Tag: Philippines
Filipino woman who was on death row in Indonesia will return home after almost 15 years in prison
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Filipino woman who was on death row in Indonesia — and was nearly executed by firing squad in...
Filipino woman on Indonesia death row recalls a stunning last minute reprieve and 'miracle' transfer
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso knelt to pray when officers came to take her to an...
Marcos Says Philippines Won’t Send Warships After China Clashes
(Bloomberg) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his nation won’t deploy Navy warships to the South China Sea in response to recent...
Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A plume of hot ash and gases up to three kilometers (1.8 miles) high forced residents to seek shelter...
Three dead and dozens sick after eating sea turtle stew
Three people have died and at least 32 were hospitalised in the Philippines after eating an endangered sea turtle cooked in stew.Dozens of...
Army Looking To Shrink Typhon Missile System After Lessons Learned From First Deployment
The U.S. Army is already interested in scaling down its new Typhon ground-based missile system, if possible, to help make it easier to...