Organized crime in the Philippines

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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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19 Dead As Troops Fight ISIL-Linked Groups

Fighters locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city on Mindanao island have...

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2,000 Trapped As Fighting Rages In Philippine City

Two thousand fearful civilians were trapped on Sunday inside a southern Philippine city where troops are battling...

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Philippine Troops Bomb Islamist Militants In City

Philippine security forces bombed a southern city on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding...

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Gunmen In Philippines Take Hostages, Including Priest

Islamist militants battling security forces in a southern Philippine city have taken hostages, including a local...

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Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who...

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Duterte Vows ‘harsh’ Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday that martial law would be "harsh" and like a dictatorship, after...

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Duterte Declares Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday in the southern region of Mindanao, where security...

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US Warns of Kidnapping Threat On Philippine Tourist Island

Terrorists are planning to kidnap foreigners on a Philippine island popular with tourists, the US embassy has warned, a...

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Twin Blasts In Philippine Capital Kill At Least Two

Two explosions in the Philippine capital on Saturday night killed at least two people and injured four others, police...

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Militants Flee After Foiled Philippine Resort Kidnap Raid

Islamic militants who landed on a Philippine tourist island triggering deadly clashes with security forces had planned...

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More Troops Sent To Fight Gunmen On Philippine Tourist Island

The Philippines sent military reinforcements to one of its most famous tourist islands Wednesday as a deadly operation...

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Five Dead As Militants Attack Philippine Tourist Island

Five people including a Philippine police officer were killed Tuesday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu...

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Two Malaysian Hostages Found Safe In Philippines

Two ailing Malaysian seamen held hostage by Filipino Muslim militants for eight months were found Thursday aboard a...

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Body of Beheaded German Hostage Found

The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by...

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Philippines’ Duterte Sorry For Dead German Hostage

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was...

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Pro-Islamic State Militants Re-Emerge As Philippine Nightmare

With ultra-fast boats, millions in ransom payments and sympathetic locals, pro-Islamic State militants on lawless...

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Philippine Jihadists Behead German Hostage In Video

Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Juergen Kantner was...

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Philippe Jihadists Behead German

Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Jurgen Kantner was...