Category: Philippines
AFP verifying 1200 IS agents in Philippines
The disclosure of Indonesian Defense minister Ryamisard Ryacudu that there are about 1,200 foreign Islamic State (IS) members operating in the Philippines caught the military [...]
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AFP: Almost 1,500 civilians rescued, at least 500 still trapped in Marawi City
At least 500 civilians are still trapped in ground zero of the Marawi crisis, the military said on Monday. “If we rely on the [local government unit's] count, there are [...]
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Fresh battle ends bid to free civilians in war-torn Philippine city
Efforts to rescue up to 2,000 civilians trapped by fighting between troops and Islamist militants in a southern Philippine city failed Sunday when a proposed truce ended in a [...]
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Philippines condemns London attacks
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said the Philippines strongly condemns the attacks in London. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippines considered the attacks [...]
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Duterte inspects Japanese warship docked in Subic
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday went to Subic, Zambales to inspect Japan’s largest naval ship and a guided missile destroyer, which are in the country for a [...]
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Philippines’ Duterte First Head of State to Visit Japan’s Largest Warship
The Philippine president purportedly expressed his willingness to deepen defense cooperation with Japan while onboard. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte became the first [...]
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Philippines’ Duterte faces martial law legal challenge
Philippine opposition lawmakers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reject President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in the south of the country, branding [...]
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Filipinos Flee Duterte’s Violent Drug Crackdown
Every morning before dawn, Rosario Perez checks to make sure her sons are still alive. The three brothers, all in their 20s, sleep at the houses of friends and relatives, [...]
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Scores flee Islamist gunmen in war-torn Philippine city
Scores of people ran to freedom through a terrifying gauntlet of military air strikes and Islamist gunmen Saturday, nearly two weeks after being trapped in a deadly battle [...]
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Residents trapped as gunfire mars truce in Philippines city
Thousands of civilians hoping to flee fighting in the besieged Philippines city of Marawi remained trapped on Sunday after a four-hour truce to evacuate residents was [...]
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Philippine casino attacker a gambling addict, not terrorist: police
An armed man who killed 37 people when he set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital was a father-of-three from Manila motivated by heavy gambling debts and not [...]
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Philippine casino gunman identified, not a terrorist: police
A man who set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital killing 37 people was a father-of-three from Manila motivated by heavy gambling debts, not terrorism, police said [...]
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Ceasefire hopes for civilians in war-torn Philippine city
Philippine authorities said Sunday they were trying to negotiate a ceasefire in a war-torn southern city to rescue up to 2,000 civilians trapped in areas held by Islamist [...]
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Philippine authorities search for clues on casino gunman’s identity
Philippine authorities said Saturday they still did not know the identity of the gunman who killed 37 people when he torched a casino, but insisted he was not an Islamic [...]
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Philippine Police Say Casino Attacker Was Indebted Gambler
The lone suspect behind a deadly attack on a casino and shopping complex in Manila was a heavily indebted Filipino gambling addict, police said Sunday, bolstering their claim [...]
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