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The Philippine authorities have significantly revised down the death toll from a strong earthquake that shook the country's third-largest island on Monday.

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Philippines issues local tsunami alert after quake hits between islandsupdated: Mon Feb 06 2012 06:48:00

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter.

Gunmen attack fishing boats in Philippines, killing 15updated: Tue Jan 24 2012 02:28:00

Gun-wielding attackers aboard small vessels opened fire on a group of fishing boats in a restive area of the southern Philippines, killing 15 people in an apparent turf dispute between fishermen, the military authorities said Tuesday.

Manila's forgers graduate with honors from 'Recto University'updated: Tue Jan 17 2012 07:48:00

If you don't have the time, inclination and, more importantly, the money to go to university in Manila, you can still get a degree. It will cost you between $US10 and $US60, it will take about two hours to complete and it will be fake.

Security stepped up at Philippines procession after terror threatsupdated: Mon Jan 09 2012 02:11:00

Authorities in the Philippines say they have stepped up security measures for a huge religious procession taking place in Manila on Monday after receiving information suggesting it may be the target of a terrorist attack.

Dozens dead in Philippines landslideupdated: Thu Jan 05 2012 19:32:00

A landslide in a remote area of the southern Philippines kills dozens and leaves more than 100 missing.

Hundreds hurt in New Year festivities in the Philippinesupdated: Sun Jan 01 2012 05:25:00

Firecrackers and gunfire injured nearly 500 people as throngs ushered in the New Year in Manila, CNN affiliate ABS-CBN reported Sunday.

Donations pour into Philippines in wake of deadly stormupdated: Thu Dec 29 2011 22:35:00

Foreign aid to the Philippines in the wake of a deadly tropical storm has reached $12.6 million, the Philippine government announced Thursday.

Philippines flooding: Children at riskupdated: Thu Dec 29 2011 22:35:00

Mark Anthony Dasco of ChildFund Philippines talks about the recovery and children who are most at risk.

More rain forecast for storm-battered Philippinesupdated: Tue Dec 27 2011 05:33:00

The Philippine government said Tuesday that fresh rain in Visayas and Mindanao could set off flash floods and landslides, bringing the potential for more misery in places already struggling to recover from a deadly tropical storm.

More than 1,000 missing in Philippines after stormupdated: Fri Dec 23 2011 10:41:00

More than 1,000 people are missing in the aftermath of a tropical storm that wreaked havoc across the southern Philippines last weekend, the country's government said Friday, as it grappled with the mounting humanitarian crisis in the region.

Death toll from Philippines storm rises above 1,000updated: Wed Dec 21 2011 04:20:00

The death toll in the Philippines from a tropical storm that struck the south of the country over the weekend has risen above 1,000, a government official said Wednesday.

Death toll climbs in Philippinesupdated: Tue Dec 20 2011 06:37:00

Journalist Maria Ressa discusses aid and rescue efforts in the Philippines following a deadly tropical storm.

Storm death toll tops 650 in Philippines; hundreds missingupdated: Sun Dec 18 2011 20:27:00

Tropical Storm Washi moved away from the southern Philippines early Monday, but not before leaving behind a wake of destruction and at least 652 people dead, according to the Philippine Red Cross.

Aid needed for Philippines disasterupdated: Sun Dec 18 2011 20:27:00

Journalist Maria Ressa reports on the latest events on the ground in the Philippines on the aftermath of a massive storm.

At least 447 dead after storm pummels Philippinesupdated: Sat Dec 17 2011 21:40:00

The death toll from a tropical storm that pummeled the Philippines rose to at least 447 on Sunday, according to the national chairman of the Philippine Red Cross.

Kidnapped 14-year-old Filipino-American is freeupdated: Mon Dec 12 2011 18:40:00

A 14-year-old Filipino-American boy abducted in July by suspected Islamic militants in the Philippines is free, officials said.

13 killed in Philippines plane crashupdated: Sat Dec 10 2011 06:09:00

A small plane crashed near the Philippine capital Saturday after its pilot requested an emergency landing, killing at least 13 people, CNN affiliate ABS-CBN reported.

Manila's little people seek their own communityupdated: Thu Dec 01 2011 03:17:00

Crowded, gritty, and poor, Metro Manila can be a tough place to live for just about anyone; but when you stand three feet 10 inches the odds are seriously stacked against you.

Blast kills 3, injures 27 in the Philippinesupdated: Sun Nov 27 2011 23:40:00

A blast at a hotel in the southern Philippines on Sunday killed three people and wounded 27, an official said.

Philippines hit with another typhoonupdated: Mon Oct 03 2011 08:34:00

Typhoon Nalgae makes landfall, battering the Philippines. Arlene Espiritu reports from Manila.

Kidnapped American woman found on Philippine island, police sayupdated: Mon Oct 03 2011 08:32:00

A Filipino-American woman abducted in July in the Philippines was found Sunday on an island stronghold of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf, police said.

Philippines hit by back-to-back typhoons that leave dozens deadupdated: Sun Oct 02 2011 04:05:00

A second typhoon in a week pounded the Philippines over the weekend, weakening Sunday only after prompting evacuations, causing severe flooding and contributing to at least one death, officials said.

Philippines hit with second typhoon in a weekupdated: Sat Oct 01 2011 20:49:00

A second typhoon in a week pounded the Philippines over the weekend, weakening Sunday only after prompting evacuations, causing severe flooding and contributing to one death.

Typhoon affects hundreds of thousands in Philippinesupdated: Thu Sep 29 2011 15:18:00

A typhoon that left at least 21 people dead in the Philippines and 33 others missing spun toward China Thursday morning, while another another tropical storm brewing in the Pacific is expected to hit the Philippines again within days, news and weather agencies reported.

Philippines rocked by typhoonupdated: Thu Sep 29 2011 09:11:00

A deadly typhoon hits the Philippines, leaving thousands displaced.

Typhoon affects tens of thousands in Philippinesupdated: Wed Sep 28 2011 01:06:00

A typhoon that left at least 18 people dead and thousands displaced in the Philippines was expected to move offshore Wednesday afternoon, the state-run Philippines News Agency reported early Wednesday.

Typhoon drenches Taiwan after claiming lives in the Philippinesupdated: Mon Aug 29 2011 10:51:00

Typhoon Nanmadol pounded Taiwan with heavy rains Monday before it was downgraded to a tropical storm and headed toward China, where hundreds of ships returned to harbor.

Typhoon reaches Taiwan after killing 7 in Philippinesupdated: Sun Aug 28 2011 21:05:00

Typhoon Nanmadol reached the southern coast of Taiwan early Sunday, according to the Central Weather Bureau there, after killing at least seven people in the Philippines.

Typhoon triggers landslide, killing 2 children in the Philippinesupdated: Sun Aug 28 2011 01:28:00

Typhoon Nanmadol triggered a landslide in northern Philippines on Saturday, killing at least two children, authorities said.

Typhoon Nanmadol expected to miss northern Philippinesupdated: Fri Aug 26 2011 04:06:00

Typhoon Nanmadol is not expected to make landfall in the Philippines, forecasters said Friday, a development that may be cheered in the places that were supposed to be in the path of the powerful storm.

Typhoon Nanmadol approaches the northern Philippinesupdated: Thu Aug 25 2011 22:57:00

Typhoon Nanmadol has strengthened in the past 24 hours and could hit the northern Philippines in the next two days, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Friday.

Typhoon fuels monsoon in the Philippinesupdated: Wed Aug 03 2011 02:47:00

A typhoon some 1,600 kilometers (994 miles) from the Philippine capital is supercharging summer monsoon rains, which have flooded parts of Manila and could trigger flash floods and landslides across other parts of the country, forecasters said Wednesday.

Typhoon-fueled monsoons pound Philippinesupdated: Tue Aug 02 2011 22:25:00

A typhoon off the coast of the Philippines is fueling monsoon rains, which flooded the capital city of Manila and could trigger flash floods and landslides, forecasters said on Wednesday.

Slow-moving tropical storm kills 27 in Philippinesupdated: Thu Jul 28 2011 00:57:00

A tropical storm moving through the Philippines on Wednesday has killed 27 people and left more than 60 injured or missing, according to a government disaster response agency.

Gunmen abduct 2 Americans in Philippinesupdated: Tue Jul 12 2011 12:52:00

Gunmen abducted two American citizens along with their Filipino relative from a southern Philippines island Tuesday, police said.

Strong earthquake rattles the Philippinesupdated: Mon Jul 11 2011 17:46:00

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Flash floods kill 25, damage 264 homes in the Philippinesupdated: Wed Jun 29 2011 15:21:00

Flash floods in the Philippines have killed 25 people and damaged 264 homes, government officials said.

Tropical storm in Philippines kills 11, forces 40,000 out of homesupdated: Fri Jun 24 2011 05:12:00

Heavy rains and high winds from Tropical Storm Meari lashed the Philippines Friday, killing at least 11 people and displacing 40,000 people, an emergency management agency said.

Bodies of WWII airmen brought home more than 60 years after crashupdated: Wed Jun 22 2011 16:14:00

The bodies of five U.S. airmen who went missing when their plane crashed in the Philippines during World War II have been recovered and identified, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.

2009: Massacre probe broadensupdated: Wed Jun 15 2011 05:44:00

A Filipino government official tells CNN that police officers are among the suspects in a massacre that killed dozens.

U.S. issues terror-related travel warning for Philippinesupdated: Wed Jun 15 2011 05:44:00

U.S. citizens should "exercise extreme caution" when traveling to the Philippines, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday in a statement.

New world's shortest man certified in the Philippinesupdated: Mon Jun 13 2011 12:26:00

A man from the Philippines was certified as the world's shortest man this weekend as he reached his 18th birthday, Guinness World Records announced.

Landslide kills at least 10 in southern Philippinesupdated: Fri Apr 22 2011 15:19:00

The army took over rescue efforts Friday after a landslide swept through a small mountain village in the southern Philippines, killing at least 10 people and leaving dozens missing.

Philippines' Taal Volcano shows new lifeupdated: Mon Apr 18 2011 20:27:00

Volcanologists in the Philippines are closely monitoring a volcano on Luzon Island close to the capital, Manila, after a sudden spike in seismic activity.

Philippine authorities: Text on radiation danger is hoaxupdated: Tue Mar 15 2011 12:29:00

Filipino authorities sought to calm panic unleashed among some residents after a hoax text message warned that radiation from Japan may affect the Philippines.

25 years on, Philippines offers lessons for Egyptupdated: Fri Feb 25 2011 16:51:00

When you live under a dictator, you follow the rules. Why? Because you're afraid -- for your job, your family, your life. Your neighbors are afraid. It creates a culture of fear and silence.

Philippines' evolving terrorism threatupdated: Tue Feb 01 2011 05:45:00

Last week's bus bombing in the Philippines highlights how bomb-making techniques brought into the country by al Qaeda and its associate groups can be harnessed by multiple interests.

Death toll climbs to 5 in bus bombingupdated: Wed Jan 26 2011 03:14:00

The death toll from a bus bombing in Manila's financial district climbed to five Wednesday as officials pointed to terror and crime groups in the country's south as a likely source of the attack.

71 dead in Philippines after weeks of floodingupdated: Tue Jan 25 2011 14:06:00

A month of sustained rains have now killed at least 71 people in the Philippines, disaster authorities said Tuesday.

Bus explodes in Manila financial districtupdated: Tue Jan 25 2011 05:27:00

A powerful bomb exploded on a passenger bus Tuesday afternoon in Manila's financial district, killing four people and injuring 15 others, police said.

51 dead from flooding in the Philippines; 1.6 million affectedupdated: Mon Jan 17 2011 06:51:00

Some 51 people are dead in the Philippines after weeks of intense rain caused severe flooding across the Asian nation, the country's national disaster agency said early Monday.

40 people killed in flooding in the Philippinesupdated: Wed Jan 12 2011 08:49:00

Forty people have died as massive floods continued to hit areas of the Philippines, emergency officials said Wednesday.

Philippines' electric dreamsupdated: Mon Jan 03 2011 03:44:00

Manila's electric jeepneys aim to spark a green revolution on the Philippines capital?s traffic-choked streets.

Philippines hotel fire kills 15updated: Sun Dec 19 2010 07:52:00

A fire ravaged a hotel in northern Philippines on Sunday, killing 15 people, most burned beyond recognition, authorities said.

Bus explosion kills 10 in Philippinesupdated: Thu Oct 21 2010 12:13:00

At least 10 people were killed Thursday when a bomb blew up on a bus in the southern Philippines, police said.

10 killed in bus blast in the Philippinesupdated: Thu Oct 21 2010 09:55:00

At least 10 people were killed and 30 others wounded Thursday when a bomb blew up on a bus in the southern Philippines, the Philippines News Agency reported, citing police.

5 dead as Typhoon Megi strikes the Philippinesupdated: Mon Oct 18 2010 20:41:00

With memories of last year's killer typhoons still fresh, Typhoon Megi roared across the Philippines on Monday, ripping through roofs and cutting off electricity.

Philippines on alert as Super Typhoon Megi nears landfallupdated: Sun Oct 17 2010 21:58:00

Emergency crews in the Philippines were on standby Monday morning as the island nation braced for a "super typhoon" that could trigger flooding and landslides.

Powerful typhoon bearing down on Philippinesupdated: Sat Oct 16 2010 21:55:00

The Philippines could begin feeling the effects of a powerful typhoon churning toward the island chain as early as Sunday, forecasters said Saturday.

Just back from: Palawan, Philippinesupdated: Mon Oct 11 2010 09:30:00

Dazzling beaches, pulsing jungles, rich underwater life and friendly locals greet visitors to the Philippines' Palawan province, made up of about 1,700 islands along the country's western edge.

Quake hits off Philippinesupdated: Sun Oct 03 2010 22:53:00

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck Monday off the northern Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Squatters square off against police, demolition crew in Philippinesupdated: Thu Sep 23 2010 06:27:00

Hundreds of squatters in the Philippine capital faced off against authorities Thursday, in a bid to stop the demolition of their makeshift homes to make way for development.

Police leaders, reporters 'liable' in Philippine bus standoffupdated: Mon Sep 20 2010 07:38:00

An investigative committee looking into last month's bungled bus standoff in the Philippines has recommended criminal or administrative charges against former top police officials and three television networks, President Benigno Aquino told reporters Monday.

Botched Manila hostage crisis probedupdated: Mon Sep 20 2010 07:38:00

A report into the Manila hostage crisis is expected to recommend charges against several people. Anna Coren reports.

Bus hostage drama ends in Philippinesupdated: Thu Sep 09 2010 20:10:00

A dramatic hostage situation comes to a close in Manila.

Surviving the Manila bus standoffupdated: Fri Aug 27 2010 00:35:00

A bus survivor talks about the bravery of her husband and how he gave his life to stop the gunman.

Manila hostage crisis mishandled?updated: Thu Aug 26 2010 22:46:00

CNN's Anna Coren has the latest on the investigation into a deadly hostage situation in Manila.

Manila siege: Disbelief amid the gunfireupdated: Thu Aug 26 2010 22:46:00

I could hear the rapid gun fire. There were several loud cracks, and it was distressing to know that each time the gun discharged behind the bus curtains, an innocent person could have been killed or seriously injured.

Manila hostage siege: What went wrong?updated: Wed Aug 25 2010 21:25:00

CNN's Kristie Lu Stout examines moments during the Manila hostage crisis being criticized by security experts.

Hong Kong mourns victims of bus hijacking in the Philippinesupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 21:25:00

As the bodies of eight tourists killed in a bus hijacking in the Philippines arrived in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, the Hong Kong government urged citizens not to take their grief and anger out on Filipinos despite "the poor way" the hijacking was handled by authorities.

Survivors describe terrifying ordeal inside busupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 07:08:00

The wife of one of the victims of the Philippines bus gunman has told reporters that she pretended to be dead in order to survive.

Philippines police: Authorities botched hostage rescueupdated: Tue Aug 24 2010 15:58:00

Anger mounted Tuesday as police in the Philippines acknowledged mistakes in a hostage rescue effort that ended with the deaths of eight people on a tourist bus.

Hong Kong anger of Manila siege handlingupdated: Tue Aug 24 2010 15:58:00

CNN's John Vause reports on the anger and shock in Hong Kong after the mass shooting in Manila.

Covering the Manila hostage scene: Gunfire, SWAT teams, bloodupdated: Tue Aug 24 2010 01:55:00

We arrived just as it was all unfolding. We got on the scene at about 6:30 p.m. and it was shortly afterward that gunshots were fired. We then went live into the 7 p.m. show and there were more exchanges of gunfire.

Philippines brutality investigationupdated: Thu Aug 19 2010 03:58:00

An investigation is under way after some graphic video surfaced that appears to show police torturing a suspected thief.

Bus crash in Philippines kills 39updated: Wed Aug 18 2010 08:17:00

A minibus plunged into a 100-meter deep ravine in the Philippines' Benguet province Wednesday morning, killing 39 people, a fire official told CNN.

Tropical Storm Ester leaves 1 dead, 15 missing in the Philippinesupdated: Mon Aug 09 2010 16:36:00

Tropical Storm Ester continued to intensify after sweeping across the Philippines over the weekend, leaving at least one person dead and 15 others missing, authorities said.

Suspected bomber dead in Philippines airport blastupdated: Thu Aug 05 2010 16:25:00

A Philippines governor claims he was the target of a bomb explosion Thursday night that rocked the Zamboanga International Airport, according to the country's state-run news agency.

Earthquakes strike waters south of Philippinesupdated: Fri Jul 23 2010 21:06:00

A series of four strong earthquakes spanning just over an hour struck the Philippines' Moro Gulf on Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Conson slams Vietnam, gets downgradedupdated: Sat Jul 17 2010 23:03:00

The deadly weather system called "Conson" was downgraded to a tropical depression after slamming the northern coast of Vietnam with heavy rains and high winds.

iReport: Philippines Tropical Stormupdated: Sat Jul 17 2010 23:03:00

iReporter Lance Bugoy Besana sends us video of wind and rain from Tropical Storm Conson in the Philippines.

Death toll rises from tropical storm in Philippinesupdated: Fri Jul 16 2010 07:06:00

The death toll from a tropical storm that tore through the Philippines this week rose to 39, officials said.

Philippines tropical storm death toll risesupdated: Thu Jul 15 2010 21:13:00

The death toll from a tropical storm that tore through the Philippines this week has doubled.

Tropical Storm Conson rolls across Philippinesupdated: Tue Jul 13 2010 22:44:00

Tropical Storm Conson weakened further Wednesday, as it rolled westward over the Philippines, stranding more than 1,300 people across the archipelago.

Typhoon to hit Philippines on Tuesday, forecasters sayupdated: Mon Jul 12 2010 15:20:00

A typhoon was expected to make landfall on the Philippines late Tuesday, CNN meteorologists say.

Broken navigation system imperils flights at Manila airportupdated: Sat Jun 19 2010 09:03:00

Despite a broken radio navigation system, planes will still be able to land and depart from Manila airport, aviation officials in the Philippines said Saturday.

Philippines' next president revealedupdated: Wed Jun 09 2010 19:48:00

Benigno Aquino III, the son of revered former Philippines' president Corazon Aquino has become the country's new leader.

6.0 quake strikes Philippinesupdated: Mon May 31 2010 20:26:00

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Monday about 570 miles (917 km) southeast of Manila, the nation's capital, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Philippines fixing voting machinesupdated: Tue May 11 2010 20:01:00

Filipino election officials are working to fix voting machine glitches. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.

Violence mars Philippines electionsupdated: Mon May 10 2010 10:52:00

A gunman killed three people and wounded at least five at the house of a mayoral candidate in the Philippines before polls opened on Monday, a military spokeswoman said.

Fire destroys hundreds of homes in slum near Manilaupdated: Sun Apr 25 2010 20:18:00

A massive fire destroyed about 600 homes Sunday in a shantytown outside the Philippines capital, displacing some 2,500 families, fire officials said.

11 dead after southern Philippines attackupdated: Tue Apr 13 2010 08:31:00

Fighting raged between militants and security forces on a southern Philippine island where al Qaeda-linked militants are active, a top Filipino military official said Tuesday.

Scratching out a life on Manila's Smokey Mountainupdated: Tue Apr 06 2010 21:22:00

When I was told we were traveling to the Philippines to do a story on "Smokey Mountain", I was unaware as to just how famous this landmark actually was.

Trash heap is home to many near Manilaupdated: Tue Apr 06 2010 21:22:00

A mountain made up of 50 years of trash is home to some near Manila, Philippines. Anna Coren reports.

Strong earthquake hits Philippinesupdated: Thu Mar 25 2010 02:39:00

A strong earthquake struck the Philippines early Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Despite disasters, Filipinos upbeat, survey showsupdated: Sun Feb 07 2010 22:06:00

On the streets of Manila, flight attendant Lesly succinctly sums up her view on life: "Being positive and optimistic -- it's the only way. If you think too deeply about all the problems here, it'll only get you down and stop you from doing anything -- or make you want to leave."

Fourth typhoon in month hits Philippinesupdated: Mon Jan 25 2010 10:53:00

The fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in a month came ashore east of the capital, Manila, on Saturday morning, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and washing away shanty houses near the coast.

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