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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

Three soldiers and four Moro Islamic Liberation Front militants are killed in a gunbattle in Basilan, Philippines.
2022-11-10

A hostage situation occurs at the V-Mall in San Juan, Philippines. The suspect, a disgruntled security guard, took about 60 to 70 people hostage and shot and injured another security guard. The crisis is resolved after ten hours, with the suspect being arrested following an official apology and the resignation of his bosses for alleged corruption.
2020-03-2

The death toll of the landslide in Cebu, Philippines rise to 77. Eight others are still missing and presumed dead.
2018-10-1

Philippines President Benigno Aquino III distances himself from a botched raid against a terrorist, Zulkifli Abdhir, that killed around 50 people, including police officers and Abdhir, while pledging support for a peace process with the Moro people. Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno urges the public to continue to support the peace treaty.
2015-01-29

Philippines President Benigno Aquino III submits a bill to the Congress of the Philippines that will give autonomy to Filipino Muslims in Bangsamoro and bring peace to Mindanao.
2014-09-10

More than 40 people are killed on Mindanao between the Philippine government and armed groups opposed to the peace deal between the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
2014-01-29

The Philippines and the Bangsamoro sign a power-sharing agreement, paving the way for the peace process.
2013-12-9

China reiterates its claim over the disputed Spratly Islands after Vietnam and the Philippines protest over Chinese naval activity in their waters. [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-225597-china-stakes-claim-on-disputed-islands-after-spats ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2011-03-8

Somali pirates capture six crew from Denmark and the Philippines leaving the ship intact. They are thought to be held on a captured Taiwanese fishing boat.
2011-01-14