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Philippine blast death toll up to eight

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 11:42

The death toll from a powerful bomb that hit a southern Philippine city rose to eight on Tuesday, police said, as officials pointed to political rivalry as a possible motive.

Six killed in Philippine bombing

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 09:59

At least six people were killed and dozens injured in a bomb explosion inside a shopping centre in southern Philippines late Friday night, authorities said Saturday.

Philippine air force plane crashes, two pilots missing

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 15:36

The Philippine Air Force said that two pilots were missing after their twin-engine propellor plane went down at sea during a night flying mission.

18 Vietnamese crew held as ship hits Philippine reef

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 17:40

Eighteen Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard said Tuesday.

Six more rescued after Philippine ferry sinks

Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 14:12

Six more people were hauled out of the sea after a ferry sank in the Philippines with dozens onboard, officials said Saturday, as navy divers were called in to hunt for survivors.

Quake hits Philippine Islands

Last Updated: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 13:33

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Philippine Islands region Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said.

Philippine quake injures 9 people, damages houses

Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 11:37

A Philippine official say an earthquake has injured at least 9 people, set off a landslide and damaged more than 30 houses in a southern province.

Suspected appliance explosion kills 3 in Manila

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 23:46

A powerful explosion suspected to have been caused by a faulty appliance ripped through a residential building in an upscale district of the Philippine capital on Friday night.

Communist rebels ambush Philippine police, kill 7

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 14:45

Communist guerrillas set off a roadside bomb and opened fire on a truck carrying police in the northern Philippines today, killing seven and wounding seven officers.

14 killed in new anti-terror Philippine offensive

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 16:39

US backed military offensives have crippled the Abu Sayyaf in recent years, but it remains a key security threat.

Protected pangolins seized from Philippine boat

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 22:36

Philippine authorities have seized 23 protected scaly anteaters found hidden in a cargo boat, in the second case of suspected trafficking of the species in a month, officials said.

Stranded Chinese boat removed from Philippine reef

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 13:44

A Chinese fishing boat found carrying thousands of kilos (pounds) of scaly anteater meat has been removed from a Philippine marine sanctuary where it run aground last week, a coast guard spokesman said.