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In address to Filipinos, president slams authorities’ ‘casual and careless approach’ to missing persons

Staff ReporterJuly 7, 2019July 7, 2019

By Staff ReporterJuly 7, 2019July 7, 201901074

Any failure by Cypriot authorities to properly investigate cases of missing persons, which in seven instances at least, led to murder by a serial killer,

Asia

Philippines’ Duterte accepts China’s proposal to jointly investigate collision

Reuters News ServiceJune 22, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceJune 22, 20190295

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted China’s proposal to jointly investigate allegations that a Chinese fishing vessel abandoned 22 Filipinos after it sank their boat in the

Crime

Police investigating case of kidnap in the Philippines

Lizzy IoannidouJune 15, 2019

By Lizzy IoannidouJune 15, 201901551

Police are investigating a case concerning the abduction of a Chinese businessman in the Philippines who lives permanently in Limassol. The man was released by

Cyprus

Philippines monitoring serial killer probe, dispatch representatives

Staff ReporterApril 26, 2019April 26, 2019

By Staff ReporterApril 26, 2019April 26, 20190150

The Philippine foreign ministry said Friday it was monitoring developments in Cyprus and has dispatched representatives to provide Cypriot authorities with assistance. In a statement,

Asia

Eight killed, dozens feared trapped after earthquake hits Philippines

Reuters News ServiceApril 22, 2019April 23, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceApril 22, 2019April 23, 2019038

By Karen Lema and Martin Petty MANILA, April 22 (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed when a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Philippines’

Asia

Philippines vows to crush ‘terrorists’ after church bombs kill 20 (Update)

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 27, 2019January 27, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 27, 2019January 27, 2019041

By Martin Petty and Enrico Dela Cruz The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 20 people during a Sunday church service

Cyprus

European arrest warrant for gay couple suspected of buying baby

Evie AndreouJanuary 24, 2019January 24, 2019

By Evie AndreouJanuary 24, 2019January 24, 2019091

Police have issued European arrest warrants for two men in a same sex partnership suspected of illegally adopting a baby brought to Cyprus by a woman from

Asia

Earthquake of 6.9 strikes off Philippines, small tsunami possible

Reuters News ServiceDecember 29, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 29, 2018051

MANILA, Dec 29 (Reuters) – An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday and small tsunami waves were

Asia

U.S. returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre

Reuters News ServiceDecember 15, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 15, 2018026

Church bells taken as war trophies by U.S. forces more than a century ago arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday, ending Manila’s decades-long quest for the return of some

Asia

Philippines’ Duterte ‘will quit’ if enough women protest his kiss

Reuters News ServiceJune 6, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 6, 2018026

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will resign if enough women

Asia

Philippines’ Duterte stirs controversy by kissing woman on lips

Reuters News ServiceJune 4, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 4, 20182 25

A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman’s lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on

Asia

Duterte says he ordered investigation of Australian nun

Reuters News ServiceApril 19, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceApril 19, 2018022

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he ordered the investigation into a 71-year-old Australian nun for “disorderly conduct”, justifying it as a legal move against “undesirable”

Asia

Shoot me, don’t jail me, Duterte tells Hague court prosecutor

Reuters News ServiceFebruary 9, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceFebruary 9, 2018186

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer

Health

Philippines exhumes bodies of two children in dengue vaccine probe

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 11, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 11, 2018023

A Philippine government agency on Thursday exhumed the bodies of two children whose parents suspect they died of dengue after receiving a new vaccine against

Asia

Philippine storm victims rises to 200, shopping mall fire kills 37

Reuters News ServiceDecember 24, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 24, 2017029

Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides and killed about 200 people, left scores missing

Asia

More than 100 dead in Philippine mudslides, flooding

Reuters News ServiceDecember 23, 2017December 23, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 23, 2017December 23, 2017199

A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster

Asia

Philippine ferry capsizes with 251 on board, four reported dead

Reuters News ServiceDecember 21, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 21, 2017023

A Philippine ferry with 251 people on board capsized during bad weather on Thursday off an island near the capital, Manila, a coastguard spokesman said,

Asia

Philippine army says taking fire from women, children

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 4, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 4, 20175 22

Philippine troops fighting Islamic State-linked rebels in a southern city have encountered armed resistance from women and children, the military said on Monday, as troops

Asia

Amid outrage, Philippine opposition urges Duterte stop killings

Reuters News ServiceAugust 22, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 22, 2017023

Political opponents of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged him to end a culture of impunity and quell a surge in drug-related killings, amid

Asia

Philippine leader to go after Maoist rebels after talks scrapped

Reuters News ServiceJuly 21, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 21, 2017025

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he was no longer interested in peace talks with Maoist-led guerrillas and planned to hunt down the insurgents once the