Davao

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  Deadly Floods, Landslides Kill At Least 20 In Philippines

  At least 20 people have died after days of torrential rains in parts of the southern Philippines, provincial disaster agencies said on Monday.

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  Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.3 Strikes Southern Philippines

  A strong earthquake with 6.3 magnitude struck the southern province of Davao del Sur in the Philippines on Sunday, with damage and aftershocks expected, the country's seismology agency said.

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  1 Dead As 6.8-Earthquake Hits Phillipines, Many Injured, President Escapes Unharmed

  A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, killing a child, injuring dozens and damaging buildings in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October.

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  37 Feared Dead In Philippine Mall Blaze: Vice Mayor

  Thirty-seven people were likely killed in a fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao, the local vice mayor said on Sunday.

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  Behind 200 Killings In Philippine Death Squad Under President Duterte, Says Ex-Policeman

  A retired policeman testified before a Philippine Senate hearing on Monday to killing nearly 200 people as part of a "death squad" under President Rodrigo Duterte when Duterte was Davao City mayor, and said he came clean because of his "fear of God".

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  Philippines Hunts For 4 Suspects Behind Blast In President's Hometown

  Security forces are searching for three "persons of interest" suspected to be behind last week's powerful blast that killed 14 people and injured 67 at a busy night market in the southern Philippine city of Davao, police said today.

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  ISIS-linked Group Blamed For Bomb Blast In Philippines President's Hometown

  Philippine police blamed Islamic State-linked rebels today for a bombing that killed 14 people in President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown and dealt a blow to the firebrand leader's bloody crackdown on narcotics and militancy.

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  President Philippine Declares 'State Of Lawlessness' After Blast Kills 14

  Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte declared on Saturday a "state of lawlessness" in the country after an explosion in a market killed 14 people in his home city of Davao while he was on a regular weekend visit there.

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  10 Killed, Dozens Injured After Explosion In Philippines

  At least 10 people died and dozens were injured when an explosion rocked Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home city of Davao on Friday night, authorities said.

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  Leading Philippines Presidential Contender: Gang Rape Victim 'So Beautiful' He Wishes He Had 'Been First'

  "I was angry because she was raped, that's one thing. But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first. What a waste." The mayor to whom he was referring, by the way, is himself, Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte, mayor of Davao City on Mindanao in the Philippines.

• Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods up to 22

  Twenty-two people have been killed and nearly 200,000 others evacuated as floods and landslides hit a southern Philippine region still recovering from a deadly 2012 typhoon

• Broadcaster shot dead in latest Philippine media murder

  Gunmen shot dead an outspoken radio broadcaster in the Philippines, worsening the country's record as one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists.

• Indian man shot dead in Philippines

  An Indian man was shot dead in Davao City in the Philippines, becoming the latest victim of a spate of shooting incidents in the city.

• Philippines airport closed after plane overshoots runway

  Philippine aviation authorities shut down one of the country's busiest airports today after a passenger jet overshot the runway when landing during a rainstorm, officials said.