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Christmas typhoon threatens Philippine capital

A powerful typhoon threatened to bring heavy rains and winds to the heavily-populated Philippine capital as it dragged its way across the archipelago on Monday, spoiling the Christmas holidays.

Dec 26, 2016, 07:59 AM IST

Evacuation ordered in Philippines as typhoon approaches

Philippine disaster officials on Saturday ordered people living in coastal villages south of Manila to move to safer places as Typhoon Nock-ten is approaching the country.

Dec 25, 2016, 04:35 AM IST

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte calls UN commissioner an idiot

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who this week called for an investigation into the killings the leader admitted to having committed during the 1980's, an idiot.

Dec 23, 2016, 11:33 AM IST

Philippines' Duterte tells US to prepare to leave the country

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the United States on Saturday to prepare for the eventual repeal of a military deal that allows Washington to deploy troops and equipment for exercises in the country.

Dec 16, 2016, 22:24 PM IST

Philippines detains two for bomb attempt near US embassy

Philippine police have detained two men for an attempted bombing this week near the US embassy that has been blamed on Islamic State sympathisers, an official said on Wednesday.

Nov 30, 2016, 17:13 PM IST

Manila police safely detonate suspected bomb near US Embassy

Manila police detonated a suspected bomb found on Monday in a trash bin just a few meters (yards) from the US Embassy, snarling morning traffic after authorities closed a portion of a major boulevard where the device was found.

Nov 28, 2016, 09:33 AM IST

ISIS-linked militants under siege in Philippine town: Army

Up to 100 Islamist militants from a group behind a deadly bombing in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home city were on Saturday under siege in a remote mountain town, officials said.

Nov 26, 2016, 16:39 PM IST

Philippine dictator Marcos to be buried at heroes' cemetery: Police

Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos will be buried on Friday at the heroes` cemetery in Manila, the national police chief said after the Supreme Court cleared the way for his internment 27 years after his death in Hawaii.

Nov 18, 2016, 09:55 AM IST

Typhoon Haima hits the Philippines, kills 16, displaces thousands

At least 16 persons were killed in the Philippines due to super typhoon Haima, locally named as Lawin, an official said on Saturday.

Oct 22, 2016, 20:13 PM IST

Duterte's 'separation' from the United States causes Philippine foreign policy into confusion

President Rodrigo Duterte's shock "separation" from the United States has thrown Philippine foreign policy into confusion, with the Americans saying they are baffled and some of his top aides contradicting him.

Oct 21, 2016, 13:55 PM IST

WHO to tackle dengue, environmental health in annual meet

The meeting hopes to formulate policies to support western Pacific countries combat the diseases in a bid to sustain the WHO goals.

Oct 10, 2016, 14:27 PM IST

Duterte declares ''state of lawlessness'' after Philippine blast kills 14

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion, which police said killed 14 people and wounded 67.

Sep 03, 2016, 08:41 AM IST

China hopes for early talks with Phillipines on South China Sea

China is hoping for talks with the Philippines on the South China Sea issue at an early date, an official said on Wednesday.

Aug 24, 2016, 18:53 PM IST

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte says Southeast Asia will insist China respects sea ruling

An arbitration court in the Hague infuriated China in July when it ruled that China had no historical title over the South China Sea.

Aug 24, 2016, 15:06 PM IST

Philippines and communist rebels start peace talks after truce

The Philippine government and Maoist-led guerrillas opened peace talks in Oslo on Monday to try and end nearly five decades of conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

Aug 22, 2016, 13:51 PM IST

Five dead, tens of thousands flee Philippines floods

Five people have been killed in the Philippines and tens of thousands have fled from floods caused by days of unrelenting rain, rescuers said Sunday.

Aug 14, 2016, 13:07 PM IST

Philippines eyes 'two-track' talks with China: Manila envoy

The Philippines and China discussed setting up a "two-track" system that would allow them to cooperate in some areas while separately handling "contentious issues" such as their South China Sea territorial dispute, a Manila envoy said Saturday.

Aug 13, 2016, 13:38 PM IST

Asian Development Bank re-elects Takehiko Nakao as President

The board of Asian Development Bank has re-elected Takehiko Nakao as the multilateral funding agency's president for a five-year term beginning November.

Aug 05, 2016, 17:27 PM IST