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Ship captains held by Indonesian navy decry bribes and betrayal

Plagued by mosquitoes at night and marauding monkeys by day, ship captain Glenn Madoginog was held for months at an…

Reuters

Five killed as Typhoon Noru powers across northern Philippines

Philippine’s strongest typhoon this year cuts power and communications to northern areas but spares Manila the worst.

Al Jazeera

Deadly Typhoon Noru slams northern Philippines, forces thousands to flee

Five rescuers were killed in the Philippines after they were sent to a flooded village during a powerful typhoon, authorities…

France 24

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Powerful typhoon hits north Philippines as thousands evacuated

A powerful typhoon slammed into the north-eastern Philippines on Sunday and was barrelling across the main Luzon island toward the…

Irish Independent

Super Typhoon Noru slams into the Philippines

Manila (AFP) - Super Typhoon Noru slammed into the Philippines Sunday, battering the heavily populated main island of Luzon with…

AFP

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

A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from…

WEKU

Super Typhoon Noru barrels towards Philippines

Manila (AFP) - A super typhoon charged towards the Philippines Sunday and was on track to slam into the heavily…

AFP

Typhoon makes Philippine landfall, government work suspended

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared suspension of government work and classes for Monday as a category 3 tropical storm barrelled…

Reuters

Marcos: Manila considering deals with Russia

The Philippines is talking to Russia about buying fuel and other key commodities because the country’s national interest overrides potential…

Bangkok Post

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Philippine protesters vow to 'never forget' Marcos era abuses

Manila (AFP) - Philippine protesters vowed Wednesday to "never forget" the human rights abuses under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos as…

AFP

‘Risks loom large’: Asian Development Bank cuts growth forecast

Manila-based development bank lowers the growth forecast for 2022 from 5.2 percent to 4.3 percent.

Al Jazeera

Philippine activists vow to 'never forget' Marcos era abuses

Manila (AFP) - Philippine activists vowed Wednesday to "never forget" the human rights abuses under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos as…

AFP

Misinformation shrouds Philippine martial law era horrors

Manila (AFP) - American lawyer Thomas Jones still remembers the scars of Philippine torture victims he interviewed for Amnesty International…

AFP

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Paving her own path

Layla Sriyanonda is known for her book Life In Flight Mode, published by Salmon Books. It narrates the author's experiences…

Bangkok Post

Philippines asks ICC not to resume drug war probe

Manila (AFP) - The Philippines on Thursday called on the International Criminal Court not to resume its investigation into former…

AFP

Pacquiao eyes boxing return with Saudi exhibition fight

Manila (AFP) - Manny Pacquiao, who retired from boxing last year for a tilt at the Philippines presidency, told AFP…

AFP

Woman tells of brutality at hands of Chinese scam gang in Manila

A woman who fled virtual slavery in the Philippines has told police she was one of dozens of Thais lured…

Bangkok Post

Cambodian psychiatrist helping genocide survivors wins 'Asia's Nobel Prize'

Manila (AFP) - A Cambodian psychiatrist treating victims of the Khmer Rouge and a French environmentalist cleaning up Indonesian rivers…

AFP

Philippines: All 85 people from burned ferry safely rescued

The Philippine coast guard says all 85 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire near its port…

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All 85 passengers and crew aboard burned ferry safely rescued in Philippines

All 85 passengers and crew on board a ferry that caught fire south of Manila have been safely rescued with…

Irish Independent

Philippine ferry carrying 82 people catches fire; 73 rescued

The Philippine coast guard says a ferry carrying 82 passengers and crew has caught fire as it approached a port…

The Independent UK

Storm forces Philippine schools to shut day after reopening

Manila (AFP) - Schools were ordered shut across the northern Philippines Tuesday -- a day after many resumed in-person learning…

AFP

Philippine classrooms reopen after more than two years

Manila (AFP) - Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with…

AFP

Dozens hurt in cash stampede in Philippines

MANILA: Dozens of people were injured in the southern Philippines on Saturday in a crush of students and parents seeking…

Bangkok Post

Dozens injured in Philippine crush for school cash handout

Manila (AFP) - Dozens of people were injured in the southern Philippines Saturday in a crush of students and parents…

AFP