Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the Philippine president in a ceremony in Manila, succeeding the outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte.
His inauguration marks a stunning comeback for the Marcos political dynasty, which was ousted after a popular (...)
Philippines authorities have again ordered the shutdown of an investigative news site founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa.
Rappler is one of the few Philippines media outlets critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's government.
The (...)
A fire engulfed a ferry carrying 165 people in the central Philippines and rescuers now say all but two have been brought to safety.
One person is confirmed to have died and one is missing, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
The Mama Mary-Chloe was (...)
A Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plane, flying out of Riyadh, veered off the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday afternoon.
According to Nimfa Ravelo's report on dzBB's Super Radyo, the Boeing 777-368 aircraft with (...)
The eldest daughter of outgoing Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been sworn in as vice-president.
Sara Duterte vowed to unite the Philippines at a ceremony in Davao.
It was there that the 44-year-old took over from her father as the city's (...)
MANILA — The Philippine government has approved the e-vaccination certificate in the Tawakkalna application for the Saudis' entry into the country, the Saudi Embassy in Manila announced on Wednesday.
The embassy stated that the Philippine government (...)
A restive volcano in the central Philippines spewed a column of ash at least 1 km (0.6 mile) into the sky on Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the alert at Mount Bulusan by one notch and remind residents not to enter the danger zone.
The (...)
The Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to The Philippines Hisham bin Sultan Al-Gahtani took part in the opening ceremony of the Contemporary Lingual Lab affiliated to the Foreign Service Institute of the foreign ministry of The (...)
The Philippines will no longer require a pre-departure COVID-19 test from May 30 for inbound travelers who have got a booster jab as part of the government's measures to revive the pandemic-hit economy.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said (...)
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was proclaimed the next president of the Philippines by a joint session of Congress on Wednesday following a landslide election triumph 36 years after his father was ousted.
The Senate and House of Representatives also declared (...)
A ferry carrying more than 130 people caught fire in the northeastern Philippines on Monday, killing seven people and forcing passengers and crew members to jump into the sea where they were rescued by other vessels, the Associated Press (...)
The Philippine coast guard checks rescued passengers at the port of Real in Quezon province on May 23.
MANILA — At least seven people were killed after a high-speed boat carrying 134 people caught fire in the Philippines on Monday, the coast guard (...)
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Calatagan, Batangas early Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The state seismologists said the earthquake of tectonic origin hit 21 km west of Calatagan at 5:50 a.m. (...)
The Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to The Philippines Husham bin Sultan Al-Gahtani met in his office in Manila today with the Minister for National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Guiling Mamondiong.
During the meeting, issues of (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia, represented by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), delivered on Thursday humanitarian assistance worth $3.2 million to the Philippines to confront the coronavirus and mitigate the effects of Typhoon (...)
Upon directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) handed over today humanitarian assistance to the Philippines worth USD 3.2 million, including (...)
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, son of a former Philippines' dictator, is headed for a landslide win in the country's presidential race, according to partial and preliminary results.
The 64-year-old senator has so far won 56% of the vote, compared (...)
Ferdinand Marcos Jr clinched a stunning runaway victory in the Philippines' presidential election on Monday in the first win by a majority since a 1986 revolution that toppled his late father's two-decade rule.
An unofficial tally showed Marcos, (...)
His father was a ruthless dictator. His mother gained international notoriety for her massive collection of shoes.
So how is 64-year-old Ferdinand Marcos Jr, more commonly known by his nickname Bongbong, the frontrunner to be the next president of (...)
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announced that its 22nd global summit will take place in Riyadh on November 29, 2022.
This was announced at the closing session of its Global Summit in Manila on Friday.
In Manila, more than a thousand (...)
At the closing session of its Global Summit in Manila today, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announced that its 22nd event will take place in Riyadh on November 29, 2022.
In Manila, more than a thousand delegates, including the world's (...)
The death toll from landslides and floods caused by the first storm to hit the Philippines this year has risen to 224, with 147 still missing, the national disaster agency said Thursday according to the dpa.
Most of the fatalities or 202 were from (...)
The death toll in landslides and floods caused by this year's first tropical storm in the Philippines has risen to 172, with 110 people still missing, the national disaster agency said Sunday according to the dpa.
Of the victims, 156 were from Leyte (...)
At least 121 people have been killed in landslides and floods caused by the first storm to hit the Philippines this year, which also displaced more than 200,000 residents, officials said Thursday according to the dpa.
Most of the fatalities were (...)
The death toll from landslides and floods caused by the first tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year has reached 28, with more than 20 others reported missing, officials said Tuesday according to the dpa.
Twenty-two fatalities were (...)
