FILIPINO COMMUNIST LEADER PASSES AWAY AT AGE 83
The Communist Party of the Philippines said on Saturday that Jose Maria Sison, the leader of one of the longest-running Maoist insurgencies in history, has passed away at the age…
Nine Women Nabbed Over Philippine Bomb Plots- Military
Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday. Security forces detained the women and seized bomb-making…
Philippines Evacuates Nearly One Million As Typhoon Goni Nears
Nearly a million people in the Philippines were evacuated from their homes Saturday as the most powerful typhoon of the year so far barrelled towards the country, with authorities warning…
Coronavirus: Plane Carrying Medical Supplies Crashes, Kills Eight
Airplane conveying coronavirus medical supplies has crashed during takeoff. The aircraft, bound for Haneda, Japan, believed to be conveying some coronavirus medical supplies crashed at the Manila International Airport in…
Nine Confirmed Dead, 100 hospitalised In Philippines After Consuming Local Liquor
Nine people died and more than 100 were hospitalised after drinking local liquor made from coconut sap in two separate incidents in the Philippines, police said Monday. Eight people died…
Death Toll From Philippines Typhoon Kammuri Rises To 17
The death toll from Typhoon Kammuri rose to 17 after destroying houses and displacing hundreds of thousands on its path across the Philippines. As it neared its exit, downgraded to…
63 Escaped Death After Boat Capsizes In Philippines
By Bimbo Ogunnaike with agency report central Philippines has confirmed that it rescued 63 passengers and crew of a ferry boat that capsized on Thursday after being buffeted by fierce…
Two Suspected Suicide Bombers from Egypt killed in Philippines
Soldiers in the southern Philippines have executed what the army called an attempted suicide bombing in an urban area, the latest in a series of attacks blamed on the ISIL-aligned Abu Sayyaf armed group.…
43 Poisonous Snakes Found In Man’s Suitcase At Vienna Airport
An Austrian man who smuggled 88 living reptiles including 43 poisonous snakes from the Philippines was stopped by customs officers at Vienna airport, Austria’s Finance Ministry said Thursday. When the…
