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U.S., Britain send warships to help Philippine relief efforts

YoopyaNov 12, 2013June 24, 20230

(Reuters) – A U.S. aircraft carrier set sail for the Philippines on Tuesday to accelerate relief efforts after a typhoon killed an estimated 10,000 people

Philippines storm kills estimated 10,000, destruction hampers rescue efforts

YoopyaNov 11, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Rescue workers struggled to reach ravaged towns and villages in the central Philippines on Monday as they tried to deliver aid to survivors

Super typhoon Haiyan slams into central Philippines, millions flee

YoopyaNov 8, 2013March 3, 20240

(Reuters) – The strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land battered the central Philippines on Friday,

Thousands flee in Philippines as typhoon nears

YoopyaNov 7, 2013March 3, 20240

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials said Thursday that thousands of villagers, including those from a central province devastated recently by an earthquake, are being

Tens of thousands of Filipinos protest “pork barrel” funds

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Filipinos angry at official corruption marched through the center of Manila and other cities to demand the abolition of

Ferry sinks in Philippines killing 28, over 200 missing

YoopyaAug 17, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – A ferry sank in the central Philippines on Friday killing at least 28 people after colliding with a cargo vessel owned by a

Typhoon batters Philippines; 1 dead, 45 missing

YoopyaAug 12, 2013June 16, 20240

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon battered the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rains across mountains, cities and food-growing

At least 6 die in bomb blast in south Philippines

YoopyaAug 5, 2013May 26, 20240

COTABATO CITY, Philippines (AP) — A powerful bomb apparently rigged to a vehicle exploded Monday during rush hour along a main road in a volatile

World’s largest captive crocodile Lolong dies in Philippines

YoopyaFeb 11, 20130

The largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines. Officials said the six-metre reptile, weighing more than 1,000kg, flipped over with a bloated

Philippines buries dead, typhoon toll hits 418

YoopyaDec 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Residents in the southern Philippines buried their dead on Friday even as rescue workers continued scouring remote areas for survivors of Typhoon Bopha,