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Philippines says typhoon rebuilding cost may be up to $5.8 billion
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Philippines says typhoon rebuilding cost may be up to $5.8 billion

The cost of rebuilding houses, schools, roads and bridges in typhoon-devastated central Philippines could reach 250 billion pesos ($5.8 billion),…
Muslim rebel clashes spread to second southern Philippine island
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Muslim rebel clashes spread to second southern Philippine island

Fighting between security forces and rogue Muslim rebels seeking to declare an independent state escalated in a southern Philippine city…
Muslim rebels locked in stand-off with Philippine army
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Muslim rebels locked in stand-off with Philippine army

Philippine troops were locked in a standoff with hundreds of Muslim gunmen who killed six people and took at least…
Philippines finds elderly survivor after typhoon kills 332
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Philippines finds elderly survivor after typhoon kills 332

Rescue workers found a 77-year-old man alive on Thursday who had survived on coconuts for two days after a powerful…
Philippines, Muslim rebels make landmark peace deal
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Philippines, Muslim rebels make landmark peace deal

The Philippine government and Muslim rebels agreed on a deal to end a 40-year conflict that has killed more than…
Communities: Overseas Filipino workers in Egypt
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Communities: Overseas Filipino workers in Egypt

At an apartment in Maadi, Irene (not her real name) watches her friend browse through her Facebook feed. A photo…
Rains ease after flooding kills 11 in Philippines
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Rains ease after flooding kills 11 in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Widespread flooding that killed at least 11 people, battered a million others and paralyzed the Philippine capital…
Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises to 35
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Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises to 35

MANILA — The death toll from landslides triggered by an earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 35 and…
Philippine floods death toll jumps to nearly 1500
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Philippine floods death toll jumps to nearly 1500

MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to…
Philippines mulls mass graves after typhoon kills hundreds
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Philippines mulls mass graves after typhoon kills hundreds

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines — Disaster agencies Monday rushed to deliver body bags, food, water, and medicine to crowded evacuation centers…
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