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These are the items that appeared on the Philippines news section of the Philippines portal.

Latest events are listed first.

Archive

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2008

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2007

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(Inquirer.net)

2006

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(INQ7.net)

Typhoon Reming
Typhoon Reming
  • November 29: Typhoon Reming (pictured) intensifies as it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility; the government has suspended classes in affected areas for November 30. {INQ7.net)
Typhoon Milenyo (Xangsane) shortly before landfall on Samar Island.
Typhoon Milenyo (Xangsane) shortly before landfall on Samar Island.
  • September 27: President Arroyo suspends classes in selected areas, including Metro Manila as Typhoon Milenyo (international codename: Xangsane) approached the western coast of Luzon. (INQ7.net)
  • August 7: Mayon Volcano intensifies its volcanic activity, leading the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to raise the alert level from level 3 to level 4, which prompted mandatory evacuation procedures.


  • July 14: Mayon Volcano in Albay spews out lava and ash. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level from level 1 to level 3, prompting evacuations.
Tropical storm Florita
Tropical storm Florita

2005

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Raul Roco
Raul Roco
  • July 27: Two independent sources confirmed that Virgilio Garcillano took a flight from Subic last July 14, to Singapore, contrary to denials by Philippine authorities. He spent a night in Singapore, and then flew for London.
  • July 25: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered her yearly State of the Nation Address, in which she advocated for institutional reforms. Earlier in the day, the main opposition filed for Arroyo's impeachment, with revisions from the previous impeachment charges.