1957 ⟶ Philippine President Magsaysay Killed in Plane Crash
March 17: Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others...
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✈️ Philippine President Magsaysay Killed in Plane Crash
March 17: Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others are killed in a plane crash.⟶
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Philippines🚢 MV Doña Paz Sinks in Collision with MT Vector, Philippines
December 20: The passenger ferry MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector 1 in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (history's worst peacetime maritime disaster).⟶
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Philippines✈️ Cebu Pacific Flight 387 Crash in the Philippines
February 2: Cebu Pacific Flight 387 crashes on the slopes between Mount Sumagaya and Mount Lumot in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, killing all 104 people on board.⟶
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Philippines🪦 Payatas Dumpsite Collapse
July 10: At least 218 people are killed, about 700 are missing and presumed dead, and about 800 shanties are buried in a collapse of a dumpsite, destabilized by torrential rains caused by tropical cyclones, in Payatas, Quezon City.⟶
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Philippines🏞️ Southern Leyte Mudslide
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Philippines✈️ Philippine Air Force C-130 Plane Crash in Jolo Kills Dozens
July 4: 50 people are killed and 46 others are injured when a C-130 transport plane of the Philippine Air Force crashes in Jolo, Sulu.⟶
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