Three rebels killed in clash in Southern Philippines
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: Three suspected rebels have been killed in a clash with Philippine security forces in Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday.
Philippines to send back nearly 500 people to China's Wuhan: Civil Aviation Authority
Jan 24, 2020, at 09:18 pm
Moscow,/Sputnik: About 500 people visiting the city of Kalibo in the Philippines' province of Aklan will return to the Chinese city of Wuhan on Monday amid the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said on Friday.
Philippines volcano: UN aid operation in place as thousands told to flee
Jan 16, 2020, at 08:51 am
New York/IBNS: The UN is concerned over warnings issued by Philippines’ authorities that volcanic eruptions on the country’s most populous island could last “days, months or even years”.
Philippines orders mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in Iraq
Jan 08, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: The Philippines said on Wednesday that it is imposing a mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in Iraq amid increasing tensions in the Middle East.
Philippines: Five killed, 33 injured in bus, van collisionÂ
Dec 14, 2019, at 06:17 pm
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: Five people were killed and 33 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a transport van in Quezon province, south of Manila, on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Gunmen abduct British man, Filipino wife in southern Philippines
Oct 05, 2019, at 10:07 am
Manila (Xinhua/UNI) Unidentified gunmen on Friday evening abducted a British and his Filipino wife in Zamboanga del Sur province in the southern Philippines.
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines: EMSC
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:09 am
Moscow, Sep 29 (Sputnik): A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the Philippine island of Mindanao, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said Sunday.
Thirteen killed, many others injured in truck rollover crash in Philippines
Jun 09, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Manila, Jun 9 (Xinhua/UNI) A truck carrying at least 53 people rolled over while going down a mountain road in Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, killing 13, including a bride-to-be and two children aged 4 and 5, police said on Sunday.
Philippine military says Abu Sayyaf militants kill Dutch hostage
May 31, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Manila, May 31 (Xinhua/UNI) A Dutch man held hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants since 2012 was shot dead on Friday while trying to escape during a rescue operation launched by Philippine security forces in the jungles of Patikul town in the southern Sulu province.
Two dead, 57 injured in northern Philippine car accident
May 27, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Manila, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) The drivers of a passenger bus and a trailer truck were killed in a collision on Sunday in the northern Philippines, that also injured 57 people, local police said on Monday.
Three killed, 73 injured in Philippine traffic collision
May 07, 2019, at 09:55 am
Manila, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Philippine police said on Tuesday morning that a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a 10-wheeler cargo truck has killed three and injured 73 others.
Magnitude-5.8 earthquake rattles Ilocos Norte in northern Philippines
May 06, 2019, at 10:49 am
Manila, May 6 (Xinhua): An earthquake of 5.8-magnitude struck Ilocos Norte province in the northern Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
Six killed in clash between gov't troops, leftist rebels in central Philippines
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Manila, Apr 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Six government soldiers were killed and six others wounded in a clash with leftist insurgents on Tuesday in the central Philippines, a military report said.
Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck Philippines, six killed
Apr 23, 2019, at 11:02 am
Manila, Apr 23 (Xinhua): At least six people were killed after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines main Luzon island on Monday afternoon, local media reported.
‘Historically, legally ours': China claims sovereignty over Spratlys
Apr 12, 2019, at 08:00 pm
Beijing, Apr 12 (UNI): China's ministry of foreign affairs has asserted its new sovereignty over the Spratlys Islands in the South China Sea citing historical and legal basis, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Philippines on Friday for establishing a government body to push forward the formal creation of an autonomous region.
Philippines church blasts kill at least 27 people
Jan 27, 2019, at 03:38 pm
Manila, Jan 27 (IBNS): Twin blasts rocked a Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Philippines and left at least 27 people dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Philippines: Blast outside shopping mall leaves 2 dead
Dec 31, 2018, at 04:32 pm
Cotabato City, Dec 31 (IBNS): An explosion ripped through rows of stalls selling firecrackers and fireworks in front of the SouthSeas Mall in the southern Philippines which left at least 2 people dead on Monday, media reports said.
7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Philippines coast
Dec 29, 2018, at 02:22 pm
Manila, Dec 29 (IBNS) : A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Mindanao, a southern Philippine island,on Saturday, producing a tsunami threat for parts of the Pacific, media reports said.
Sep 30, 2018, at 04:17 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): The Philippines, under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte, is on track to reverse its decline towards becoming a “Narco State”, or one that is being “held hostage” by the rich and powerful, said its Foreign Affairs minister at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate on Saturday.
Canada PM Trudeau calls destruction caused by Typhoon Mangkhut as 'heartbreaking'
Sep 18, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Ottawa, Sept 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the Typhoon Mangkaut, which killed 60 odd people in South China and Philippines, as "heartbreaking".
Rodrigo Duterte faces backlash for alleged misogynist comments
Feb 13, 2018, at 06:20 pm
Manila, Feb 13 (IBNS): Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has faced backlash for alleged misogynist comments he made during an event in Malacañang last week, reports said.
ICC to open separate initial examinations of Philippines ‘war on drugs;’ Venezuela protests
Feb 09, 2018, at 01:55 pm
New York, Feb 9 (IBNS): The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Thursday that she will open preliminary examinations into the so-called “war on drugs” campaign launched by the Government of the Philippines and, separately analyze alleged crimes committed by Venezuela related to the demonstrations and ongoing political unrest there.
Despite Trudeau's human rights concern, Canada sells weapons to Philippines
Feb 08, 2018, at 11:20 pm
Ottawa, Feb 8 (IBNS): Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's human rights concern in Philippines, Canada has sold weapons to the southeast Asian country, media reports said.
Field teams working 'around the clock' in wake of deadly storm in the Philippines – UNICEF
Dec 26, 2017, at 11:18 pm
New York, Dec 26 (Just Earth News): Relief supplies prepositioned by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are ready for dispatch to areas of Philippines hit by Tropical Storm Tembin (known locally as “Vinta”) and its field teams are working around the clock to assess the scale of damage, the UN agency has said.
Philippines: UN experts urge Government to address spiralling rights violations
Aug 01, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, July 31(Just Earth News): A group of United Nations experts has urged the Government of the Philippines to immediately address reported human rights violations, including murder, threats against indigenous peoples and the summary execution of children.
Friendly fire kills at least 10 soldiers in Philippines
Jun 01, 2017, at 03:27 pm
Manila, Jun 1 (IBNS): A government authorised air strike gunned down at least 10 soldiers and injured eight others in Philippines, reports said.
Philippines: UN reports significant progress in child protection, despite ongoing violations
May 03, 2017, at 04:30 pm
Washington, May 3 (Just Earth News): The Government of the Philippines and a rebel group with which it signed a peace accord have made progress in ending and preventing the recruitment of children on the southern island of Mindanao, according to a new United Nations report.
Amnesty report to "expose" Philippines extrajudicial executions in drug-related crimes
Jan 21, 2017, at 01:35 pm
London, Jan 21 (IBNS): Amnesty International's Crisis Response will launch a new investigative report exposing the "full horror of President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs crime in the Philippines."
Philippines battered by typhoon and earthquake
Dec 26, 2016, at 06:46 pm
Manila/New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.2 on Richter scale hit the Philippines coast in the wee hours of Monday morning while Powerful typhoon Nock-Tencontinues to batter the nation, according to media sources.