Philippines

Worshipers light candles next to a statue of the Virgin Mary.

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Filipino workers in Dubai gather to celebrate Christmas far away from home

9:30am December 23, 2022

by Aya Batrawy

Filipino workers come to the United Arab Emirates seeking opportunity and to support relatives back home. Christmas isn't a UAE holiday, so many will work — but also manage to find joy and community.

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Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., right, welcomes Vice President Harris to Malacanang Palace in Manila on Nov. 21, 2022.

Harris is traveling near the South China Sea. Here's why that matters

10:05am November 21, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

While visiting the Philippines, Harris is making a stop at Palawan, an island bordering the South China Sea, where there have been ongoing territorial disputes between China and its neighbors.

Rescuers evacuate residents from flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae in Hilongos, Leyte province, Philippines on Friday.

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At least 50 are dead and dozens feared missing as storm hits the Philippines

7:44am October 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left at least 50 people dead. As many as 60 villagers in a southern province are feared missing and buried in a huge mudslide, officials said.

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Jailed under Duterte, Philippine politician sends dire warnings on democracy

5:47pm October 05, 2022

by Julie McCarthy

Supporters say Leila de Lima is a human rights defender still paying the price for speaking out against the abuses of the former president's drug war.

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Activists light candles as they condemn the killing of Filipino journalist Percival Mabasa during a rally in Quezon, Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 4, 2022.

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Motorcycle-riding gunmen kill Philippine radio commentator

11:16pm October 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Gunmen killed a radio commentator in metropolitan Manila in the latest attack on a member of the media in the Philippines, considered one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists.

Residents pass by a flooded road from Typhoon Noru in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, Philippines. Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving some people dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work in the capital and outlying provinces.

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Typhoon Noru leaves 6 rescuers dead in the northern Philippines

5:15am September 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving five rescuers dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work.

Residents of the Tondo district in Manila carry their children as they evacuate to safer grounds on Sunday before Typhoon Noru arrives in the Philippines.

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Thousands in the Philippines are evacuating from the capital ahead of Typhoon Noru

9:49am September 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and the capital.

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, smoke is seen from the M/V Asia Philippines, an inter-island cargo and passenger vessel, as it caught fire while it was approaching Batangas port, southern Philippines on Friday.

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More than 80 people have been rescued from a Philippine ferry fire

4:55am August 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Philippine coast guard personnel and volunteers have rescued more than 80 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire as it approached a port south of Manila.

Incoming Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, and outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, right, attend Marcos' inauguration ceremony in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, June 30, 2022.

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Dictator's son Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes oath as Philippine president

1:56am June 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The namesake son of an ousted dictator is sworn in as Philippine president in one of the greatest political comebacks in recent history in the country.

Martial law victims including former lawmaker Satur Ocampo (third from left) and their lawyers headed by Howard Calleja (second from left), show documents after filing a petition with the supreme Court in Manila on Wednesday seeking the disqualification o

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Philippine Supreme Court petition seeks to cancel candidacy of President-elect Marcos

12:19pm May 20, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

The petition, filed Tuesday, seeks to disqualify Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s candidacy post-election on the grounds that he lied about not committing any crimes — a requirement to run for president.