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Philippines slams U.S. human rights report, defending anti-drug war

ThePhilippinesonSaturdayslammedtheUnitedStatesforraisingconcernsanewaboutallegedextrajudicialkillingsinthecountryandincreaseonpoliceimpunityinconnectionwithPres

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Philippines' Boracay workers appeal for aid after order to close

AlongtheshoresofPhilippines’topholidayisland,Boracay,businesseslikemassageparlours,souvenirstalls,tattooshopsandboatrentalsarestillthrivingwhiletouristsbaskinth

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China and Philippines: Close relations in trade and investment

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Mar.15(APD)–ChineseAmbassadortothePhilippinesZhaoJianhuasaidtheexistingwarmandcloserbilateralrelationsbetweenChinaandthePhilippines

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Philippines' Duterte declares withdraw from International Criminal Court

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,March14(APD)–PhilippinePresidentRodrigoRoaDutertesaidthereisa“concertedeffort”byUNspecialrapporteurstopainthimasa“ruthlessandheartl

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Philippines seizes hundreds of smuggled animals

AuthoritiesseizedonTuesdayhundredsofexoticpetssmuggledintothePhilippines,whichisaregionalhubintheillicitanimaltrade.Thecacheofsome300creatures,whichincludedsqui

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Joanna Demafelis: Employer of Filipina maid found dead in freezer arrest

PolicehavearrestedtheemployerofaFilipinamaidfounddeadinafreezerinKuwaitafteraweeks-longmanhunt.JoannaDemafelis,29,wasfoundfrozeninheremployers'apartmentmorethan

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Philippines buys Canadian helicopters, draws human rights complaints

ThePhilippinesinkedTuesdayadealtopurchase16combatutilityhelicoptersfromCanadaworth233millionUSdollarsforusein“internalsecurityoperations”tocombatIslamistandcomm

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Philippines counts China as one of "closest allies" :finance chief

ChinaisamongthePhilippines'"closestallies"intheregionastiesbetweenthetwoneighboringcountriesareflourishingundertheadministrationofPhilippinePresidentRodrigoDute

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Belt and Road, a much welcome development in Philippines

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Dec.27–PresidentofPhilippineSenateAquilinoMartindelaLlanaPimentelIIIsaid“geographyisdestiny”whenaskedabouttheexistingrelationsbetwe

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Philippine severe storm leaves 335 dead or missing

TheseveretropicalstormthatravagedthesouthernPhilippineslastweekhasleft164peopledeadand171moremissing,thegovernmentsaidonMonday.TropicalStormTembinstartedlashing

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Severe storm makes landfall in southern Philippines

SeveretropicalstormTembinmadelandfallinCateel,DavaoOrientalinsouthernPhilippinesearlyFriday,thestateweatherbureauPAGASAsaid.ThestateweatherbureauPAGASAsaidstorm

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26 killed, 46 missing in tropical storm in Philippines

AtropicalstormwhichbatteredthePhilippinesonSaturdayhasleftatleast26peopledeadand46othersmissing,agovernmentspokespersonsaidonMonday.RominaMarasiganoftheNational

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Three missing, thousands flee as storm heads for Philippines

TensofthousandsweredrivenfromtheirhomesbyfloodsandthreefishermenweremissingSaturdayasTropicalStormKai-TakbarrelledtowardstheeasternPhilippines,officialssaid.Kai

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Philippines wins Fitch upgrade despite drug war

ThePhilippinesonMondaywashandedacreditratingupgradefrominternationalagencyFitchwhichraisedthenation'ssovereignratingbyonelevel,citingcontinuedinvestorconfidence

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China Telecom to become Philippines’ third telecoms player

State-runChinaTelecomcouldbecomethePhilippines’thirdtelecomsplayer,officialsofthesoutheastAsiannationsaidonSunday,asthegovernmentlookstostirupcompetitioninaneff

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Catholic priest killed in ambush

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,DEC.5(APD)-A72-yearoldCatholicpriestwasshotbystillunidentifiedmotorcycleridingmenalongtheJaen-ZaragozaRoadinJaen,NuevaEcijalastnigh

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The Philippines: Catholic priest killed in ambush

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,DEC.5(APD)-A72-yearoldCatholicpriestwasshotbystillunidentifiedmotorcycleridingmenalongtheJaen-ZaragozaRoadinJaen,NuevaEcijalastnigh