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Philippines hunts for survivors after powerful quake kills at least 3

Rescue teams continued hunting for survivors on Monday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least three people and injured 31.

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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.

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Massacre of journalists in Philippines marked 10 years on

It was one of the bloodiest attacks on the media in the world.

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Snakes and turtles among pets at Manila blessing

Dozens of pet owners brought their dogs, cats, turtles and snakes to Malate Church in Manila on Sunday for the annual blessing of animals

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Return to sender: 69 containers carrying mislabeled waste returned to Canada from the Philippines

Rubbish, labeled as plastic recyclables, was stranded in the Philippines for years. The 69 containers arrived in Vancouver to be incinerated this week. The move ends a dispute which started in 2013 that sparked a diplomatic row between Ottawa and Manila.

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Dutch photographer 'shot dead by ISIS-linked captors in Philippines'

Ewold Horn had been held hostage by Islamic State-linked militants in the Philippines since 2012.

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Norwegian woman dies from rabies after puppy bite in the Philippines

It is the first rabies-related human death in Norway for more than 200 years, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

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Watch: Cockroach bugs Philippines President Duterte

A cockroach interrupted Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign rally.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Scientists discover unknown human species on Philippine island

Scientists discover unknown human species on Philippine island

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Manila residents struggle to cope with water rationing

Manila residents are struggling to cope with rationing imposed by the city's water authority.

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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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.

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Filipino journalist shines light on deaths in government's drug war

“Now more than ever the mission of journalism is incredibly important. Not just for Philippine democracy but for all democracies around the world," she said.

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Filipino activists burn effigies of Duterte, Trump and Xi Jinping

Filipino activists burn effigies of Duterte, Trump and Xi Jinping

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Watch: Trapped bus passenger films landslide in Philippines

A woman trapped in a bus filmed falling rocks and trees being uprooted by a landslide on Sunday in Benguet, a remote mountainous region on the Luzon island in the Philippines.