MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf rebel commander convicted of years of kidnapping for ransom and rescued four of his Indonesian captives on Sunday, the military said. Amazin Sahidjuan was injured by marines on Saturday night and later died of a blood clot on Kalupag Island …
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine president has said there is no problem in holding him responsible for several murders under strict anti-drug action, adding that he is ready to face charges that could lead to jail time, though not the charges. Crimes against humanity. President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks on …
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Grade school and high school students in the Philippines began classes from home on Monday after a coronavirus epidemic forced remote-learning on an education system already struggling to fund schools. Distance education has been a rational nightmare for a long-time poverty-stricken Southeast Asian country that lacks …
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At least 14 people have been killed and several others injured after two explosions, including one allegedly carried out by a female suicide bomber, hit the southern Philippine city of Jolo, according to authorities. Philippine Red Cross Chief Richard Gordon said the first explosion hit around noon (04:00 GMT) on …
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At least one person was killed and 43 injured when a large 6.6 earthquake shook the central Philippines, damaged buildings and roads and sent residents out of their homes. The shallow earthquake struck on Tuesday southeast of Masbate Island in the Bicol region at 8:03 a.m. (00:03 GMT), the U.S. …
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