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Death toll rises as tropical storm hits Philippines

Authorities said that the Philippines has changed its operations from search and rescue to retrieval due to the slim chances of survival.

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Death and injuries as bomb blast hits Philippines bus

A five-year-old child was killed and six others wounded after a bomb ripped through a public bus on a highway near Cotabato City on Mindanao island.

New powerful quake hits South Philippines

The 6.5 magnitude quake hit the island of Mindanao, the US Geological Survey said, in the same area where a strong tremor killed at least six people on Tuesday.

Strong quake kills two in south Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 sent people scrambling as it shook buildings and disrupted power supply in the central area of the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, killing at least two and injuring dozens, authorities said.

At least two killed in grenade attack at mosque in southern Philippines

The attacks takes place just days after a deadly bombing at a Catholic cathedral and a vote backing self-rule in the Muslim-majority region.

At least two dead and nearly 30 wounded in bomb blast at Philippine mall

Authorities recovere another unexploded bomb nearby as government forces imposed a security lockdown in Cotabato city.

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Philippines volcano throws ash five km high, displacing thousands

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Philippines storm death toll climbs to 240, scores missing

A tropical storm in the Philippines his the southern part of the island, killing 240 people, while landslides and mudslides bury many in remote areas.

Philippines storm death toll crosses 200

Disaster officials said 159 people were listed as missing while about 70,000 had been forced from their homes after tropical storm Tembin hit the southern island of Mindanao.

Philippines storm death toll climbs to 182

Officials said the tropical storm in the south of the country unleashed flash floods that swept away people and houses and set off landslides, leaving at least 153 people missing.