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Reuters releases a report that alleges that the United States military conducted a clandestine online campaign, ordered by the Trump administration in 2020 and ended by the Biden administration in 2021, to discredit the CoronaVac vaccine of China-based manufacturer Sinovac Biotech in the Philippines and other developing countries.
2024-06-14

The Taal Volcano in Batangas, Philippines, releases elevated levels of sulfur dioxide and vog, resulting in school closures, including in Metro Manila. Residents in affected areas are asked to avoid outdoor activities.
2023-09-22

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte signs into law a bill outlawing child marriage, with violators facing up to 12 months in prison. Some portions of the law will not go into effect for one year in order to allow Muslim and indigenous communities to prepare.
2022-01-6

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration approves the emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 17 years old.
2021-09-3

A Piper PA-23 passenger aircraft bound for Laoag International Airport in Ilocos Norte, Philippines, crashes upon take off from Plaridel Airport in Bulacan, killing all five people onboard as well as five on the ground.
2018-03-17

In the Philippines, demonstrators call for President Rodrigo Duterte to address extrajudicial killings linked to the Philippine Drug War, ongoing military operations against communist rebels, and the controversial burial of Ferdinand Marcos in the Heroes' Cemetery. An effigy of Marcos was made as a centerpiece of the protest.
2016-12-10

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants break free supporters from a Marawi jail in the Philippines.
2016-08-28

China imposes a "fishing permit" rule in the South China Sea, much to the chagrin of the United States, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
2014-01-10

Communist rebels in the Philippines kill 10 soldiers as they returned to base to observe a Christmas truce.
2010-12-15