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the Philippines

A country surrounded by seawater had to import most of its salt
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A large, ornate entrance gate with intricate patterns flanked by palm trees.
US and Iranian officials meet in Oman for talks
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The cacao king of the Philippines
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The first-ever Women’s Futsal World Cup kicks off in the Philippines
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A soldier in camouflage sits atop an armored vehicle driving along a dirt road surrounded by a desolate landscape, with the remains of destroyed buildings in the background.
A shaky ceasefire in Gaza sees little progress for long-term peace
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After battering Philippines, Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Vietnam
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Stories from the Stage: Immigrant family discovers US in station wagon
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Philippines police force faces obesity in its ranks
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The AI software driving Filipino call center workers mad
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Philippines’ Duterte dynasty faces judgment day
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Ex-Philippine President Duterte wins mayoral race despite detention at ICC
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‘You have to hold the line’: Maria Ressa on standing up for press freedom
11:46
Gigil: A new way to talk about your feelings
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Duterte’s imprisonment kindles hope for justice
5:55
Ukraine accepts 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia
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Former Philippines president arrested over ‘crimes against humanity’
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Mosquitoes: Wanted dead or alive
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Filipino genre of music known as OPM is being revived
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Japanese forces return to the Philippines, this time with permission
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Escape from Bamban: One man’s scam farm nightmare in the Philippines
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Philippine VP’s assassination threats on country’s president are latest outburst in growing feud
5:17
In the Philippines, a push to legalize divorce
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The shipwreck thwarting China’s conquest
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Typhoon Gaemi causes flooding and landslides in the Philippines
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US militarizing tiny islands near Taiwan
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Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte speaks behind a blue podium in a white shirt
Does Duterte’s wrath against the Catholic Church have no limit?
There are close to 1,100 patients at Manila's Bicutan Rehabilitation Center, double its maximum capacity.
Justice
How to rehabilitate addicts in the Philippines’ vicious drug war?
Rallies
Global Politics
Mass rallies for and against the president of the Philippines erupt in Manila
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in Davao city.
Conflict
‘Stop telling us what to do!’ What’s behind a Filipino leader’s scolding of Washington
Jennelyn Olaires, the partner of Michael Siaron whom police said was killed by a vigilante group in Manila.
Conflict
The rule of law in the Philippines gives way to more summary executions
A boy pushes his bike through a flooded road after heavy rain in Candaba, Pampanga province, Philippines on Dec. 17, 2015.
Global Politics
Rich countries need to stop being hypocrites on climate change, Philippines president says
Barack Obama shakes hands with Philippine President Benigno Aquino
Justice
What Obama should know about women in the Philippines
Graffiti calling for help after Typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban city, in the central Philippines.
Development & Education
The pace of relief is finally rising in the Philippines
Much of Tacloban City has been reduced to piles of wreckage.
Environment
A Filipino American returns to Tacloban City, in hopes of rescuing loved ones
Tons of frozen skipjack tuna in the hold of the Heng Xing 1.
Global Politics
Tuna’s Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin