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Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist was once accused of plotting to overthrow the president, but the man who accused her is now thanking her for winning
Hidilyn Diaz became the first gold medalist for the Philippines on Monday, but she was linked to a …
Jackson Thompson
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2 outspoken critical journalists from the Philippines and Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia were awarded the prize, credited with e…
Sinéad Baker
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Typhoon Goni, the most powerful storm of 2020, hit the Philippines and killed 20 people
At one point, Super Typhoon Goni had maximum sustained winds of 195 miles per hour. It has moved we…
Inyoung Choi
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Eyeing China, the Philippines wants to buy its first attack submarine
The Philippines is making a shift to counter China's rising might, but the hefty cost of buying a s…
Michael Peck
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Wild video captures a Chinese Coast Guard ship collide with a Philippine vessel while battering it with a powerful water cannon
It's the latest of recent confrontations between China and the Philippines in the contested South C…
Chris Panella
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The US Navy Is Finally Moving Ships Back To The Philippines To Counter China - But We're Close To Blowing It
U.S. dependents in Subic Bay were evacuated quickly and expeditiously, but the U.S. did not provide…
Robert Johnson
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A military plane missed the runway and crashed in southern Philippines, killing 50 people and injuring 49 others
The plane crashed 600 miles south of Manila, killing dozens, including three civilians on the groun…
Vanessa Gu
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Sen. Marco Rubio mocked Defense Sec. Austin for masking up in the Philippines, where masks are required and COVID-19 is surging
Rubio, whose home state of Florida is also facing a COVID-19 surge, accused Lloyd Austin of "embarr…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao is running for president in the Philippines
Pacquaio, 42, is a senator in the Philippines. He accepted his party's nomination to run for presid…
Cheryl Teh
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Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hits Philippines
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Davao del Sur province in the Philippin…
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Take the Covid-19 vaccine or get put in jail, threatens Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest those who refuse Covid-19 vaccines, as the natio…
Matthew Loh
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Video shows Chinese coast guard brandishing an ax in a low-tech clash with the Philippines navy
The Philippines released video showing Chinese coast guard brandishing weapons during a tense encou…
Mia Jankowicz
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I'm a US vet who decided to retire in the Philippines. The political divide in the US became too much for me.
Steven Johnson holds a special visa that allows Americans who served in the military to live in the…
Marielle Descalsota
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CarDekho expands footprint in Southeast Asia, acquires Philippines-based Carmudi
Philippines is the second Southeast Asian country where CarDekho Group has started its operations, …
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A tourism video painting the Philippines as a glorious holiday destination was exposed for using random stock footage of tourist spots in Bali and Dubai
The video was part of the government's $900,000 "Love The Philippines" tourism campaign that was la…
Amanda Goh
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Duterte threatens to declare martial law, citing reported attacks on soldiers delivering coronavirus aid, and warns that 'there will be no turning back'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has taken an aggressive approach to curb the coronavirus sprea…
Rosie Perper
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Philippines journalist and outspoken Duterte critic found guilty of cyber libel in a major blow to the country's press freedom
Maria Ressa and a former Rappler writer-researcher named Reynaldo Santos Jr. face up to six years i…
Rosie Perper
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Philippines' police have arrested 76,000 people for breaching lockdown as Duterte wages war on COVID-19 just like his war on drugs
Political science professor Aries Arugay told the Washington Post Duterte's government was a "one-t…