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Manila
Southern Philippines
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Game show stampede kills 88| Outside a stadium near Manila tens of thousands of people had lined up to watch a popular game show | |
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| Feb.16 |
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Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead| A major landslide in the central Philippines is reported to have buried an entire village of Guinsaugon | |
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| Feb.17 |
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Hundreds feared dead in mudslide A mudslide buried hundreds of houses and an elementary school, killing 300 people and leaving another 1,500 missing
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Rescue bid after 1,500 missing  Map of Leyte Philippines The power was out and the ground still shifting after a mudslide buried a village on the island of Leyte
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| Feb.18 |
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1,800 feared dead in mudslide Only 56 of the remote village's 1,875 residents had been found alive
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Rains hit mudslide rescues Heavy rains, deep mud and the threat of a typhoon are hampering rescue and recovery 2 days after a mudslide
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Mudslide traps kids in school So far, 56 bodies have been found and 906 people are officially listed as missing
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| Feb.19 |
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Aid boost for Philippines rescue Aid from many countries has been offered for a village Guinsaugon buried under a landslide
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'No sign of life' at buried school There is no 'sign of life' at the site of a school buried in a landslide under at least 100 feet of mud and rubble
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| Feb.20 |
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'Signs of life' heard at school| Sounds have been detected by rescuers using high-tech equipment at the site of a school buried by mudslide | |
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Dogs search for life under mudslide Teams of search dogs from Spain are fanning out in the hope of finding signs of life buried deep under piles
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| Feb.21 |
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Slide focus now on relief efforts The Red Cross is addressing people who have been evacuated from the area, providing them mass feeding
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| Feb.22 |
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Arroyo, Imelda aid mudslide effort
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| Feb.23 |
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Slide rescuers pulled from mud
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Army 'foils coup plot'| The army says it has thwarted an attempt by soldiers to overthrow the president Gloria Arroyo | |
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| Feb.24 |
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 State of emergency President Arroyo declared a state of emergency after security forces thwarted a plot to overthrow her
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| Feb.25 |
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Emergency rule shadows anniversary Filipinos marked 20 years of freedom from a previous dictator while living under a state of emergency
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| Feb.26 |
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Marine head removed
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| Mar.2 |
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Arroyo ends country emergency
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| Mar.21 |
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Estrada appears in plunder trial
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| Jun.23 |
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Manila kills off death penalty
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| Aug.6 |
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Volcano 'set to erupt'
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| Sep.28 |
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 Typhoon Xangsane hits Philippines Typhoon unleashed fierce winds and rains, killing at least four people
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| Oct.29 |
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Typhoon whips northern Philippines Cimaron, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in 8 years, is shutting schools and public offices
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| Dec.1 |
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Typhoon kills 388  Rains caused by Durian brought mud and rocks down hillsides, burying 2 villages in the foothills of the Mayon volcano
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The death toll could easily reach 700. Hopes of finding more survivors are dwindling.
Soldiers having to walk for hours to reach affected areas.
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Hopes fade after storm Rescue workers are searching for survivors in the wake of a typhoon that triggered deadly landslides
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| Dec.2 |
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Typhoon death toll rises above 300 Another 293 people were missing in the wake of Durian, which triggered massive flooding and volcanic mudslides
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Philippines buries typhoon dead Victims of recent mudslides are being buried in a mass grave to prevent the spread of disease
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| Dec.3 |
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Typhoon death toll may be 'thousands' Relief efforts faced delays for survivors of Durian. More people are believed to be buried under the mud
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| Dec.4 |
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Hopes fade for mudslide survivors Officials and rescuers all but gave up hope of finding survivors in swamped villages on the slopes of the Mayon volcano
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East Asia 
Landslide
Main Event: Mud wipes out village,...