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At least 11 people are killed in a fire in a residential-commercial building in Manila, Philippines.
2024-08-2

Three people are killed in a fire at the Manila Pavilion Hotel in the Philippines.
2018-03-18

Mar Roxas and current President Benigno Aquino III call on political rivals Jejomar Binay, Miriam Defensor Santiago, and Grace Poe to unite and form a unity coalition in the upcoming elections.
2016-05-6

Imee Marcos (daughter of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos and sister of vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos), her three sons, and JV Ejercito (son of Manila mayoral candidate Joseph Estrada) are among hundreds of Filipino celebrities and politicians implicated for laundering money in tax havens.
2016-04-5

Pope Francis arrives in Manila and meets Philippines President Benigno Aquino III.
2015-01-15

Manila is inundated by massive flooding causing flights to the international airport to be cancelled and businesses to shut down.
2014-09-19

The Supreme Court of the Philippines abolishes the Priority Development Assistance Fund, otherwise known as the 'pork barrel', prompting Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to fly back to Manila.
2013-11-20

Jamalul Kiram III, claimant to the Sultanate of Sulu and leader of the militant group behind the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, dies in Manila. "([https:--www.washingtonpost.com-world-asia_pacific-philippine-sultan-who-claimed-vast-malaysian-region-dies-at-75-2013-10-20-59c069e8-393e-11e3-89db-8002ba99b894_story.html The Washington Post])"
2013-10-20

Flooding in the Philippines capital Manila forces at least 20,000 people to flee their homes with the death toll after eight days of heavy rain throughout the country reaching 53.
2012-08-7

Residents and authorities in the Philippines clean up after Typhoon Nesat which killed at least 20 people, most in and near the capital Manila.
2011-09-28