The police said gunmen took a British man and his Filipino wife from a resort in the southern Philippines, where Islamic militants have been known to kidnap foreigners.
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Philippines Declares Polio Outbreak After 19 Years Free of the Disease
The country’s health secretary said that government scientists had confirmed one case in the southern province of Lanao del Sur and were looking at another suspected case.
Duterte Says He Ordered a Politician Killed; a Spokesman Says He Misspoke
“I ambushed you, you animal, and you still survived,” the Philippine president said of a mayor who was attacked by gunmen last year.
Gina Lopez, Who Led Crackdown on Mines in the Philippines, Dies at 65
Ms. Lopez was forced from her job as environment secretary after she halted the operations of many of the country’s mining companies.
As Duterte Drifts Toward China, a U.S. Carrier Makes a Point in Manila
The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan’s visit comes as President Rodrigo Duterte faces pressure at home to resist China’s territorial claims.
Philippines Declares a National Dengue Epidemic
At least 622 people have died of the mosquito-borne illness this year, officials said.
Burst of Violence Grips Philippine Island, Negros, and Some See Duterte’s Hand
Local politicians and educators have been killed in a spasm of violence that has taken 20 lives in the last two weeks on the central Philippine island of Negros.
Indonesian Couple Carried Out Philippines Cathedral Bombing, Police Say
The two had reportedly tried to reach the Islamic State in Syria but were deported from Turkey. At least 23 people were killed in the attack.
Philippines Has Little Power Against China, Duterte Tells Lawmakers
In his annual address to Congress, President Rodrigo Duterte said he had no choice but to acquiesce to Beijing because of its military might.
Philippine Vice President, a Duterte Foe, Is Charged in Plot Against Him
Vice President Leni Robredo was among 36 people charged in what opponents called a trumped-up case to discredit the president’s opponents.