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Filipino Catholics mark Palm Sunday praying for Pope Francis’ health

Thousands of Filipino Catholics attending church on Palm Sunday marked the beginning of Holy Week on April 2, 2023, by offering prayers for the health of Pope Francis as they presented palm fronds to be blessed.

April 3, 2023
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South China Sea
Second boat collision involving China, Philippines in less than a week
August 26, 2024
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Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte video message tells supporters not to worry
March 13, 2025
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The former leader’s daughter, current Vice-President Sara Duterte, said she will fly to The Hague to assist in his legal defence03:48
The Philippines
Mixed reactions in Manila over Duterte’s ICC arrest
March 12, 2025
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Rodrigo Duterte
Ex-president Duterte arrested in Philippines
March 11, 2025
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The Philippines
Japan, Philippine agree to enhance defence partnership
February 25, 2025
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The embattled politician faces removal from office if at least two-thirds of the nation’s senators vote to convict her, according to the constitution02:02
The Philippines
Sara Duterte to fight impeachment in Philippines
February 7, 2025
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The US military-contracted plane was on a routine mission providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support01:01
The Philippines
Plane crash kills 4 in the Philippines
February 7, 2025
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Thousands of Manila’s poorest eke out a living by hawking goods and cleaning tombs while living atop mausoleums in the Philippine capital’s oldest cemetery09:00
The Philippines
Living among the dead in a Manila cemetery
January 12, 2025
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Mary Jane Veloso received a last-minute reprieve from execution in 2015 after being sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia  03:02
The Philippines
Death row survivor jailed after return to Philippines
December 19, 2024
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Drone footage shows a town in the Philippines’ Negros Occidental province covered in ash following a second eruption of Mount Kanlaon on December 9, 2024. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology...01:10
The Philippines
Volcano coats Philippine town in ash
December 12, 2024
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The Philippines
One of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes erupts
December 10, 2024
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Philippine president said he will not take ‘troubling’ threats against him lightly02:23
The Philippines
Philippine VP says she hired assassin to kill president
November 26, 2024
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Indonesia
Filipino death-row inmate to return home
November 21, 2024
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Cockfighting is often seen as barbaric and banned around the world, but in the Philippines, questions about the blood sport are often framed as a debate over culture versus cruelty. The practice...11:40
The Philippines
Inside one of Manila's brutal cockfighting pits
November 16, 2024
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The Philippines
Fourth typhoon in as many weeks hits Philippines
November 12, 2024
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The Philippines
Philippine tombs submerged after deadly storm
November 7, 2024
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The Philippines
‘I had a death squad’ admits ex-Philippine president
October 29, 2024
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The Philippines
South Korea, Philippines agree to closer coastguard ties
October 8, 2024
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A 72-year-old bibliophile in the Philippines has been running a library from his home in Manila for over 20 years. Hernando Guanlao said he started Reading Club 2000 to offer free second-hand books...01:01
The Philippines
Filipino book lover turns home into communal library
September 20, 2024
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The Philippines
Fugitive mayor Alice Guo extradited to Philippines
September 9, 2024
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The Philippines
Deadly tropical storm hits the Philippines
September 4, 2024
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Asia
Mpox makes resurgence around Asia
August 30, 2024