Philippine city holds mass circumcision for youths
Hundreds of boys in a Philippine city turned out on Saturday for a daylong ‘circumcision party’ to provide a safe, free procedure for a rite of passage that most local males undergo as preteens.
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Food prices could push millions into poverty - ADB
Surging food prices could push millions of people in Asia into extreme poverty and threaten the durability of the region's world-leading economic recovery, the Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday.
Philippines detects radiation from Japan
Small amounts of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear plant have been detected in the Philippines, the government said on Tuesday, while emphasising the traces posed no danger to humans.
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Philippine military probes facebook abuse video
The Philippine military said on Saturday they are investigating a purported torture video posted on facebook that appears to show uniformed soldiers abusing defenceless prisoners.
Clan wars complicate Philippine unrest: ICRC
Clan wars are complicating the security situation in insurgency-ridden parts of the Philippines, distracting the government from peace-building efforts, the Red Cross warned on Thursday.
Outspoken journalist murdered in Philippines
An outspoken radio broadcaster in the Philippines was shot dead on Monday, the police said, becoming the latest journalist to be murdered in one of the world's most dangerous countries for the media.
Philippines faces more rain as flood deaths mount
Hundreds of thousands of people already reeling from floods across the Philippines have been told to expect further heavy rains until March, authorities said Tuesday, as the disaster death toll rose to 53.
Philippine floods death toll reaches 51
The death toll from nearly three weeks of torrential rains that caused flooding and landslides across large parts of the Philippines rose to 51 on Monday, officials said.
Six dead in communist clashes in Philippines
Six people were killed in fresh clashes between communist insurgents and government forces in the Philippines just days before both sides begin exploratory peace talks, security officials said Saturda
UN driver shot dead in Philippines
A gunman shot dead a filipino driver delivering rice for the United Nations in the restive southern Philippines, the agency said on Sunday.