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Another 11 bodies have been found in the mass grave where dozens were killed in election related slaughter in the Philippines. The death toll now stands at 57, including 24 women, Reuters reports. The government has imposed emergency rule on...

A state of emergency has been declared in two provinces of Philippines after the massacre of 46 people in election related violence. The military and the police have been given sweeping powers to arrest or detain suspects. It seems one...

The national election in May 2010 has not even started but on Monday, Nov 23, a terrible massacre of supporters of a local aspirant was ambushed and killed. The Philippine Star reported that supporters of the candidate, Ismael Mangundadatu were...

After a series of ash explosions, residents within the two km radius of the majestic volcano were evacuated to nearby centers. Cedric Daep, an officer of the local safety agency told the Philippine Star that said that their local chief...

Philippines�Soldiers killed four Muslim extremists and wounded three others in a clash on the southern Philippine island of Basilan on Tuesday, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. One soldier was also wounded in the pre-dawn battle with members of the...

The typhoon brought more rain and flooding to parts of metro Manila and new flooding to areas south of the city. This has been a disastrous typhoon season and even more typhoons are expected before the season ends. Mirinae is...

Manila, just recovering from the devastation brought by Typhoon Ondoy, now awaits the landfall of typhoon Mirinae, locally named Santi. Learning from the lessons of Ondoy, Manila is preparing this early for this typhoon. Schools were declared close for Friday,...