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Health-Malaysia-Philippines-virus-MERS Contributed by NAMPA / AFP. Malaysia quarantines 64 villagers over MERS virus KUALA LUMPUR, April 17, 2014 (AFP) - Malaysia has quarantined 64 people in a southern village after one of its residents ...

As his family's first-born son, Jordan Manda was groomed as the future chieftain of their Subanen tribe in the mountains of southern Philippines. His father Lucencio The elder Manda survived the ambush. He said they were attacked because he had ...

Philippines operator Bayan Telecommunications has filed over a dozen criminal cases against copper cable thieves during the first quarter of the year, InterAksyon.com reports. The operator also said that it has won convictions of six cable thieves ...

Philippine President Benigno Aquino publicly apologised on April 16 for failures in air conditioning at Manila airport, already named by an online travel guide as the world's worst. The fresh debacle at Terminal 1, used by foreign airlines, came ...

CNN PRODUCER NOTE documented the Holy Wednesday procession of Catholics in Pampanga, Philippines. "In our province we deeply observe the passion of Jesus," he said. During Holy Week, the people of Pampanga, Kapampangans, participate in activities ...

A Filipino health worker who tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) coronavirus has arrived home from the UAE, Philippine officials said yesterday. It's the first known case of the deadly virus in the country, said a report ...

MANILA, Philippines The government on Thursday asked more than 400 passengers who shared an airline flight with a man infected with the MERS virus to check in with the health department immediately. The move was a precautionary measure to ensure ...

The Army's 8th Infantry Division based in Samar turned over the Philippine hawk eagle to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Tuesday, April 15, after taking care of it for four months. /ARMY 8ID MANILA, Philippines A rare ...

Urgent: 5.5-magnitude quake hits 210 km SE of Tabiauan, Philippines -- USGS Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. HONG KONG, April 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted 210 km SE of Tabiauan, Philippines at 12: 38:17 ...