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Hagupit weakens as it nears Philippine capital Manila

YoopyaDecember 8, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 8, 2014July 6, 202301

Tropical storm Hagupit is heading to Manila, but has been downgraded from a typhoon after crossing the country. At least three people have been killed...

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Asia: Death toll from Philippines quake at 144, more people missing

YoopyaMay 6, 2014September 7, 2023

by YoopyaMay 6, 2014September 7, 202300

(Reuters) – The death toll from an earthquake in the Philippines rose to 144 on Wednesday as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings...

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Philippines and Muslim rebel group sign peace deal

YoopyaMarch 27, 2014September 26, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 27, 2014September 26, 202300

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of...

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US boosts support for Philippines security forces

YoopyaDecember 17, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 17, 2013January 31, 202407

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States will provide the Philippines’ security forces with $40 million in new assistance in part to help the country...

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China hospital ship to set sail for Philippine typhoon zone

YoopyaNovember 20, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 20, 2013January 31, 202408

(Reuters) – China is sending a state-of-the-art hospital ship to the Philippines following foreign and domestic criticism that it was slow and less than generous in its...

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Philippines says typhoon rebuilding cost may be up to $5.8 billion

YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 3, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 3, 202404

(Reuters) – The cost of rebuilding houses, schools, roads and bridges in typhoon-devastated central Philippines could reach 250 billion pesos ($5.8 billion), making it likely...

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Philippines to split up typhoon relief zone country by country

YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 14, 2024014

(Reuters) – The Philippines will divide up the typhoon-ravaged central Visayas between countries to maximize relief efforts, a senior officer said, as President Benigno Aquino...

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Philippine corruption magnifies effects of typhoon

YoopyaNovember 18, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 18, 2013January 31, 202403

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — When a newspaper for Filipino workers in New Zealand told readers how to donate to the typhoon relief effort in their...

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Search for missing a hellish routine after typhoon

YoopyaNovember 16, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 16, 2013February 14, 202404

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — John Lajara peers under a slab of crumbled concrete, lifts a sodden white teddy bear then drops it back into the...

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Typhoon-struck Philippine city begins mass burial

YoopyaNovember 14, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 14, 2013January 31, 202400

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Workers in this typhoon-shattered city buried scores of unidentified bodies in a hillside mass burial Thursday as desperately needed aid began...