Sources: NBC News
One person is killed and ten others are wounded in a bus bombing in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Mindanao, Philippines. 2022-11-6
Tropical Storm Krovanh (Vicky) makes landfall in the Philippines, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people and forcing the evacuation of nearly 10,000 others. 2020-12-20
The United States and the United Kingdom issue travel alerts for their citizens to avoid the Sulu Archipelago in the southwestern Philippines where a wave of kidnappings by Abu Sayyaf militants has occurred. 2016-04-21
The Google Maps website removes the Chinese name for the Scarborough Shoal bitterly disputed by China and the Philippines from its maps service, following an outcry from Filipinos. [http:--economictimes.indiatimes.com-news-international-world-news-google-removes-chinese-name-for-south-china-sea-shoal-on-map-after-philippine-furore-articleshow-48064190.cms (The Economic Times)]date=August 2019 2015-07-14
Two people are dead after Typhoon Noul hits the Philippines. The storm is now headed for Japan. 2015-05-11
The World Bank states that the Philippines can end poverty in a single generation. 2015-01-15
Twelve thousand people have been evacuated from the area near the Mayon Volcano on the Philippines island of Luzon due to concerns over a possible eruption. 2014-09-16
182 inmates escape from a provincial jail in Leyte, Philippines, which was previously affected by Typhoon Haiyan, citing squalid conditions and a lack of food. 148 are recaptured hours later. 2014-01-30
Chinese tour companies suspend tourist flights to the Philippines amid rising tensions between the two countries over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. 2012-05-10
Tropical Storm Meari hits the Philippines, leaving 11 people missing and over 40,000 displaced. 2011-06-24