News tagged with philippines
Chile quake in 'elite class' like 2004 Asian quake
(AP) -- The huge earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile belongs to an "elite class" of mega earthquakes, experts said, and is similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered deadly tsunami ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2010 |
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Major volcanic eruption feared in Philippines
(AP) -- The Philippines' most active volcano could have a huge eruption within days, officials warned Sunday after detecting a drastic surge in earthquakes and eerie rumbling sounds in surrounding foothills. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2009 |
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Philippine volcano rumbles with fresh explosions
(AP) -- The Mayon volcano, which has blown its top nearly 40 times in 400 years, menaced nearby residents with small eruptions of ash and lava Wednesday as Philippine authorities moved more than 30,000 people ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Tiny primate 'talks' in ultrasound
One of the world's smallest primates, the Philippine tarsier, communicates in a range of ultrasound inaudible to predator and prey alike, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Ebola found in Philippine pigs for first time
(AP) -- A form of ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and threaten humans, scientists report.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Rare deer found on Philippine island: scientists
One of the world's rarest deer has been found in a tiny patch of Philippines forest that is being cut down by farmers and loggers, according to a British-Filipino scientific expedition.
May 28, 2009 |
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Belief in God strongest in US and Catholic countries, surveys find
International surveys about the depth of people's belief in God reveal vast differences among nations, ranging from 94 percent of people in the Philippines who said they always believed in God, compared to only 13 percent ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2012 |
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More than 300 new species discovered in the Philippines
This spring, scientists from the California Academy of Sciences braved leeches, lionfish, whip-scorpions and a wide variety of other biting and stinging creatures to lead the most comprehensive scientific ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Fungus could wipe out Philippine bananas: growers
A disease that has ravaged banana plantations across Southeast Asia could wipe out the Philippine industry in three years unless the government finds a cure, a growers' group warned Monday.
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Most of 47,000 Filipinos safe from raging volcano
(AP) -- Almost all of the 47,000 residents living on the slopes of a rumbling volcano in the central Philippines have moved to emergency shelters, and lava and earthquakes Tuesday heralded what officials ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Battle on paradise Philippine island
For tourists the Philippine island of Palawan seems like paradise, but for environment activists it feels more akin to a battlefield.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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NASA satellite image shows deadly Typhoon Morakot slamming Taiwan
Sometimes satellite imagery will leave a person in awe of nature's power and that's what the latest satellite image from NASA's Aqua satellite will do as it shows the giant Typhoon Morakot's center about to ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Typhoon Mirinae is already scaring Philippine residents before Halloween
Another typhoon in the northern Philippines really is something to be scared about, and Mirinae is expected to make landfall there in the mid-morning hours on Halloween, October 31. Mirinae will be the fourth ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2009 |
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DNA reveals 7 new mice species
After living incognito for millions of years in a remote area of a forested mountain range in the Philippines, seven newfound species of mice owe their recent discovery to DNA evidence and the Florida State ...
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Scientists obtain rocks moving into seismogenic zone
An international group of scientists aboard the Deep-Sea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country, with an estimated population of about 92 million people. Its national economy is the 47th largest in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP nominal) of over US$ 168.6 billion (nominal). It is estimated that there are about 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide, equivalent to about 11% of the total population of the Philippines.
A former colony of Spain and the United States, the Philippines is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Asia, the other being East Timor. There are also a number of minority religious groups, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other beliefs. Multiple ethnicities, and cultures are found throughout the islands. Ecologically, the Philippines is one of the most diverse countries in the world.
For more information about Philippines, read the full article at
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