Category: Philippines
US in contact with both Taiwan, Philippines on shooting incident
Washington, May 13 (CNA) The United States regrets the tragic death of a Taiwanese fisherman during a confrontation at sea with a Philippine vessel on May 9, and it has been [...]
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‘Peaceful’ election season in Philippines ends with violence
An estimated 76 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in local and senatorial elections in the Philippines, election officials said Monday. The Philippine National Police [...]
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Taiwanese fishermen burn Filipino flags in protest
Angry Taiwanese fishermen burned Filipino flags in protest Monday after the Philippine coastguard fired on a Taiwan fishing boat killing a crew member. Philippine President [...]
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Ex-Philippine president leading in race for Manila
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila on Tuesday in what could be his first elected post since he was ousted in a 2001 [...]
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Philippine leader urges calm over Taiwan shooting
Philippine President Benigno Aquino called for calm Monday amid an escalating dispute with Taiwan over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in a confrontation with the Filipino [...]
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Philippines holds elections vital for Aquino reforms
The Philippines held elections on Monday seen as crucial for President Benigno Aquino’s bold reform agenda, as deadly violence and graft-tainted candidates underlined [...]
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Taiwan threatens sanctions over Philippines shooting
Taiwan Sunday dispatched four coastguard and naval vessels to beef up patrols in waters near the Philippines following public outrage over the shooting of a Taiwanese [...]
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Philippine leader seeks to cut short Marcos family revival
The Philippines’ Imelda Marcos has a dream – to restore her family to what she sees as its rightful place in Manila’s Malacanang presidential palace. But [...]
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Five killed, reporter kidnapped in Philippines
Five people were killed in separate ambushes in the volatile southern Philippines, police and the military said Sunday, and a radio reporter was kidnapped by armed men on the [...]
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Body of fisherman killed by Philippine coast guard back to Taiwan
The body of a Taiwanese fisherman, killed in a shooting incident by Philippine coast guard on the sea, was taken back to Taiwan early Saturday morning. The body was taken [...]
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Philippines’ explanation on killing Taiwanese fisherman utterly untenable
The explanation Philippine authorities have offered on Thursday’s killing of a fisherman from China’s Taiwan region is utterly untenable. In a statement delivered [...]
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Philippine vote seen as referendum on Aquino
The Philippines goes to the polls Monday to choose thousands of local leaders plus national legislators in what is seen as a referendum on the presidency of reformist Benigno [...]
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Syrian rebels free Philippine peacekeepers
Syrian rebels Sunday freed four Filipino peacekeepers five days after seizing them in the Golan Heights, the Philippines said as it called on combatants to respect United [...]
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Violence and fraud top worries in Philippine polls
From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots in the Philippines’ congressional and local elections [...]
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Seven dead in lead up to Philippines elections
Police are investigating seven deaths related to campaigning in the lead up to Monday’s mid-term elections in the Philippines. Police are investigating seven deaths [...]
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