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January 29, 07:16am EST
Blast in Philippine fireworks factory kills 5-police 

(Adds quotes, details, changes dateline) By Romeo Ranoco TRECE MARTIRES, Philippines, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A blast in a fireworks factory south of the Philippine capital Manila on Thursday killed at least five people and wounded dozens of others, police ...  Full Article 

June 27, 10:43am EDT
Toxic pesticide on Philippine ferry halts search 

The Philippines halted a search for hundreds of bodies feared trapped inside a capsized passenger ferry on Friday after authorities learnt that 10 tonnes of pesticide was on board.   Full Article 

June 26, 11:58am EDT
Relatives bid farewell at Philippine ferry site 

Relatives said goodbye to their missing kin at the site of a capsized ferry in the central Philippines on Thursday fearing they will not see them again; dead or alive.   Full Article 

June 25, 12:26pm EDT
More bodies found from Philippine typhoon, US vows aid 

Some 50 bodies were found 100 km (60 miles) from a giant capsized ferry in the Philippines on Wednesday, and Washington said it would send an aircraft carrier to help with typhoon relief efforts.   Full Article 

June 25, 01:17pm EDT Photo
More bodies found from Philippine typhoon, U.S. vows aid 

SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines (Reuters) - Some 50 bodies were found 100 km (60 miles) from a giant capsized ferry in the Philippines on Wednesday, and Washington said it would send an aircraft carrier to help with typhoon relief efforts.  Full Article 

June 25, 06:26am EDT
Divers search first-class cabins on Philippine ferry 

Divers scouted for bodies in first-class cabins on a capsized ferry in the Philippines on Wednesday looking for more than 700 people still missing in the disaster.   Full Article 

June 26, 02:55am EDT
U.S. helps beef up typhoon relief in Philippines 

U.S. soldiers shuttled water, rice and medicine to typhoon-ravaged islands in the central Philippines on Thursday as the search for hundreds of bodies from a capsized ferry continued.   Full Article 

June 24, 06:22am EDT
Divers find bodies in sunken Philippine ferry 

Divers found ghostly white bodies floating head up inside a sunken passenger ferry in the central Philippines on Tuesday raising fears of a mass grave below the waves.   Full Article 

June 24, 11:59am EDT
Divers find only death in sunken Philippine ferry 

Divers found bodies in lifevests bobbing in airpockets of a giant sunken ferry in the Philippines on Tuesday, and an official said it would be a miracle if any of the hundreds of missing had survived.   Full Article 

June 24, 05:27pm EDT
Divers find only death in sunken Philippine ferry 

SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines (Reuters) - Divers found bodies in lifevests bobbing in airpockets of a giant sunken ferry in the Philippines on Tuesday, and an official said it would be a miracle if any of the hundreds of missing had survived.  Full Article