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Philippine President Marcos says seven arrested over corruption scandal

Seven people have been arrested in the Philippines as part of an investigation into a sprawling corruption scandal related to flood control projects in the Southeast Asian country, Philippine ...

Philippine police deployed to arrest 18 suspects in a corruption scandal that has sparked outrage

Philippine police will arrest 18 suspects in a corruption scandal involving flood control projects that has sparked huge ...

Philippines gives life sentence to ex-mayor for running scam centre

Former ‘Chinese mayor’ Alice Guo gets life sentence for running scam centre in Philippines - Former mayor headed firm that ...

U.S.-Philippine alliance deepens; southern fishers feel unprotected

The U.S. and the Philippines are stepping-up joint naval and marine to counter China's expanding reach across disputed waters in Southeast Asia.

Super typhoon threatens the Philippines, still reeling from recent storm that killed more than 200

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, has started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of making landfall. The storm has knocked down ...
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Philippines unveils a new jail for legislators who may face corruption trial

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has unveiled a new jail that may soon accommodate numerous powerful legislators, public works officials and others implicated in a massive corruption ...

Powerful politicians will be in jail by Christmas for corruption scandal, Philippine president says

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday that many of at least 37 powerful senators ...
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Philippines warns of deadly storm surges as Typhoon Fung-wong strengthens

MANILA, Nov 8 – The Philippines’ weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of up to five metres and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country’s eastern coast, ...
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Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 85 dead, mainly in Philippine province recovering from earthquake

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 85 people dead with 75 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept ...