Tag: Philippines
Fate of German hostage in Philippines unknown as deadline passes
Manila - The fate of a 70-year-old German man held captive for three months in the southern Philippines was unknown after a deadline for...
One dead, more than 150 inmates escape in attack on Philippine...
Manila – Unidentified gunmen attacked a provincial jail in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, killing one guard and allowing more than 150 inmates to escape,...
Typhoon kills five people, 380,000 evacuated in Philippines
Manila - Five people were killed and more than 380,000 were evacuated, officials said Monday, as Typhoon Nock-Ten brought howling winds and heavy rains...
Typhoon slams into the Philippines, more than 200,000 evacuated
Manila – Typhoon Nock-Ten slammed into the eastern Philippines on Christmas Day, forcing more than 200,000 people to flee their homes, officials said.
Nearly 13,000...
Trump invites Duterte to White House
Manila - US president-elect Donald Trump has invited Rodrigo Duterte to the White House next year, an aide to the Philippine president said Friday.
Duterte congratulated...
Six Vietnamese cargo crew members abducted in southern Philippines
Manila/Hanoi (dpa) – Six crew members of a Vietnamese-flagged cargo vessel were abducted on Friday by unidentified gunmen in the southern Philippines, a regional...
China seizes atoll claimed by Philippines, report says
Manila (dpa) - The Philippine government was checking reports Wednesday that China had seized an atoll near the country's western coast and used ships...
Philippine militants behead Malaysian hostage
Manila (dpa) - Islamist militants in the southern Philippines beheaded a Malaysian hostage as troops shelled the captors' jungle hideout, a military commander said...
Philippines contestant wins Thai transgender beauty pageant
Bangkok (dpa) - Trixie Maristela from the Philippines was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 at the world's largest transgender beauty pageant held late Friday in...
Philippine mayor, son executed by suspected communist rebels
Manila (dpa) - Suspected communist rebels kidnapped and killed a town mayor who was a former guerrilla and his son in the southern Philippines,...
