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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte claims to have spoken with a contract killer to target President Bongbong Marcos, his wife Liza and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the event of her assassination, which the administration deemed an "active threat" against the government.
2024-11-23

China temporarily bans travellers arriving from many countries including Belgium, France, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom due to concerns over the growing spread of COVID-19 in those countries.
2020-11-5

Gunmen attack a Vietnamese vessel near Tawi-Tawi, Philippines, killing at least one sailor and abducting seven others, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. Abu Sayyaf militants are suspected of being behind the attack.
2017-02-20

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague rules it has jurisdiction to hear the Philippines' case against China over maritime disputes in the South China Sea.
2015-10-30

Tropical Storm Kabayan (local name for then-Tropical Storm Mujigae) leaves at least two dead in the Philippines with two injured and 63 persons missing. The system intensified as it leaves the Philippine Area of Responsibility heading toward China.
2015-10-5

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

Three journalists are killed and one wounded in the Philippines within the span of two weeks raising concerns regarding the security situation in the country.
2013-12-11

23-year-old Czech beauty queen Tereza Fajksová wins Miss Earth 2012, the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines.
2012-11-24

Noynoy Aquino is elected as President of the Philippines in the Philippines presidential election, taking 42% of the vote, about 16 percentage points more than second-place Joseph Estrada.
2010-06-8