philippines, which has been battered by earlier stormsWorld - ABC News - November 10 -
Weather tracker: Philippines braced for landslides as fourth cyclone in three weeks hits
Meanwhile, unseasonable heat will continue across parts of Australia this week . The northern Philippines is experiencing its fourth tropical cyclone in three weeks. Typhoon Toraji, also known as ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Philippines set to be hit by fifth major storm in less than a month
Tropical Storm Usagi is days away from making landfall, after Typhoon Toraji, Severe Tropical Storm Trami, Typhoon Yinxing and Super Typhoon Kong-rey. The Philippines issued new weather warnings on ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Philippine defense secretary doesn't expect Trump will demand payment for protection
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says he doesn't expect U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration will demand the Philippines pay more for military protection because ...World - ABC News - November 12 -
China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in the South China SeaWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Philippines says it will cooperate if ICC seeks Duterte's custody over drug killings
The Philippine government says its law enforcement agencies will be obliged to cooperate if the International Criminal Court seeks the custody of former President Rodrigo Duterte as part of an ...World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
More than 650,000 people flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi hits Philippines
Authorities warn of ‘life-threatening’ surges as sixth storm to pound the country in the past month intensified. Super Typhoon Man-yi has slammed into the Philippines, with the national weather ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Latest typhoon batters the Philippines, displacing about 400,000 people
A powerful typhoon has wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it barreled across the northern Philippines in the ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing thousands
Super typhoon Man-Yi swept across the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Sunday, after triggering more than a million evacuations and damaging buildings.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
US and Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology
The United States and the Philippines have signed an agreement to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in key weapons the U.S. would provide to ManilaWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
US missile deployment to Philippines 'incredibly important' for combat readiness, US general says
A US Army general says the deployment by the US military of a mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines was “incredibly important” and allowed American and Filipino forces to jointly ...World - ABC News - October 21 -
Storm-triggered floods in Philippines spark frantic calls to rescue trapped people, some on roofs
Torrential rain set off by an approaching storm has swamped eastern Philippine cities and towns in widespread floods that trapped people, some on their roofs, and sparked frantic appeals for rescue ...World - ABC News - October 23
