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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice buyer, issued its fourth tender for 2010 supplies and said purchases may rise to a record 3 million tons, more than 10 percent of the estimated global rice trade next year.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice buyer, issued its fourth tender for 2010 supplies as the government advances imports after storms damaged crops and amid a surge in prices.
In this photograph taken by AP Images for CNN Heroes, Filipino teacher Efren Peñaflorida answers questions from media in front of his "street classroom pushcart" during a CNN Heroes campaign rally held at Mall of Asia, Pasay City, Philippines on 09 November 2009. Through his pushcart filled with schoolbooks and helping spread literacy to poor Filipino children, Peñaflorida was chosen to be one ...
DATU PIANG, Philippines -- For most refugees here, the long-running conflict between the Philippine government and Muslim separatists on the island of Mindanao has become such a part of their lives' rhythms that they have lost track of how often fighting has displaced them.
Manila - Six soldiers and a government militiaman were injured in an attack by communist rebels in an eastern Philippine province, an army spokesman said Monday. The personnel were patrolling a remote village in Caramoran town in Catanduanes province...
The ruling against Ad Ladlad provides an interesting test for the future of the Catholic Church's attempts at moral blackmailing over much of life in the Philippines.
SURALLAH, Philippines, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is being blamed for a second attack on a village in the southern Philippines, police said Saturday.
Seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returned to a hero's welcome in the Philippines on Friday, with his next fight likely to be in the political ring as he prepares to run for Congress in next May's elections.
A bruised but smiling Manny Pacquiao enjoyed a hero's welcome as he returned home to the Philippines on Friday, with masses of people taking to the streets and hailing him as the best boxer of all time.
Manila - Unidentified gunmen abducted the captain and two crewmen of a tugboat in the southern Philippines, the coast guard said Sunday. The gunmen were aboard three pump boats when they approached the MT Marinero off Siocon town in Zamboanga del Nor...
Amanda Coolley lives a relatively anonymous life in her hometown of Fairbanks, but she's the newest reality television star in the Philippines. The 25-year-old construction worker was crowned the winner of "Survivor Philippines" on Friday, according to the show's Web site.
Syracuse, NY -- Cesar Guarin runs marathons like most other people stroll around the block. After finishing the New York City Marathon on Nov. 1, Guarin took off for Toronto.
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice importer, may seek an additional 1 million metric tons before the end of the year, taking total purchases for 2010 to a record and boosting competition for global supplies.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Efren Penaflorida, who offered disadvantaged children in the Philippines a chance at education, said he is honored to be the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year.
Activities in the busy street of Gorordo in Cebu City temporarily halted as people witnessed the installation of the statue...
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