Sources: AFP via Yahoo! News
The Kanlaon volcano in central Philippines erupts, causing evacuations and a suspension of activities in the city of Canlaon. 2024-06-4
The Philippines reports its first confirmed deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two unvaccinated people in their 60s who had underlying health conditions. 2022-01-19
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte bans U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy from entering the country, as both are seeking to enforce sanctions on politicians involved in the prosecution of Philippine Senator and Duterte administration critic Leila de Lima. Duterte also threatens to tighten visa requirements for American citizens should the sanctions go through. 2019-12-27
Typhoon Yutu causes landslides in the Philippines, leaving at least four people killed and thirty-one others trapped. 2018-10-30
The death toll from flash floods in the Philippines caused by Tropical Storm Washi reaches 1,500 per some sources, but the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council currently puts the number lower.2011-12-27
The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Nesat rises to 35 with dozens missing. 2011-09-29
Two bombers kill themselves in an attempted attack in the Philippines city of Kidapawan in Cotabato province. 2011-08-12
The Philippines commemorates the 150th birth anniversary of José Rizal with the unveiling of the world's tallest statue of him in his hometown of Calamba, Laguna. 2011-06-19
Six killed in shooting rampage inside militia outpost in Palid, Ipil town, in the Zamboanga Sibugay province of the South Philippines. 2010-10-24
Six Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants, including "most wanted" leader Albader Parad, die after coming into contact with troops at the foot of Mount Tucay in Maimbung, Sulu on Jolo in the Philippines. 2010-02-21