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Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash
A large volcano eruption in the Philippines sent a plume of ash and gases up to 1.8 miles high following a powerful blast that sent villagers fleeing to emergency shelters.
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An American was reportedly kidnapped from a southern Philippine town and a search is underway
Philippine police said Wednesday they arrested three suspects in the kidnapping of an American in the country’s south and believe the victim, who was shot in the leg during the abduction, is still alive.
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Tropical Storm Trami toll rises to 130 dead or missing in Philippines
The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president says many areas remain isolated.
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An American was reportedly kidnapped from a southern Philippine town and a search is underway
The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat.
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Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 14 dead
Officials say a storm has unleashed pounding rains that set off landslides and flooded northern Philippine areas overnight into Monday, leaving at least 14 people dead.
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At least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in Philippines
Philippine officials say at least 16 people have been killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus lost control while negotiating a downhill road curve in a central mountain village and plunged into a deep ravine.
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Bombing kills at least four Christian worshippers in the Philippines, officials say
The suspected bomb, which the police said was made from a mortar round, went off and hit students and teachers who attended a Mass in a university gymnasium.
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Philippine radio host fatally shot while on Facebook livestream watched by followers
A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook.
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US renews warning it will defend treaty ally Philippines after Chinese ships rammed Manila vessels
The United States has renewed a warning that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels in the South China Sea.
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At least 26 dead, 40 injured after ferry capsizes in the Philippines
The ferry was supposed to carry a maximum of 42 passengers and crewmembers but was overloaded
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Sarina Bolden scores Philippines' first ever goal in FIFA Women's World Cup
Sarina Bolden’s 24th-minute header vs. New Zealand on Monday gave the Philippines its first ever goal in a Women’s World Cup tournament.