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More rain on the way as Philippine storm death toll hits 150
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» MANILA: The death toll from a powerful storm that triggered flooding and landslides across the Philippines has reached 150, disaster officials said Thursday, as more rain was forecast in some of the hardest-hit areas.
Philippines’ Marcos inspects landslide-hit province, death toll at 110
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 01/11/2022
» Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday conducted an aerial inspection over a southern province hit by landslides triggered by tropical storm Nalgae that killed 110 people.
Rescuers search for bodies as Philippines storm death toll hits 101
AFP, Published on 31/10/2022
» Philippine rescuers on Monday waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm rose to 101.
Bomb injures at least 18 people in southern Philippine town
Associated Press, Published on 03/04/2019
» MANILA: A bomb injured at least 18 people Wednesday in a southern Philippine town in an attack believed to be either an extortion attempt or retaliation by Muslim militants targeted in recent military offensives, officials said.
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
AFP, Published on 30/01/2019
» MANILA - A grenade attack on a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines killed two people early Wednesday, authorities said, just days after a deadly Catholic cathedral bombing and a vote backing Muslim self-rule.
Philippines cathedral bombing sparks peace process worries
AFP, Published on 28/01/2019
» MANILA: The Islamic State-claimed bombing of a Catholic cathedral that killed 20 in the Philippines' restive south put fresh pressure Monday on peace efforts aimed at ending decades of separatist violence.
Double-tap bomb kills 18 at Philippines mass
AFP, Published on 27/01/2019
» JOLO, Philippines: A double bomb attack during services at a Roman Catholic cathedral killed at least 18 people on a southern Philippines island.
18 dead as twin bombing hits southern Philippines church
AFP, Published on 27/01/2019
» MANILA: At least 18 people were killed as two bombs hit a church on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, the military said Sunday, just days after a regional vote for a new Muslim autonomous region.
Filipino Muslims approve new autonomous region
Associated Press, Published on 26/01/2019
» MANILA: Muslims in the southern Philippines overwhelmingly approved in a referendum the creation of a new autonomous region in hopes of ending nearly half a century of unrest, election officials said.
Landslide vote for Muslim self-rule on Mindanao
AFP, Published on 25/01/2019
» MANILA: Voters have decisively approved a new Muslim-led region in the southern Philippines, where a measure of peace is now hoped for after decades of fighting killed thousands and mired the area in poverty.