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Philippines, US Hold Joint Patrol In Dangerous Waters

US and Philippine warships on Saturday conducted a joint patrol of southern waters known as a hunting ground for local...

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China Offers Philippines More Aid Against Drugs, Terrorism

China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with "necessary assistance", a day after Beijing donated...

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Year of Fear, But No Quick Win In Philippine Drug War

Meth addict Reyjin is still able to score on the frontlines of the Philippines' drug war, living proof that a year of...

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China Donates Arms To Philippines For Raging Islamist Fight

China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to help Manila in its battle...

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Boxer Pacquiao Vows To Leave Australia As World Champion

Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao arrived in Australia ahead of his title fight with Jeff Horn and declared: "I...

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Hundreds Celebrate ‘mud People’ Festival In the Philippines

Hundreds of devotees walked to a muddy field at dawn and covered themselves from head to toe with mud and dried banana...

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Australia Sends Spy Planes To South Philippines

Australian military spy planes will start flying missions over the southern Philippines to help in the fight against...

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Horror Philippine War Tales In Heroes’ Ward

Inside the "Heroes' Ward" at a hospital in the Philippine capital, wounded soldiers read the Bible and recount horror...

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Philippine Troops Pound Islamists As Death Toll Passes 300

Philippine troops pounded Islamist militants holding parts of southern Marawi city with air strikes and artillery...

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IS Militants Killing, Enslaving Civilians

Islamist militants holding parts of a Philippine city are killing civilians who try to flee while using others as...

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Philippine Troops Raise Flag As Bombs Fall On Islamist-Held City

Embattled Philippine troops struggling to force out Islamist militants from a southern city raised the national flag...

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US Forces Assist Philippines Military As Marawi Siege Rages On.

US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by...

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Philippine Casino Blamed For Deaths, License Suspended

Serious security lapses at a Philippine casino contributed to the deaths of 37 people when an assailant set fire to...

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Philippine Military Asks Facebook To Close Jihadist Accounts

The Philippine military on Friday asked Facebook to close dozens of accounts linked to Islamist militants who attacked...

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Politicians Backing Islamist Militants In Philippines

One local politician has been arrested and others are wanted for supporting Islamist militants who have taken over...

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Philippines Halts Workers’ Deployment To Qatar

The Philippines on Tuesday halted the deployment of workers to Qatar as the gas-rich Gulf state grappled with a...

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Duterte Offers Bounties For Militant Chiefs In Philippine City

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered large bounties Monday for the leaders of Islamist fighters holding parts...

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US Gives Philippines Anti-Terror Weapons

The United States on Monday gave the Philippines hundreds of machine guns, pistols and grenade launchers, which a local...

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Philippine Casino Attacker A Gambling Addict, Not Terrorist

An armed man who killed 37 people when he set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital was a father-of-three from...