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A regional court in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, sentences journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and her accomplice to up to 18 years in prison for financing terrorism following their arrest in 2020, but acquits them on a weapons possession charge. Press freedom and rights groups condemn the verdict.
2026-01-22

Typhoon Sarika (Karen) arrives at Luzon, Philippines, with the storm's future direction predicted to be toward Vietnam.
2016-10-15

The Philippine Commission on Elections disqualifies presidential frontrunner Grace Poe, who is a rival of Mar Roxas, the candidate favored by President Benigno Aquino III. The move is widely believed to be politically motivated. [http:--newsinfo.inquirer.net-733034-poes-disqualification-cases-politically-motivated-ally-says ("Inquirer"),] [http:--www.gmanetwork.com-news-story-548816-news-nation-comelec-en-banc-disqualifies-grace-poe-from-presidential-polls (GMA News),]
2015-12-22

Over 1,000 people in the Philippines are stranded temporarily by Severe Tropical Storm Linfa (Egay) as landslides occur in Palawan province.
2015-07-5

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

At least 70 people are still missing after the ferry MV "Maharlika II" sinks off the Philippines island of Leyte.
2014-09-14

182 inmates escape from a provincial jail in Leyte, Philippines, which was previously affected by Typhoon Haiyan, citing squalid conditions and a lack of food. 148 are recaptured hours later.
2014-01-30

Philippines: A Philippines police official estimates that 10,000 people have died in the central province of Leyte.
2013-11-10

Hong Kong braces for the impact of Typhoon Usagi after two people are killed in the Philippines.
2013-09-22