By Agence France-Presse A Philippine woman sentenced to death in indonesia on drug charges said Thursday that she was “elated” to be returning home, after a deal brokered between the two nations. Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin and later sentenced […]
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Typhoon Man-yi has left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms Source: Typhoon Man-yi leaves 7 dead in Philippines and worsens crisis from back-to-back storms Category: International
The United States and the Philippines have signed an agreement to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in key weapons the U.S. would provide to Manila Source: US and Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology Category: International