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The death toll from the landfall of Typhoon Vamco in the Philippines rises to 53, according to the national police, with at least 22 still missing. The provinces of Cagayan and Isabela in northern Luzon are the most affected, mainly caused by floodwaters from the Magat Dam.
2020-11-13

The Department of Health announces a new single-day record-high increase of 40,397 recoveries in the Philippines, bringing the total number of patients discharged to 112,586.
2020-08-16

A Filipino lawyer files a complaint of "mass murder and crimes against humanity" against Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte and eleven other officials at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.
2017-04-24

Three Filipino soldiers are killed and 17 others injured in fighting with Abu Sayyaf militants in the province of Sulu, Philippines.
2016-12-11

The Philippine Supreme Court postpones the burial of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos until at least October 18.
2016-09-8

Typhoon Koppu (Lando) heads towards the Philippines island of Luzon where it is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm, linger and deposit up to 50 inches of rain in some areas.
2015-10-17

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III downplays the significance of the recent surge of violence against journalists in the country after three deaths.
2013-12-14

The Philippines lends the International Monetary Fund $1 billion. [http:--globalnation.inquirer.net-40931-palace-philippines-duty-bound-to-help-poor-nations "(Philippine Daily Inquirer)"]
2012-06-22

More than 200 people are injured by illegally huge firecrackers and celebratory gunfire in the Philippines.
2011-12-31

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