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"Don't Play With Fire": China After Philippine President Wishes New Taiwan President
China on Tuesday said it had summoned the Philippine ambassador after President Ferdinand Marcos said he looked forward to working with Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te.
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Philippines Accuse China of "Dangerous Harassment" In South China Sea
The Philippines accused the Chinese coast guard Friday of "dangerous harassment" of Filipino boats in the disputed South China Sea, including firing a water cannon and blocking vessels on a resupply mission.
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15 Killed After Massive Fire At 2-Storey House In Philippines' Manila
Fifteen people, including a three-year-old child, were killed Thursday when a fire ripped through a house used as a clothing factory in the Philippines, officials said.
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31 Killed In Fire On Philippine Ferry, Several Missing
At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday.
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Passengers Jump From Ferry That Catches Fire In Philippines, 7 Dead
The coast guard shared several pictures of people in life vests floating in the sea waiting to be rescued. In the background there is thick smoke bellowing out of the two-story passenger vessel.
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Philippines Accuses Chinese Vessels Of Firing Water Cannon At Its Boats
The Philippines on Thursday accused Chinese Coast Guard vessels of firing water cannon at boats delivering supplies to Filipino marines in the disputed South China Sea, and ordered Beijing to "back off".
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Plane Catches Fire On Takeoff At Philippine Airport, Eight Dead
A medical evacuation plane exploded during take-off in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing all eight passengers and crew, including an American and a Canadian, officials said.
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Video Shows Boeing 777 Engine Catches Fire After Takeoff From Los Angeles
A Philippine Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after one of the engines on the Boeing 777 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday.
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Philippines Says Ready For War If Troops Harmed In Disputed South China Sea
The Philippines is prepared to go to war if military personnel are harmed in disputed waters, a top security official said on Wednesday, firing back at criticism the government was going soft on China and allowing it to militarise the South China Sea.
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5 Killed In 24-Hour Philippine Hotel Waterfront Pavilion Blaze
Five people have perished in a raging inferno that tore through a hotel and casino complex in Manila, authorities said Monday, after firefighters battled more than 24 hours to douse the flames.
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3 Killed, 23 Injured In Philippine Hotel Fire
Three people were killed and 23 injured by a major hotel fire in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, with others plucked by helicopter from the rooftop of the building engulfed in thick black smoke, authorities said.
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Shoot Me, Don't Jail Me, Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Tells Hague Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer to face a firing squad than be jailed.
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Thousands More Filipinos Displaced As Volcanic Lava Fires Ash 5 Km High
The number of people displaced by an erupting Philippine volcano soared to more than 61,000 by Wednesday, the Southeast Asian country's disaster agency said, as Mount Mayon ejected lava that produced an ash plume 5 km (3 miles) high.
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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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Girlfriend Of Las Vegas Gunman Said She Had No Warning About Massacre
The girlfriend of Stephen Paddock, the gunman who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas earlier this week, said Wednesday that she had no warning about his plans to carry out the massacre.
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"Don't Play With Fire": China After Philippine President Wishes New Taiwan President
China on Tuesday said it had summoned the Philippine ambassador after President Ferdinand Marcos said he looked forward to working with Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te.
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Philippines Accuse China of "Dangerous Harassment" In South China Sea
The Philippines accused the Chinese coast guard Friday of "dangerous harassment" of Filipino boats in the disputed South China Sea, including firing a water cannon and blocking vessels on a resupply mission.
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15 Killed After Massive Fire At 2-Storey House In Philippines' Manila
Fifteen people, including a three-year-old child, were killed Thursday when a fire ripped through a house used as a clothing factory in the Philippines, officials said.
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31 Killed In Fire On Philippine Ferry, Several Missing
At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday.
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Passengers Jump From Ferry That Catches Fire In Philippines, 7 Dead
The coast guard shared several pictures of people in life vests floating in the sea waiting to be rescued. In the background there is thick smoke bellowing out of the two-story passenger vessel.
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Philippines Accuses Chinese Vessels Of Firing Water Cannon At Its Boats
The Philippines on Thursday accused Chinese Coast Guard vessels of firing water cannon at boats delivering supplies to Filipino marines in the disputed South China Sea, and ordered Beijing to "back off".
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Plane Catches Fire On Takeoff At Philippine Airport, Eight Dead
A medical evacuation plane exploded during take-off in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing all eight passengers and crew, including an American and a Canadian, officials said.
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Video Shows Boeing 777 Engine Catches Fire After Takeoff From Los Angeles
A Philippine Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after one of the engines on the Boeing 777 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday.
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Philippines Says Ready For War If Troops Harmed In Disputed South China Sea
The Philippines is prepared to go to war if military personnel are harmed in disputed waters, a top security official said on Wednesday, firing back at criticism the government was going soft on China and allowing it to militarise the South China Sea.
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5 Killed In 24-Hour Philippine Hotel Waterfront Pavilion Blaze
Five people have perished in a raging inferno that tore through a hotel and casino complex in Manila, authorities said Monday, after firefighters battled more than 24 hours to douse the flames.
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3 Killed, 23 Injured In Philippine Hotel Fire
Three people were killed and 23 injured by a major hotel fire in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, with others plucked by helicopter from the rooftop of the building engulfed in thick black smoke, authorities said.
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Shoot Me, Don't Jail Me, Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Tells Hague Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer to face a firing squad than be jailed.
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Thousands More Filipinos Displaced As Volcanic Lava Fires Ash 5 Km High
The number of people displaced by an erupting Philippine volcano soared to more than 61,000 by Wednesday, the Southeast Asian country's disaster agency said, as Mount Mayon ejected lava that produced an ash plume 5 km (3 miles) high.
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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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Girlfriend Of Las Vegas Gunman Said She Had No Warning About Massacre
The girlfriend of Stephen Paddock, the gunman who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas earlier this week, said Wednesday that she had no warning about his plans to carry out the massacre.
