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Head of pro-IS Philippine militant group slain: police

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine security forces killed Thursday the leader of a Muslim militant group that has carried out…

Gunmen free more than 150 inmates from southern Philippines prison, police on manhunt

MANILA. Philippines (Reuters) -- Armed men with links to Muslim rebels stormed a prison early on Wednesday (January 4) in…

Armed men attack Philippines jail, free scores of prisoners

COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) -- Armed men linked to a breakaway Muslim rebel group attacked a jail in the strife-torn southern…

Gov’t says typhoon Nina damage to agri and infra reached more than P5.183 billion

  (Eagle News) -- The damage to agriculture and infrastructure wrought by Typhoon Nina (international name Nock-Ten), the last typhoon…

Expert: PHL must lower electricity rates to compete in ASEAN region

Associate professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Rowaldo R. Del Mundo said that the Philippines must lower its…

Kuwait jails Filipina for joining IS jihadists

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- A Kuwaiti court on Monday sentenced a Filipino woman to 10 years in jail after…

PHL Coast Guard: More than 10K passengers stranded due to Typhoon ‘Nina’

MANILA, Dec 26 (PNA) -- A total of 10,968 passengers were stranded in various ports nationwide due to the onslaught…

Typhoon “Nina” intensifies as it moves towards Bicol region

  (Eagle News) -- “Nina” has intensified into a typhoon overnight as it continued its path in a west northwest…

DSWD prepares food packs for areas that will be affected by “Nina”

QUEZON City, Philippines - The Department of Social Welfare and Development prepared food packs for families in areas that will…

Nina” gathers strength

QUEZON City, Philippines - Severe tropical storm "Nina" continues to gather strength as it nears Borongan, Eastern Samar. "Nina" is…

DOH announces first three victims of firecracker injuries

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) -- The Department of Health (DOH) placed all the Private and Government Hospitals nationwide under Code…

Four snatched off Philippines near Abu Sayyaf stronghold

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Four crew from a Philippine-flagged fishing vessel have been snatched in waters off the country's south…

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