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Easter 2016: Filipino penitents subject themselves to crucifixions on Good Friday
Groups of men whipped themselves bloody and carried heavy crosses on streets in Tarlac city.
Hackers' typo botches $1bn cyber heist targeting Bangladesh bank and New York Federal Reserve
The Bangladesh central bank and the New York Fed were targeted by the hackers who still got away with $80m.
International Women's Day 2016: Celebrations, protests and marches all around the world
Women's Day recognises everything from women's suffrage to representation in politics and equal parenting.
Philippines: Abu Sayyaf militants fly Isis black flag as they invade Mindanao Island
Six soldiers were killed in clashes as Islamic State militants attempt to overrun army garrison.
Philippines: Mummified German sailor Manfred Fritz Bajorat 'had only been dead a week'
Autopsy showed sailor died from heart attack 'more or less' a week before being found.
Isis: Saudi cleric Sheikh Aaidh al-Qarni injured in Philippines assassination attempt on IS hit list
Qarni was outspoken in his condemnation of Isis provoking calls for lone wolf attacks against him.
Mummified sailor: Life and death of German adventurer Manfred Bajorat found on abandoned yacht
Bajorat, 59, was discovered by fishermen on his yacht Sajo off the coast of Barobo town in Surigao del Sur.
Philippines: Mummified body of German sailor found onboard floating vessel after drifting at sea
WARNING CHILLING IMAGE: Body of Manfred Fritz Bajorat found after six years at sea
Madonna shames ex-personal trainer in front of 20,000 for affair with her boyfriend
Star tells crowd in the Philippenes: 'she f***ed my boyfriend, so I fired her'
Australia issues terror warning on Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia however dismisses security alert saying capital is safe to visit.
Manny Pacquiao fired by Nike over anti-gay comments
The sporting giant said they 'no longer have a relationship' with Pacquiao.
Philippines: Passenger has entire plane to himself on Philippines Airlines flight
Alex Simon, 28, had a private jet experience on a domestic flight from Manila to Boracay.
Philippines: Authorities fear Isis will fan flames of radical Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
Muslim Rebel groups, from which the MILF emerged, have been fighting a decade-long insurgency.
Jakarta attacks: Who are the Jemaah Islamiyah militants linked to Isis and al-Qaeda in Indonesia?
The radical Islamist group stretches from Indonesia across Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.
War on Isis: Daesh's influence 'is spreading' in Philippines despite government claims
Warning comes after a video showed militants pledge allegiance to the Islamic State.
South China Sea dispute: Beijing lands 2 civilian planes on Fiery Cross Reef
China has been accused of flaring up tensions by building artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Philippines: Marine who strangled prostitute when he discovered she was transgender during oral sex appeals
US serviceman Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted in December 2016.
New Year's 2016: Philippines fireworks kill 1 and injure 300
Firecrackers also gut at least 1,000 shanties in capital Manila.
Philippines: Catholic priest suspended for delivering Christmas Eve mass standing on a hoverboard
Video footage shows Father Albert San Jose riding around his church in the Philippines singing Christmas songs.
South China Sea: Filipino protesters land on Philippine-controlled Pagasa island
The move could trigger a strong reaction from China.
Philippines: 26 killed in week-long battles between Islamic State Abu Sayyaf militants and army
The groups is currently holding two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino.
China holds military drill in disputed South China Sea
Chinese warships, submarines and fighter jets involved in exercise.
Philippines: Manila rated toughest city to navigate in the world
Riyadh and New Delhi found to be second- and third-hardest cities to navigate.
Philippines: Islamic State hostage-taking group Abu Sayyaf clash with army killing 18
Abu Sayyaf's leadership pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 2014.
Philippines: Maoist rebels declare Christmas ceasefire
The Maoist group has called for a 12-day ceasefire so fighters can spend Christmas with their families.
Philippines: University students run naked in government transparency push
They gave out roses to onlookers and carried placards calling for support for their cause.
South China Sea: Chinese navy conducts more drills
US has criticised China over constructing artificial islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago.
Philippines: US Marine drowned prostitute in toilet after finding 'man not a woman giving him oral sex'
Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, who strangled Jennifer Laude, was sentenced to 12 years in jail.
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow now rolling out to Android One devices
Google is rolling out the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow bug-fix update for Android One devices, starting with Cherry Mobile G1 in Philippines.
APEC Summit 2015: Riot police use water cannons as protesters burn vulture effigy in the Philippines
Hundreds of protesters burned large effigy of a vulture outside APEC Summit on 19 November.