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Philippine News

David Beckham visits Philippine city devastated by Typhoon Haiyan

TACLOBAN, Philippines—David Beckham visited the storm-devastated Philippine city of Tacloban on Thursday as part of UNICEF’s relief efforts. The central city is still …

Philippines recovers $29M from Marcos Swiss accounts; search for more hidden wealth continues

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine government has recovered more than $29 million from the Swiss accounts of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and is still searching …

Bus crashes into ravine in Philippines, killing 14, including Dutch, Canadian passengers

MANILA, Philippines—A bus veered off a mountain road in the northern Philippines and fell into a ravine on Friday, killing at least 14 …

Philippine police arrest 10 South Koreans for allegedly operating online gambling site

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine police anti-cybercrime agents have arrested 10 South Koreans for allegedly operating an illegal online gambling site in a posh apartment …

Graft watchdog says Philippine outflows, inflows of illicit money hit $410.5 bln since 1960

MANILA, Philippines—An anti-graft watchdog said Tuesday the Philippine government was cheated of $3.85 billion in tax revenues in 2011, part of massive illicit …

182 inmates escape from Philippine jail in typhoon hit province, most quickly recaptured

MANILA, Philippines—Nearly 200 inmates complaining of hunger and squalid conditions escaped from a Philippine provincial jail in an eastern province that was devastated …

Philippines regrets Hong Kong sanction but says it won’t apologize for hostage tragedy

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine government said Thursday it regrets new Hong Kong sanctions but cannot accept a demand that it apologize for the deaths …

Philippine military says 40 hardline Muslim rebels killed, bomb factory captured in offensive

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine troops have killed at least 40 Islamic fighters and captured a rebel stronghold with a bomb-making facility in a three-day …

Philippine police accused of playing ‘wheel of torture’ game to punish criminal suspects

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine police officers played a “wheel of torture” game to have fun and punish criminal suspects during interrogations, including bouts of …

Filipina ‘Satanist’ nurse fined after posing with the dead and dying in Switzerland

MANILA, Philippines—A Filipina nurse dubbed as ‘Satanist’ by Swiss newspapers drew flak from netizens after posting her photos with the …
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