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One person is killed and another is reported missing after a fire on an inter-island ferry in Manila, Philippines.
2022-06-26

At least 32 people are killed in a series of police raids near Manila, Philippines, allegedly due to the ongoing drug war.
2017-08-16

More than 10,000 people are left homeless after a fire ravages a densely populated neighborhood of the Philippines capital Manila.
2017-02-8

Former Philippines president and current mayor of Manila Joseph Estrada is hospitalized for pneumonia.
2016-12-23

The Pope cuts his Tacloban trip short as an approaching typhoon threatened the city in the Philippines. This cyclone may also affect Francis's scheduled closing Mass on Sunday in the capital, Manila.
2015-01-17

The Supreme Court of the Philippines abolishes the Priority Development Assistance Fund, otherwise known as the 'pork barrel', prompting Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to fly back to Manila.
2013-11-20

In talks in Manila, the Philippines and Vietnam agree to work together on a framework for resolving maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
2013-08-1

Flooding in the Philippines capital Manila forces at least 20,000 people to flee their homes with the death toll after eight days of heavy rain throughout the country reaching 53.
2012-08-7

Typhoon Nesat hits the island of Luzon in the Philippines with at least sixteen deaths, 100,000 people evacuated and the capital Manila brought to a standstill.
2011-09-27

Devastating fire in Manila, Philippines leaves about 8,000 people homeless and nine injured in a Makati City squatter community.
2011-04-19