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Agence France-Presse in Manila

Twenty people die in a single day in the southern Philippines following a fresh outbreak of separatist unrest in the strife-torn region.

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Manila files fourth protest in three months over alleged land reclamation by Beijing in the disputed Spratly Islands territory of the South China Sea

The United States will “help” the Philippines in the event that China occupies disputed islands in the South China Sea, the US Chief of Naval Operations said on Thursday. Admiral Jonathan Greenert also stressed that the US would honour its mutual defence treaty with the Philippines amid a seething territorial conflict with China over the resource-rich waters.

The Philippine government launched an US$8.17 billion plan on Wednesday to rebuild the lives of millions battered by Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday for a two-day trip that could fast-track a deal on expanding the US military presence as a territorial dispute simmers with China.

Binay said he could no longer deliver President Benigno Aquino’s letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping asking him to spare the woman after China sent word that it would not be a “convenient time” for him to visit.