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Seven people are killed and 23 others are injured when a high-speed craft carrying 134 people catches fire off the coast of Real, Quezon, Philippines.
2022-05-23

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration approves the emergency use of the Molnupiravir drug made by Merck & Co. for high-risk adult patients and also approves the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
2021-12-23

The Philippines begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine donated by China, with the first doses administered to healthcare workers in Metro Manila.
2021-03-1

A new infection of the Zika virus spreads to the Philippines.
2016-09-6

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

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III downplays the significance of the recent surge of violence against journalists in the country after three deaths.
2013-12-14

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

An explosion at Zamboanga International Airport in the southern Philippines kills two people and injures 24.
2010-08-6