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5 Killed, 31 injured In Massive Philippines Landslide
At least five people were killed and 31 injured when a landslide engulfed two buses and houses in a mountainous region of the southern Philippines, an official said Wednesday.
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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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"Shit Happens": Philippine Drug War Enforcer On Police Killing Of Toddler
A former police general who oversaw the bloodiest years of the Philippines' war on drugs on Thursday shrugged off the killing by police of a 3-year-old girl in a sting operation, saying the world was not perfect, and "shit happens".
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Small Plane Crashes Outside Philippine Capital, Killing Seven
Seven people died when a small plane crashed into a house north of the Philippine capital on Saturday, aviation and police officials said.
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Lawyer Wants Philippine "Death Squad President" Rodrigo Duterte In Court Despite Threats
Philippine attorney Jude Sabio says he hasn't been home for a year, steers clear of public events and is forever looking over his shoulder after accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity.
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"I Fear For My Life": Lawyer Probing Philippine President's Anti-Drug War
Philippine lawyer Jude Sabio felt it was his duty to bring President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs to the attention of international war crimes prosecutors, but now that a probe into the killings is under way, he fears he too has become a target.
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Woman En Route Hospital, One Other Dead In "Mistaken Identity" Shooting By Philippines Police
Philippine police have killed two people, including a woman on her way to hospital, after mistaking them for gunmen, authorities said Friday, the latest deaths at the hands of law enforcement under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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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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One Dead, 24 Hurt In Philippine Fireworks Blaze
A blaze that ripped through a group of fireworks shops in the Philippines Wednesday killed a woman with another person missing and 24 others hurt, officials said.
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Philippines Leader Likens Himself To Hitler, Wants To Kill Millions Of Drug Users
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to liken himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on Friday and said he would "be happy" to exterminate three million drug users and peddlers in the country.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Dutert Calls Off Truce After Rebel Attack
The Philippine president has withdrawn a cease-fire order after communist guerrillas killed a government militiaman and failed to declare their own truce by today, deadline he had given.
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3 Dead In Fresh Phillippine Ferry Accident
Three people have been killed after a small ferry sank in the Philipines, police said today, the latest in a series of maritime accidents in the archipelago.
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4 Dead, 23 Hurt in Philippine Blasts: Police
The first explosion on Basilan island killed three bodyguards of local official Abdulbaki Ajibon and a fourth person, they said.
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Philippine Army Kills 14 Rebels, Offensive to Push into Next Week
Philippine soldiers killed 14 Muslim guerrillas in an overnight battle to capture a rebel position in the south, an army spokesman said today, as the number of displaced from the military offensive rose to 80,000.
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Philippines Steps Up Army Patrols on Island Where Germans Held
The Philippines on Thursday stepped up army patrols in the jungles of the southern island of Jolo where al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants are holding two Germans captive and are threatening to kill one of them.
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5 Killed, 31 injured In Massive Philippines Landslide
At least five people were killed and 31 injured when a landslide engulfed two buses and houses in a mountainous region of the southern Philippines, an official said Wednesday.
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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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"Shit Happens": Philippine Drug War Enforcer On Police Killing Of Toddler
A former police general who oversaw the bloodiest years of the Philippines' war on drugs on Thursday shrugged off the killing by police of a 3-year-old girl in a sting operation, saying the world was not perfect, and "shit happens".
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Small Plane Crashes Outside Philippine Capital, Killing Seven
Seven people died when a small plane crashed into a house north of the Philippine capital on Saturday, aviation and police officials said.
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Lawyer Wants Philippine "Death Squad President" Rodrigo Duterte In Court Despite Threats
Philippine attorney Jude Sabio says he hasn't been home for a year, steers clear of public events and is forever looking over his shoulder after accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity.
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"I Fear For My Life": Lawyer Probing Philippine President's Anti-Drug War
Philippine lawyer Jude Sabio felt it was his duty to bring President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs to the attention of international war crimes prosecutors, but now that a probe into the killings is under way, he fears he too has become a target.
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Woman En Route Hospital, One Other Dead In "Mistaken Identity" Shooting By Philippines Police
Philippine police have killed two people, including a woman on her way to hospital, after mistaking them for gunmen, authorities said Friday, the latest deaths at the hands of law enforcement under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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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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One Dead, 24 Hurt In Philippine Fireworks Blaze
A blaze that ripped through a group of fireworks shops in the Philippines Wednesday killed a woman with another person missing and 24 others hurt, officials said.
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Philippines Leader Likens Himself To Hitler, Wants To Kill Millions Of Drug Users
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to liken himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on Friday and said he would "be happy" to exterminate three million drug users and peddlers in the country.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Dutert Calls Off Truce After Rebel Attack
The Philippine president has withdrawn a cease-fire order after communist guerrillas killed a government militiaman and failed to declare their own truce by today, deadline he had given.
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3 Dead In Fresh Phillippine Ferry Accident
Three people have been killed after a small ferry sank in the Philipines, police said today, the latest in a series of maritime accidents in the archipelago.
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4 Dead, 23 Hurt in Philippine Blasts: Police
The first explosion on Basilan island killed three bodyguards of local official Abdulbaki Ajibon and a fourth person, they said.
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Philippine Army Kills 14 Rebels, Offensive to Push into Next Week
Philippine soldiers killed 14 Muslim guerrillas in an overnight battle to capture a rebel position in the south, an army spokesman said today, as the number of displaced from the military offensive rose to 80,000.
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Philippines Steps Up Army Patrols on Island Where Germans Held
The Philippines on Thursday stepped up army patrols in the jungles of the southern island of Jolo where al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants are holding two Germans captive and are threatening to kill one of them.
