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Authorities recover the remains of a Filipino crew member from the sand barge Hong Hai 16 that capsized off Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, yesterday, bringing the total death toll to two. Nine others are reportedly still missing.
2025-04-16

Philippine President Bongbong Marcos states that he is careful of possible surveillance of the country's air and naval bases as well as the movement of vessels supplying Philippine garrisons in the South China Sea following a series of arrests of suspected Chinese spies in the Philippines.
2025-01-31

Five Dawla Islamiya militants are killed and three soldiers are wounded during two shootouts in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. The military were hunting the group's leader, Nasser Daud, who however escaped from the scene.
2024-04-29

United States State Department blocks the sale of firearms to the Philippines due to concerns of human rights violations.
2016-11-2

The Philippines establishes regulations for transportation network companies, such as Uber, making it the first country to do so.
2015-05-12

The World Bank states that the Philippines can end poverty in a single generation.
2015-01-15

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in waters off Kota Ternate in Indonesia with the potential to trigger a tsunami to hit Indonesia and the Philippines.
2014-11-15

Syrian rebels attack the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights and capture 42 Fijian peacekeepers while surrounding a base manned by 75 Filipino soldiers.
2014-08-29

Saudi Arabia stops issuing permits for workers from Indonesia and the Philippines as the row over the beheading of an Indonesian maid by Saudi Arabia continues.
2011-06-30