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Typhoon Nesat brings death and destruction to Philippines

27.09.11
A powerful typhoon struck the Philippines killing at least seven people and leaving swathes of the capital under water... more

Find your own personal paradise in the Philippines

26.09.11
For the ultimate large group trip enter a new private island in the Philippines. Ariara is one of the partially jungle-covered Calamian Islands in Palawan, surrounded by white sand and coral reefs... more

Squatters invade house as fears grow of Romanian network targeting capital

24.08.11
Squatters have invaded the home of two sisters who are away on holiday as fears grow that an organised network of eastern Europeans is targeting London properties... more

Geckos won't cure Aids, Asians told

15.07.11
South East Asians have been warned that using geckos to treat Aids and impotence has no scientific basis... more

Giant croc trapped in maneater hunt

11.07.11
A 13.7ft-long crocodile captured alive in the Philippines is to be examined to determine if it killed a fisherman last month... more

Child murder suspect freed on bail in Britain

06.04.11
British accountant charged with the murder and kidnap of a six-year-old girl in the Philippines has flown to Britain ... more

TV show says sorry for boy's striptease

29.03.11
TV game show host in the Philippines apologised after a six-year-old boy was shown crying as he simulated a striptease ... more

Army chief's suicide

08.02.11
A retired general, accused of using army funds to fund a lavish lifestyle, shoots himself dead at his mother's grave in Manila ... more

Prisoners flee on blankets

20.01.11
Sixteen inmates broke out of a Philippines jail today by cutting through their cell's iron bars and climbing down blankets into a river... more

Alexandra Escat - the thriller from Manila

07.01.11
Alexandra Escat started a tsunami of gossip when she was spotted flirting on a yacht with a clearly besotted Prince Andrew. Hermione Eyre talks to the latest royal knockout... more

Imelda Marcos wins back her beach mansion

14.12.10
Court in the Philippines rules that Imelda Marcos should be given back a beachfront mansion confiscated in 1986 during the “people power” revolution... more

Philippines actor mistaken for killer is shot dead

01.11.10
Watchman in the Philippines shoots dead an actor on a motorbike after mistaking him for a real assassin ... more

Thousands flee super-typhoon Megi in Philippines

18.10.10
Super-typhoon hits the Philippines’ north-eastern coast with winds of 140mph - the strongest cyclone to hit the country in years... more

Search for missing British businesswoman in Philippines

24.09.10
Fears growing for a British businesswoman who has gone missing in the Philippines... more

British captain shot dead in Philippines ‘by gun runners’

22.09.10
A British merchant navy captain shot dead in the Philippines applied to join a witness protection programme after being caught in an arms smuggling operation... more

Baby born on Philippines plane is found in rubbish bag

13.09.10
Woman who gave birth to a baby on a plane and abandoned him is being sought by police in the Philippines... more

Philippines blaze leaves 1,500 families homeless

27.08.10
Six-hour blaze in the coastal city of Navotas killed a woman and her two children, while another woman drowned after trying to escape in the sea... more

British pensioners survive Philippines bus siege

24.08.10
Two British pensioners are among the survivors of the Philippines bus siege in which eight tourists were killed... more

Gunman shoots hostages dead as Philippine police storm bus

23.08.10
At least six hostages are killed when police stormed a bus full of tourists being held at gunpoint in Manila... more

Philippines bus ravine crash kills 41

18.08.10
Bus plunges off a Philippine mountain road into a 100ft ravine today, killing 35 people... more

Technology glitch hits Philippine election

10.05.10
Problems with vote-counting machines hit the Philippines election as up to 50 million Filipinos try to vote... more

Hostage priest: My jungle ordeal

12.11.09
A 79-year-old Irish priest released after 32 days in captivity in the Philippines has told how he hiked through jungles and slept in a swamp before his release... more

Stricken Philippines face new floods as death toll hits 240

29.09.09
Rescuers battling to save victims of the Philippines floods which have claimed at least 240 lives were facing a new threat from two storms brewing in the Pacific... more

Manila 'calamity' as floods hit Philippines

28.09.09
A STATE of calamity was declared in Manila and 25 provinces in the Philippines after tropical storm Ketsana caused a month's rain to fall in less than 12 hours. At least 100 people were said to be dead and scores were missing today. Entire towns were swamped by floods and landslides.... more

Filipino troops die in militant battle

13.08.09
AT LEAST 23 Filipino soldiers were killed with 20 al Qaeda-linked militants in a major battle on Basilan Island in the south of the Philippines. ... more

Migrating sardines engulf diver off the Philippines

07.08.09
A diver is confronted by a shoal of sardines moving between breeding grounds off Pescador Island near Cebu in the Philippines... more

£9,900 bill for three days in a spa resort

07.04.09
Malcolm is the best-travelled backbench MP, going on 11 of the 12 overseas trips costing more than £156,000... more

Enfield's 'mate the maid' sketch did not ridicule Filipinos, says Ofcom

08.12.08
A sketch by comedian Harry Enfield which sparked a diplomatic incident with the Philippines did not breach broadcasting guidelines... more

17-year-old dies after holiday drink binge

23.07.08
A London teenager has died after a heavy drinking session on a Greek holiday island... more

Walk-in wardrobe with flat thrown in ... for £8.8m

16.06.08
For sale: exquisite walk-in wardrobe - with quite nice flat attached... more


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