Philippines

• At least 5 dead, more than 80 missing in Philippines passenger ferry fire

  Footage shared by local authorities shows large sections of the vessel engulfed in flames and survivors being pulled out of the water onto Philippine Coast Guard boats.

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  Sep 10
  
• 2 dead in livestreamed Philippine school attack, second in two months

  Hundreds of students were evacuated after shots rang out in the high school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus in the southern port city of Zamboanga.

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  Aug 18
  
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• Carney signs strategic pact with Philippines during Marcos visit to Canada

  Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Vancouver, in the first visit of the country's head of state to Canada in more than a decade.

  Politics

  Jul 2
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• Gunshots fired at Philippine Senate where Duterte ally resists ICC arrest

  Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former police chief who was the main enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody 'war on drugs,' faces charges of crimes against humanity.

  World

  May 13
• Powerful quake kills dozens in the Philippines, many more missing

  The shallow quake struck late on Tuesday off the coast of the island of Cebu, cutting power and damaging buildings.

  World

  Oct 1, 2025
• Canada joins allies for military drills off disputed South China Sea shoal

  The Philippines said the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec joined Philippine and Australian warships and aircraft for drills near the Scarborough Shoal.

  World

  Aug 27, 2025
• Trump inks deals with Japan, Philippines as Aug. 1 deadline approaches

  President Donald Trump announced new trade deals with Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines as the Aug. 1 trade deadline set by Trump inches closer.

  U.S. News

  Jul 23, 2025
• Philippine VP says she hired assassin to kill president if she is killed

  The Philippine vice-president says she hired an assassin to kill the president, his family and the house speaker if she is killed.

  World

  Nov 23, 2024
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• Biden gathers leaders of Japan, Philippines to reinforce bonds, counter China

  Biden said U.S. defense commitment to Pacific allies was “ironclad” in the midst of growing concern about provocative Chinese military action in the Indo-Pacific.

  U.S. News

  Apr 11, 2024
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• Typhoon Doksuri slams into China after killing dozens in Philippines

  The typhoon is the most powerful to make landfall in China this year and second-strongest to hit southeastern Fujian province since Typhoon Meranti in 2016.

  World

  Jul 28, 2023