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Filipino Gunmen Take 15 Hostages, Send 2 for Food

MANILA, Philippines -- Armed tribesmen who kidnapped 15 people, mostly teachers, in the southern Philippines sent two of the captives Sunday to get food and water and threatened to harm the remaining hostages if they did not return, police said. On Friday, five Manobo tribesmen abducted the 15 people, who were walking...

30 International Rescue Teams Mobilized for 'Terrified' Japan

As the world watched horrifying images of a giant wave washing over northeastern Japan like a sledgehammer from the sea, the U.N. said that rescue teams from at least 30 countries were poised to help with the fallout from today's 8.9 earthquake. Unconfirmed reports now say that hundreds have been killed or injured in one...

From NZ Rubble, Haunting Texts to Mom Beg for Help

The first text message said: "Mommy, I got buried." About 40 minutes later: "Mommy, I can't move my right hand." Then, a brief call from New Zealand's earthquake rubble to parents in the Philippines pleading to send help. After another harrowing hour in a crumpled building, when she sent a half-dozen more texts about...

Hundreds Flee Volcano Eruption in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines -- Hundreds of villagers fled to safety Monday after a restive volcano belched ash and smoke into the sky after a monthlong lull, officials said. Despite Mount Bulusan's ash explosion, its 13th since November, there were no signs of an imminent eruption involving magma pushing out of the cone, said...

Philippines Welcomes Huge Darth Vader

May the force of hot air be with you. That's what a partially inflated hot air balloon of Darth Vader could be saying to a group of spectators standing near the "Star Wars" character's gigantic likeness. Vader was part of the 16th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in the Philippines' Clark Freeport Zone on...

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The Fall of the Mighty and the Rise of Justice in the Philippines

In bombshell testimony in a packed Senate hall today, the impeachment trial of Philippine Chief Justice Renato C. Corona took a dramatic turn.

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Trade, public anger sharpening Beijng-Manila spat

BEIJING -The monthlong standoff between China and the Philippines over a remote South China Sea shoal is snowballing with hints of economic retaliation and sharpening public opinion on both sides â possibly narrowing the space for a hoped-for negotiated settlement.

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Philippines: Fire In Garment Store Kills 17 Workers

An inferno at a three-story clothing store in the southern Philippines early Wednesday killed 17 employees, most of whom were women who were asleep and trapped on the top floor, officials said.

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06/03/12 MVP group keen on telecoms, media in Myanmar Source: ABS-CBN News The Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) group of companies is interested in investing in telecommunications, media and mining in Myanmar, according to an official of Philex Mining Corp. (Philex).
06/03/12 Typhoon leaves 2 dead, 5 missing in Philippines Source: NBC - WKYC - Cleveland OH Disaster-response officials say the first typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has left two people dead, five missing and 16 others injured.
06/03/12 Typhoon slams Philippines Source: FOX - Fox 16 - Little Rock AR Disaster-response officials say the first typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has left two people dead, five missing and 16 others injured.
06/03/12 Typhoon leaves 2 dead, 5 missing in Philippines Source: The How-To Travel Guru - CBS News MANILA, Philippines — Disaster-response officials say the first typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has left two people dead, five missing and 16 others injured.
05/14/12 The Fall of the Mighty and the Rise of Justice in the... Source: The Huffington Post In bombshell testimony in a packed Senate hall today, the impeachment trial of Philippine Chief Justice Renato C. Corona took a dramatic turn.