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latest news & developmentsRescuers search sea for Philippine ferry survivors
Rescuers scoured the rough seas around a capsized ferry in the central Philippines on Monday in a desperate search for more than 800 people.
Bombs kill six in Philippines ahead of summit
Bombs exploded in two southern Philippine cities on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, days before a summit meeting of leaders from 16 Asian nations gets…
Typhoon Utor sweeps into Philippines
A typhoon swept into the central Philippines on Saturday, a day after it forced the government to hastily shelve a gathering of Asian leaders on a resort island south of the…
Terror threat shuts down Asian summit, say sources
The threat of a possible terrorist attack was the main reason for postponing a South-east Asian summit due to start on Sunday on the Philippine island of Cebu, foreign ministry…
23 slain as Philippines cult leader nabbed
Twenty-three people died in a night of violence which erupted as Philippine police went to arrest the politically connected leader of a messianic cult accused of murdering his…