Sources: National Geographic
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration issues an emergency use authorization for the Sputnik Light vaccine, making the country the first in Asia to approve the Russian single-dose vaccine. 2021-08-23
Pope Francis sends a video message to the Philippines to mark the 500-year anniversary of the first Mass on Philippine soil on Easter Sunday. 2021-04-3
Militants believed to be Abu Sayyaf jihadists detonate two bombs in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines, killing 14 people and wounding 75 others. The first occurred as army personnel were assisting in carrying out COVID-19 humanitarian efforts. The second was carried out by a female suicide bomber near the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, which was bombed in 2019. 2020-08-24
More than 200 people are dead in the southern Philippines as a result of floods and mudslides caused by Severe Tropical Storm Vinta. 2017-12-23
The Philippines partially lifts a temporary suspension of deployment of overseas workers to Qatar. 2017-06-7
Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby), a strong tropical cyclone, makes landfall hitting the Philippines. 2014-12-6
The Philippines commemorates the 150th birth anniversary of national hero and revolutionary leader Andrés Bonifacio. 2013-11-30
The Philippines faces a health crisis in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan with the official death toll at 1,774 and expected to rise quickly. 2013-11-12
An Australian man kidnapped in the Philippines by an al-Qaeda-linked group for ransom has been freed following "joint efforts" by the two countries. 2013-03-23
The death toll in the Philippines capital Manila from flooding rises to 16 with rain continuing to fall. 2012-08-8