Philippines

Manila: A 6.1 magnitude quake hit waters off Davao Oriental province in the Philippines on Friday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The quake, which occurred at 05:11 p.m. local time (0911 GMT), hit…
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Manila: Six people -- a police officer and five suspected NPA rebels -- were killed in a clash in Bohol province in Philippines on Friday, the military said. The fighting broke out between a combined force of soldiers and police officers…
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Manila: At least 14 people were killed and three others were critically injured on Wednesday after a truck fell off a cliff in Negros Oriental province of Philippines. The accident occurred around 1.30 p.m. local time when driver of the…
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Manila: Nearly 15 people have lost their lives due to landslides and severe flooding in the Davao region in Philippines. Earlier, 13 deaths were reported from in Davao de Oro province and two from Davao City, the National Disaster Risk…
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Manila: Two people died and five others were injured after fire engulfed a truck and a bus parked alongside each other at a transport terminal in the Philippine capital region on Sunday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. The bureau…
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Manila: At least 25 persons were killed when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff in Antique province in central Philippines, local media reported. The bus, carrying 53 passengers, was travelling west from Iloilo City to San Jose de…
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Bhubaneswar: “I shall file a bill in Congress that will mirror the noble endeavour of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in the Philippines and establish a school dedicated to providing free education to individuals from indigenous…
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Philippine: An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude on Richter scale shook Mindanao of Philippines on Saturday. The tremor was at a depth of 63 km, informed European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). Following the quake, Phivolcs…
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Manila: The death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck southern Philippines rose to six, with two others missing, the disaster agency said on Saturday. Edgardo Posadas, director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and…
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Philippines: A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Friday. The quake struck at 4:14 pm (local time) and was centered 30 kilometers southwest of Sarangani town in the Davao Occidental region. The Philippine…
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