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Two environmental activists, who disappeared on September 2, are released in the Philippines and publicly accuse the military of their abduction. The authorities have denied these allegations.
2023-09-19

The death toll from floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae (Paeng) in the Philippines increases to 45 with at least 14 people reported missing.
2022-10-29

The Philippines reports a record 17,231 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.8 million.
2021-08-20

A report released by the World Bank warns that the current economic crisis in Lebanon risks becoming one of the three most severe since the mid-19th century if its "bankrupt economic system, which benefited a few for so long" isn't reformed.
2021-06-1

The government signs an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 40 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, the Philippines' largest supply agreement for a COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-05-17

The Philippines reports 239 deaths in the past 24 hours, the second-highest number of daily reported deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 12,068.
2021-02-20

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte urges Filipino citizens to murder people suspected of using illegal drugs.
2016-07-1

The Philippines and the Bangsamoro agree to a peace deal that would help end the 45-year conflict.
2014-01-25

The World Bank offers a US$500 million loan to the Philippines.
2013-11-19

Typhoon Nanmadol kills eight people in the Philippines and is headed for Taiwan.
2011-08-28