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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 September 2024. Philippine-related events during the year of 2017 ← 2016 2015 2014 2017 in the Philippines → 2018 2019 2020 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: List of years in the Philippines films music television sports 2017 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the ...
The siege of Marawi (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Marawi), [32] [33] also known as the Marawi crisis (Krisis sa Marawi) [34] and the Battle of Marawi (Labanan sa Marawi), was a five-month-long armed conflict in Marawi, Philippines, that started on May 23, 2017, between Philippine government security forces against militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), including the Maute and Abu Sayyaf ...
The earthquake was recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on February 10, 2017, at 10:03:42 PM (UTC+8). According to PHIVOLCS, the epicenter of the 6.7 magnitude -earthquake was at 9.80°N 125.35°E or 16 kilometers, north west of Surigao City. The earthquake was tectonic of origin.
Shanty town fire in Philippines leaves 15,000 homeless. Kelsey Driscoll. February 8, 2017 at 9:45 AM. MANILA (Reuters) - A massive fire swept through a crowded shanty town near the docks in Manila ...
2017 Leyte earthquake. On July 6, 2017, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Leyte, causing at least 4 deaths and 100 injuries. The quake also caused power interruptions in the whole of Eastern Visayas and nearby Bohol. The Philippine archipelago is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common.
May 5, 2017 at 6:17 PM President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has appeared often in international headlines since taking office -- and the latest suggests he may be headed to Washington.
2018 ASEAN Summits. The 2017 ASEAN Summits or the 30th and 31st ASEAN Summits are diplomatic conferences centering on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which were held in the Philippines from 28 to 29 April and 10–14 November 2017. This marks the third and fourth time the ASEAN Summit was held in the Philippines.
The Philippines is archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It consists of 7,641 islands. It consists of 7,641 islands. The country is known to be "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms", with about twenty tropical cyclones entering the Philippine area of responsibility each year.