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| Feb.14 |
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7 people killed by 3 blasts A bus exploded in central Manila, after 2 other blasts in the south of the country
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| Mar.9 |
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Food poisoning kills 29 children Elementary school children have died after eating fried cassava balls obtained from a vendor
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| Mar.14 |
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Police launch Manila jail assault Muslim suspects took over a maximum-security jail in a failed jailbreak that left 5 people dead
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| Mar.15 |
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21 die as police storm Manila jail| Police put down a revolt by members of the al Qaeda-linked Muslim separatist group Abu Sayyaf | |
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| Mar.24 |
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Terror alert out Australian and US citizens have been warned to postpone all but essential travel to the Philippines
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| Jun.20 |
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Cardinal Sin dead| The influential former leader of the Philippines' Roman Catholic community died at age 76 | |
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| Jun.22 |
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Hostage freed after 7 months Robert Tarongoy, a Filipino citizen taken hostage in Iraq has been released from captivity
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| Jun.27 |
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Manila faithful flock to bury Sin Cardinal Jaime Sin, a driving force of 2 popular uprisings, has been laid to rest
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| Jul.7 |
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Arroyo asks cabinet to resign Beleaguered President said she would not step down
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Cabinet 8 quit, urge Arroyo to go| 8 Cabinet members quit and urged President to step down, saying she has been crippled by an election scandal | | |
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| Jul.24 |
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Lawmakers bid to impeach Arroyo| Opposition filed an impeachment complaint against the President, accusing her of vote-rigging and other allegations | | |
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| Jul.25 |
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Arroyo: We need parliamentary rule| The President has asked for constitutional change that would allow a parliamentary form of government | |
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| Sep.5 |
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Arroyo survives impeachment vote The opposition conceded defeat in a vote on whether to impeach Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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| Oct.5 |
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White House spying probed Leandro Aragoncillo, 46, who worked in the VP office has been charged with passing info to Philippines
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