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Southern Philippines
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| Feb.10 |
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Philippines works to save 200 dolphins
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| Apr.17 |
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Rebels free hostage  Andreas Notter, Swiss Red Cross worker has been freed by Islamic rebels, after being held for three months
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| May.6 |
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 'Pacman' to return home despite flu fears Boxing idol Manny Pacquiao is returning to the Philippines despite a request that he delay his return as a precaution against the spread of the...
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| May.18 |
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Landslide kills 26
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| Jun.12 |
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Chinese sub collides with U.S. sonar array
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| Jun.24 |
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Storm kills 8
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| Jul.4 |
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Bomb hits church-goers
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| Jul.31 |
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Corazon Aquino dies| Former President had been suffering from colon cancer for more than a year and recently announced she was refusing further treatment. She became president when the 1986 'people power'... | |
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| Aug.7 |
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Typhoon Morakot kills 10
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| Aug.12 |
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Clashes leave 43 dead
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| Sep.5 |
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Hundreds saved from doomed ferry Map of Zamboanga Philippines A rescue operation is under way after Superferry 9 sank with more than 960 people on board. 867 people have been rescued
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| Sep.7 |
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Passenger saved in sinking after 24 hours Lita Casunglon on a ferry that capsized has been rescued by helicopter after being in the water for more than 24 hours
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| Sep.26 |
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Dozens dead in floods  | At least 40 people have been killed and thousands more evacuated as floods caused by heavy rain brought chaos | |
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Philippines battles flood chaos Rescue teams are stepping up efforts to reach flood victims, where at least 72 people are feared to have died following torrential rains
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| Sep.27 |
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Floods test rescuers Rescue workers are being overwhelmed by the scale of floods from tropical Storm Ketsana that are estimated to have killed at least 86 people
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| Sep.28 |
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Flood death toll rises 240 people are now known to have died in severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana. The disaster has displaced more than 450,000 people
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| Oct.1 |
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Ketsana death toll exceeds 300
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Battered country braces for 'super storm'
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| Oct.2 |
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 Typhoon bears down on Philippines Typhoon Parma is due to make landfall in the next few hours. President Arroyo has declared a national 'state of calamity'
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| Oct.4 |
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15 dead as Typhoon whips Philippines Parma crossed the northern tip of the storm-battered Philippines over the weekend, triggering landslides that killed at least 12 people
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| Oct.6 |
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Submerged city faces disease threat
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| Oct.8 |
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Landslides kill more than 120 Map of Benguet Philippines Landslides unleashed by tropical depression Parma across the province of Benguet have killed at least 122 people and left 31 missing
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| Oct.10 |
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Days of flooding, landslides kill 186| Tropical depression Parma, known locally as Pepeng, dumped as much as 36 inches of rain. Another 93 people have been injured | |
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| Oct.30 |
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Fourth storm lashes Philippines The fourth storm to hit the Philippines in a month has lashed the eastern province, bringing heavy rain and winds to the region
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| Oct.31 |
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Fourth typhoon in month hits Philippines Typhoon Mirinae came ashore east of Manila, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and washing away shanty houses near the coast
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| Nov.14 |
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Pacquiao wins seventh world title
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| Nov.24 |
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Death toll rises in massacre Bodies lie scattered in a rural field, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women
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| Nov.25 |
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Most dangerous country for journalists
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Clan leader held over massacre A powerful clan leader Andal Ampatuan Jr, suspected of involvement in the massacre of 57 people, has been taken into custody
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 Murder charges filed over massacre Philippine authorities charged a mayor and a group of unidentified suspects with 25 counts of murder in the slaying of dozens of unarmed people
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| Dec.4 |
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Martial law declared in Maguindanao President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared martial law beginning Friday night in the province of Maguindanao, where 57 people were killed
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| Dec.6 |
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Rebellion charges to be laid
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| Dec.8 |
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Police name 161 massacre suspects
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| Dec.9 |
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Gunmen abduct dozens of students
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| Dec.12 |
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Islamic militants' raid frees 31 from jail Map of Basilan Philippines| About 30 armed men described as 'lawless elements' broke a wall of a jail and freed dozens of inmates in a jail break that left two dead | |
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Martial law lifted
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| Dec.13 |
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Remaining hostages released Gunmen have released the remaining 45 hostages, ending a three-day crisis that began when the kidnappers raided a school in a small village
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| Dec.15 |
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Residents flee as volcano threatens
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| Dec.16 |
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30,000 flee volcano People have fled their homes ahead of an expected eruption of the 2,464-meter Mayon volcano in the central Philippines
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| Dec.20 |
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Volcano eruption likely soon
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| Dec.21 |
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Mayon Volcano to explode 'within days'
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| Dec.23 |
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27 missing after boats collide Of the 73 passengers and crew on board, 46 were rescued and 27 others were still missing from the sunken ferry that collided with a fishing boat
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| Dec.26 |
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Up to 25 feared dead in ferry tragedy
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East Asia 
Disasters
Main Event: Corazon Aquino dies