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Now playing Next no comment Typhoon Phanfone brings flash floods to Philippines Typhone vPhanfone has maximum sustained winds of up to 140 kph (87mph), 25/12/2019
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Now playing Next World The challenge to educate the children uprooted by the siege of Marawi IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Two years after Marawi's siege, 66,000 Filipinos still live in tents or shelters and only a small amount of displaced children have resumed school regularly. Improving access to education is among the aims of a project, funded by EU Humanitarian Aid, which has been a gamechanger for many families. 28/11/2019
Now playing Next no comment Massacre of journalists in Philippines marked 10 years on It was one of the bloodiest attacks on the media in the world. 23/11/2019
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Now playing Next no comment Filipino workers mark May Day by burning President Duterte's effigy They demanded that the government of President Rodrigo Duterte address labour issues including a minimum wage increase and the end of contractualisation for many workers. 01/05/2019
Now playing Next no comment Catholic devotees in the Philippines self-flagellate on Holy Thursday Hundreds of male Catholic devotees in the Philippines marked Maundy Thursday, a Christian holy day, with a bloody ritual that involves self-flagellating to honour the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross. 18/04/2019
Now playing Next Philippines Watch: The Manila traffic vendors selling basketballs and bonsai trees The city's notorious congestion has become a way for people to make a meagre living. 11/04/2019
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Now playing Next no comment Manila residents struggle to cope with water rationing Manila residents are struggling to cope with rationing imposed by the city's water authority. 14/03/2019
Now playing Next Philippines Over 1,500 turtles and tortoises found in suitcases at Manila airport More than a thousand live turtles have been found in suitcases at Manila airport in the Philippines, after being smuggled on a flight from Hong Kong. 05/03/2019
Now playing Next Philippines Philippine fraternity stages naked protest for freedom of expression Members of a university fraternity in Manila ran naked around their campus on Friday to draw attention to "fake news" and alleged media suppression in the Philippines. 09/02/2019
Now playing Next no comment 'French Spiderman' arrested for climbing 217-metre-tall GT Tower in Ph French climber Alain Robert, also known as the French 'Spiderman', climbed Manila's 47-storey GT Tower on Tuesday. 29/01/2019
Now playing Next World Phillipines moves to reduce age of criminal responsibilty to 12 The Philippine government is one step closer to lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12. The country's President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing for the change, claiming that drug barons are using children as mules - he originally favoured the age of 9. 25/01/2019