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Panic, Damage After Deadly Philippine Quake

Residents fled their houses in panic overnight on Friday as aftershocks hit the central Philippines a day after a...

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One Dead As Strong Quake Hits Central Philippines

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake killed at least one person in the central Philippines on Thursday, with at least five more...

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Flights Diverted As Potholes Bedevil Philippine Airport

Runway potholes forced the Philippines' main airport to divert several flights Thursday, officials said, in the third...

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6.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Central Philippine Island

A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the central Philippines Thursday, US seismologists said, revising an...

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Horn Brushes Off Pacquiao Call To Review Loss

Newly-crowned world welterweight champion Jeff Horn on Thursday brushed aside boxing legend Manny Pacquiao's call for a...

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Philippines’ Duterte Vows To Eat Militants After Beheadings

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and...

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Philippines Kidnap: Abu Sayyaf Islamists Behead Vietnamese

Two Vietnamese men have been beheaded by Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, the country’s military said. Their...

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Philippines’ Adult Entertainment King Wins ‘jolli’ Battle

The Philippines' biggest fast-food chain has lost a long trademark battle against the nation's "King of Night...

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Pacquiao Wants Review of ‘unfair’ Horn Loss

Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday urged the World Boxing Organization (WBO) to review the "unfair...

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Philippine Militants Behead 2 Vietnamese Hostages

Islamist militants have beheaded two Vietnamese sailors held hostage for eight months in the southern Philippines, the...

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Supreme Court Backs Martial Law In Southern Philippines

The Philippines' Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed President Rodrigo Duterte's enforcement of martial law across the...

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Beaten Pacquiao To ‘think Hard’ About Retiring

Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has said he will "think hard" about retiring after his stunning and...

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Militants Cling On To Hundreds of Buildings In Besieged Philippine…

Islamist gunmen led by one of the world's most wanted terrorists still hold about 1,500 buildings in a southern...

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I’ll Urge Pacquiao To Quit, Says Trainer Roach

Manny Pacquiao's trainer advised the Filipino legend to quit boxing Monday after his sensational defeat to unheralded...

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US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing

An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of...

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Pacquiao Loss Leaves War-Weary Filipinos In Disbelief

Millions of boxing fans in the Philippines including those displaced by fighting with Islamist militants walked away in...

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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens To Jail Martial Law Critics

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail critics of his use of martial law in the violence-wracked...

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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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Fighting In Philippine City Displaces Nearly 400,000

Islamist militants occupying a southern Philippine city have forced nearly 400,000 people in the wider area to flee...