Lithuania and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to build a security alliance resulting from their mutual alarm over what they perceive as growing aggression threatening their regions by countries such as China.
The memorandum of (...)
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at The Hague over his drug war that killed thousands, has been elected mayor of his family's stronghold, according to early, partial results.
Two of his most loyal aides - long-time (...)
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines.
State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding (...)
From the Vatican to the Philippines, Catholics were spending their Easter Monday saying goodbye to their spiritual leader Pope Francis.
His death comes at one of the most important times of the year for followers of the Roman Catholic Church, and (...)
Thousands of American and Filipino troops have launched joint military exercises simulating the defense of the Asian archipelago, including a mock island invasion, in a large-scale drill that has drawn sharp criticism from China.
The annual (...)
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines' controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Around 20,000 people took to the streets of Davao City on Sunday, turning the city's 88th founding anniversary celebration into a massive demonstration calling for the release and return of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently on trial (...)
A plane carrying former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands where he is to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his deadly "war on drugs".
Duterte was arrested at (...)
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by police at Manila's international airport Tuesday on orders of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him, the Philippine (...)
A Chinese student who was kidnapped by a gang, which killed his driver and cut off the student's finger in a bid to force his parents to pay a huge ransom, was rescued by Philippine police, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
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Authorities in one of the Philippines' most densely-populated urban centers are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue.
Carlito Cernal, village chief of Barangay Addition Hills in central Manila, announced (...)
A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday, in what observers said was the second incident of potentially catastrophic behavior by the People's Liberation Army (...)
A US-contracted surveillance plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday morning, killing all four personnel on board, including one US military service member, according to US Indo-Pacific Command.
The crash occurred in Maguindanao del Sur in the (...)
The Philippines' parliament has voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte following complaints about alleged corruption.
Duterte has been accused of misusing millions of dollars in public funds and threatening to have President Ferdinand (...)
A woman from the Philippines who spent almost 15 years on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad is finally home.
Mary Jane Veloso was sentenced to death in 2010 after she was found carrying 2.6kg (5.7lb) of heroin through an (...)
The Philippines says the China Coast Guard has fired water cannon and "sideswiped" a government vessel in the South China Sea.
The incident happened near the disputed Scarborough Shoal and Beijing said it acted "in accordance with the law".
The US (...)
Three people have died and at least 32 were hospitalized in the Philippines after eating an endangered sea turtle cooked in stew.
Dozens of indigenous Teduray people reported symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal spasms since eating the (...)
A massive fire tore through a coastal shanty town in the Philippine capital on Sunday, leaving at least 2,000 families homeless as flames billowed for nearly eight hours.
Drone footage from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (...)
The Philippine government has ramped up security measures for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family following public threats against their lives by Vice President Sara Duterte, local media reported Sunday.
The Presidential Security Command (...)
Political tensions in the Philippines reached a boiling point as Vice President Sara Duterte made explosive remarks about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., claiming she had arranged for his assassination in the event of her death, according to local (...)
Super Typhoon Man-yi, also known locally as Pepito, made landfall in the Philippines late Saturday, injuring at least two people and displacing over 110,000 as heavy rains and strong winds wreaked havoc across the country.
The National Disaster Risk (...)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two landmark laws on Friday reinforcing his country's maritime claims, including in the contested South China Sea, a move that has sparked anger from China, which claims nearly the entire (...)
Jennylyn M Barrios' job as a make-up artist takes her all over Manila – precious time away from Uno, her 10-month-old son.
There simply isn't enough time in the day to make the homemade meals her growing baby needs. But in rapidly developing (...)
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he kept a "death squad" to crack down on crime while mayor of one of the country's largest cities.
In his first testimony before an official investigation on his so-called war on drugs, (...)
Typhoon Trami, locally known as Tropical Storm Kristine, has displaced and affected over 5.7 million people in the Philippines, with the death toll rising to 85, local media reported on Sunday.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and (...)
