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The pit is estimated to be 60 metres (197 feet) deep and 40 metres wide

Philippine prisons chief denies digging escape tunnel

A Philippine corrections chief accused of ordering the killing of a journalist has claimed that a huge pit dug beside his home in a Manila prison complex was not an escape tunnel for inmates but for scuba diving.

World • 25 Nov 22

Jennifer Talbot was trying to smuggle the baby out of the Philippines

US woman accused of trafficking 'baby in a bag'

Philippine authorities have charged a US woman with trying to smuggle a six-day-old baby out of the country in a bag she wore around her waist as she tried to board a flight at Manila airport.

World • 06 Sep 19

The blue marlin is one of the open ocean's fastest, strongest predators (file image)

Huge marlin sinks Filipino fishing boat

It reads like a modern day take on 'The Old Man and the Sea' - five Filipino fishermen cast adrift for days on a makeshift raft after a huge marlin sinks their boat.

World • 10 Oct 18

The plane came to rest on its belly off the runway

Chinese plane slides off Manila runway in heavy rain

A Chinese passenger jet slid off the runway as it landed at Manila airport in torrential rain, authorities said, with all 165 people on board safely evacuated.

Asia • 17 Aug 18

Antonio Halili (wearing glasses) pictured in 2016

Philippine mayor on Duterte's 'narco-list' shot dead

A Philippine mayor on President Rodrigo Duterte's list of allegedly narcotics-linked officials was shot dead by a "sniper" in a daylight attack at a town ceremony, police said.

Asia • 02 Jul 18

Resorts World Manila official said the dead included 13 employees and 22 guests

36 killed in suspected botched robbery at Manila casino

At least 36 people have died after a gunman burst into a Manila casino, firing shots and setting gaming tables alight, a spokesman for the Philippine president said this morning, in what officials believe was a botched robbery attempt.

World • 02 Jun 17

Thousands evacuated coastal areas ahead of Nock-Ten

Typhoon Nock-ten lashes Philippines, cuts power

A powerful typhoon with gusts reaching 235km/h has made landfall in the eastern Philippines, the state weather service said.

News • 17 Jan 17

The fire started when sparks from a welding machine set ablaze flammable chemicals

Manila factory fire death toll rises to 72

The death toll has risen to 72 after a fire gutted a footwear factory in the Philippines yesterday.

News • 14 May 15

A aerial photo from the Philippine Air Force shows the crowd waiting for the arrival of Pope Francis

Pope says mass for millions in Manila

Pope Francis celebrated a huge open-air Mass for a rain-drenched crowd of millions in the Philippine capital Manila.

News • 18 Jan 15

Residents are rescued by police and rescue volunteers during the floods in Manila

Thousands return home following Philippine typhoon

Thousands of people displaced by floods triggered by tropical storm Fung-Wong returned to their mud-caked homes in the Philippine capital of Manila, as the death toll from the disaster rose to five.

News • 20 Sep 14

Residents of Legazpi city in Albay province, south of Manila, are evacuated ahead of a super typhoon

Philippines braces for super typhoon

Authorities in the Philippines grounded air and sea transport and urged fishing boats to return to port, as an approaching super typhoon gathered speed.

News • 08 Nov 13

A bridge on Bohol was badly damaged in the earthquake

Death toll from Philippines quake rises to 144

The death toll from an earthquake in the Philippines has risen to 144 as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings.

News • 16 Oct 13

Emergency services struggled to deal with the floods

At least seven dead in Manila flooding

Monsoon rains reinforced by a tropical storm flooded half the Philippine capital in just 24 hours, triggering landslides and killing at least seven people.

News • 20 Aug 13