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Philippines: At Least 6 Dead, Thousands Evacuated in Major Flooding

Major flooding hit the Philippines, leaving at least six people dead and several missing and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate from the Metro Manila area as of Tuesday, July 22. This video shows severe flooding in Cainta, Rizal.

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Philippines: Ash From Mt. Kanlaon Eruption Blankets Nearby Towns

Mt. Kanlaon had a moderately explosive eruption at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday, May 13. According to reports, the eruption lasted about five minutes, sending a 4.5 km ash plume into the sky, which blanketed nearby towns.

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Philippines: Dozens Dead As Tropical Storm Trami Causes Severe Flooding 5

Tropical Storm Trami, known as Kristine in the Philippines, made landfall in the northern part of Luzon Island early on Thursday, October 24, causing widespread flooding and landslides, and leaving more than 40 people dead.

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Philippines: Tropical Storm Yagi Dumps Heavy Rain Leaving Multiple Dead 3

Tropical Storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, brought heavy rainfall to Manila and nearby provinces on Monday, September 2 causing flooding and landslides. Floods and a landslide killed at least eight people in the Province of Rizal. Fatalities were also reported Bicol and Cebu.

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Philippines: Tropical Storm Yagi Dumps Heavy Rain Leaving Multiple Dead 4

Tropical Storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, brought heavy rainfall to Manila and nearby provinces on Monday, September 2 causing flooding and landslides. Floods and a landslide killed at least eight people in the Province of Rizal. Fatalities were also reported Bicol and Cebu.

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Philippines: Tropical Storm Yagi Dumps Heavy Rain Leaving Multiple Dead 2

Tropical Storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, brought heavy rainfall to Manila and nearby provinces on Monday, September 2 causing flooding and landslides. Floods and a landslide killed at least eight people in the Province of Rizal. Fatalities were also reported Bicol and Cebu.

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Philippines: Tropical Storm Yagi Dumps Heavy Rain Leaving Multiple Dead

Tropical Storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, brought heavy rainfall to Manila and nearby provinces on Monday, September 2 causing flooding and landslides. Floods and a landslide killed at least eight people in the Province of Rizal. Fatalities were also reported Bicol and Cebu.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240811) -- BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The coffin of the late Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago is carried to the graveyard at Teresa town in Rizal province, the Philippines, Aug. 10, 2024. The funeral of Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago, who lost his life in a rescue operation for two abducted Chinese nationals, was held Saturday at Teresa town in Rizal province, east of Manila. On Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines sent representatives to Santiago's home to offer condolences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Nie Xiaoyang)

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PHILIPPINES-RIZAL-POLICE OFFICER-FUNERAL

(240810) -- RIZAL, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The coffin of the late Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago is carried to the graveyard at Teresa town in Rizal province, the Philippines, Aug. 10, 2024. The funeral of Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago, who lost his life in a rescue operation for two abducted Chinese nationals, was held Saturday at Teresa town in Rizal province, east of Manila. On Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines sent representatives to Santiago's home to offer condolences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Nie Xiaoyang)

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PHILIPPINES-RIZAL-POLICE OFFICER-FUNERAL

(240810) -- RIZAL, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Police officers offer condolences during the funeral of the late Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago at Teresa town in Rizal province, the Philippines, Aug. 10, 2024. The funeral of Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago, who lost his life in a rescue operation for two abducted Chinese nationals, was held Saturday at Teresa town in Rizal province, east of Manila. On Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines sent representatives to Santiago's home to offer condolences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Nie Xiaoyang)

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PHILIPPINES-RIZAL-POLICE OFFICER-FUNERAL

(240810) -- RIZAL, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relatives of the late Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago are seen on his funeral at Teresa town in Rizal province, the Philippines, Aug. 10, 2024. The funeral of Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago, who lost his life in a rescue operation for two abducted Chinese nationals, was held Saturday at Teresa town in Rizal province, east of Manila. On Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines sent representatives to Santiago's home to offer condolences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Nie Xiaoyang)

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PHILIPPINES-RIZAL-POLICE OFFICER-FUNERAL

(240810) -- RIZAL, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The coffin of the late Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago is carried to the graveyard at Teresa town in Rizal province, the Philippines, Aug. 10, 2024. The funeral of Philippine police officer Nelson G. Santiago, who lost his life in a rescue operation for two abducted Chinese nationals, was held Saturday at Teresa town in Rizal province, east of Manila. On Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines sent representatives to Santiago's home to offer condolences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Nie Xiaoyang)

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Philippines: Typhoon Gaemi Causes Severe Flooding In Metro Manila And Parts Of Luzon 5

Continuous rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi and the southwest monsoon caused flooding in the Philippine capital and many parts of Luzon Island on Wednesday, July 24. PAGASA issued a red warning for 'torrential rains.' The widespread floods, which were knee-high in some areas, forced residents near Manila Bay and rivers to evacuate, closed schools and offices, and canceled flights.

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THE PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-HIGANTES FESTIVAL

(231122) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Large papier-mache puppets dressed in colorful costumes are paraded along a street during the "Higantes (giants) Festival" in Rizal Province, the Philippines on Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-HIGANTES FESTIVAL

(231122) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Large papier-mache puppets dressed in colorful costumes are paraded along a street during the "Higantes (giants) Festival" in Rizal Province, the Philippines on Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-HIGANTES FESTIVAL

(231122) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Large papier-mache puppets dressed in colorful costumes are paraded along a street during the "Higantes (giants) Festival" in Rizal Province, the Philippines on Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-HIGANTES FESTIVAL

(231122) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Large papier-mache puppets dressed in colorful costumes are paraded along a street during the "Higantes (giants) Festival" in Rizal Province, the Philippines on Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Respect to National Hero

RESPECT. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bows in front of the monument of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Park in Manila on Friday (Nov. 3, 2023). Kishida later held a bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Malacañan Palace and is set to deliver a speech before the special joint session of the 19th Congress at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City on Saturday (Nov. 4) . (PNA photos by Joey O. Razon)

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Wreath-laying Ceremony

WREATH-LAYING. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Park in Manila to start his two-day official visit to the Philippines on Friday (Nov. 3, 2023). Kishida then proceeded to the Malacañan Palace for a bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PNA photos by Joey O. Razon)

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PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-CAPSIZED BOAT-DEATH TOLL

(230728) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The capsized boat is seen as rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducts a search and retrieval operation for passengers from the capsized boat in Rizal Province, the Philippines, on July 28, 2023. The death toll in the overcrowded passenger boat that capsized on Laguna de Bay off Rizal province on Thursday has climbed to 26, the PCG said on Friday. (Str/Xinhua)

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PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-CAPSIZED BOAT-DEATH TOLL

(230728) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conduct a search and retrieval operation for passengers from the capsized boat in Rizal Province, the Philippines, on July 28, 2023. The death toll in the overcrowded passenger boat that capsized on Laguna de Bay off Rizal province on Thursday has climbed to 26, the PCG said on Friday. (Str/Xinhua)

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PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-CAPSIZED BOAT-DEATH TOLL

(230728) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conduct a search and retrieval operation for passengers from the capsized boat in Rizal Province, the Philippines, on July 28, 2023. The death toll in the overcrowded passenger boat that capsized on Laguna de Bay off Rizal province on Thursday has climbed to 26, the PCG said on Friday. (Str/Xinhua)

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PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-CAPSIZED BOAT-DEATH TOLL

(230728) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conduct a search and retrieval operation for passengers from the capsized boat in Rizal Province, the Philippines, on July 28, 2023. The death toll in the overcrowded passenger boat that capsized on Laguna de Bay off Rizal province on Thursday has climbed to 26, the PCG said on Friday. (Str/Xinhua)

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At least 21 dead after boat capsizes in lake in Philippines

STORY: At least 21 dead after boat capsizes in lake in Philippines DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the capsized boat and rescue efforts (courtesy: Philippine Coast Guard) STORYLINE: At least 21 people died after a passenger boat capsized in a lake in Rizal province, east of Manila, on Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the police said. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo told a television interview that at least 21 died in the accident that happened around 1:00 p.m. local time. Initially, the PCG said 30 died from the accident. Balilo later corrected the figure. The PCG said the boat was traveling to Talim island in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines, from Binangonan town when the accident happened. The PCG said strong winds buffeted the motorboat, triggering panic among the people aboard the boat. The Rizal provincial police confirmed that 21 died from drowning, while 4

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Cannes Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages Photocall DB

Patricio Martinez, Francisco Canton, Khozy Rizal, Eivind Landsvik, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages Photocall DB

Patricio Martinez, Francisco Canton, Khozy Rizal, Eivind Landsvik, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages Photocall DB

Patricio Martinez, Francisco Canton, Khozy Rizal, Eivind Landsvik, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages Photocall DB

Patricio Martinez, Francisco Canton, Khozy Rizal, Eivind Landsvik, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages Photocall DB

Patricio Martinez, Francisco Canton, Khozy Rizal, Eivind Landsvik, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages Photocall DB

Patricio Martinez, Francisco Canton, Khozy Rizal, Eivind Landsvik, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages Photocall DB

Patricio Martinez, Francisco Canton, Khozy Rizal, Eivind Landsvik, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages Photocall DB

Patricio Martinez, Francisco Canton, Khozy Rizal, Eivind Landsvik, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

French director Francis Canitrot, US Indonesian director Khozy Rizal, Spanish director Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Norwegian director Eivind Landsvik, director Francisco Canton, director Patricio Martinez, Ukrainian Polish director Damian Kocur and British director Saul Freed pose during a photocall for the "Short Films" at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2023. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

French director Francis Canitrot, US Indonesian director Khozy Rizal, Spanish director Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Norwegian director Eivind Landsvik, director Francisco Canton, director Patricio Martinez, Ukrainian Polish director Damian Kocur and British director Saul Freed pose during a photocall for the "Short Films" at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2023. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

French director Francis Canitrot, US Indonesian director Khozy Rizal, Spanish director Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Norwegian director Eivind Landsvik, director Francisco Canton, director Patricio Martinez, Ukrainian Polish director Damian Kocur and British director Saul Freed pose during a photocall for the "Short Films" at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2023. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages

Eivind Landsvik, Francisco Canton, Patricio Martinez, Khozy Rizal, Francis Canitrot, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Flora Ana Buda, Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych, Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Carla Melo Gampert and Margaret Miller attend "Realisateurs Des Courts Metrages" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Staff of the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo gather in front of the bust of Jose Rizal, their country's national hero, in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on June 19, 2011, the 150th anniversary of his birth. Rizal traveled to Japan in 1888 during the course of his peaceful revolt against the Spanish rulers of the Philippines.

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken June 16, 2011, at the Philippine National Library in Manila, shows a portrait on display there of Seiko Usui, more commonly known to Filipinos as O-Sei-san, the Japanese love interest of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal, who visited Japan from Feb. 28 to April 13, 1888. The Philippines celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rizal's birth on June 19, 2011.

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Japan reaches Asia/Oceania zone 2nd round in Davis Cup

MANILA, Philippines - Go Soeda (L, far court) and Takao Suzuki (R) added a doubles win on Feb. 9 to give Japan an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the Philippines in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania zone Group I first round. Soeda and Suzuki defeated Eric Taino and Cecil Mamiit 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in the best-of-five contest at Rizal Memorial Tennis Center, sending Japan into the second round starting April 11 against the winner of the Uzbekistan-India matchup.

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-EARTH HOUR

(220326) -- MANILA, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Environmental advocates and bicycle enthusiasts are seen at Rizal Park during the annual Earth Hour in Manila, the Philippines on March 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-EARTH HOUR

(220326) -- MANILA, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Environmental advocates hold a program at Rizal Park during the annual Earth Hour in Manila, the Philippines on March 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)