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 (...)
The death toll from Typhoon Trami, also known locally as Tropical Storm Kristine, has tragically climbed to 81, with thousands affected across the Philippines, local media reported.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (...)
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte registered on Monday to run for mayor in his home city despite his notorious legacy over his brutal anti-drugs crackdown that the International Criminal Court is investigating as a possible crime against (...)
An influential Filipino pastor wanted in the Philippines and the US for child sex trafficking has been arrested, ending a two-week-long standoff between police officers and his followers.
Police have been attempting to arrest Apollo Quiboloy in a (...)
Tropical Storm Enteng and severe monsoon rains have killed 10 people and displaced thousands across the Philippines, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Tuesday.
The storm has impacted 147,024 individuals (...)
Tropical Storm Enteng, internationally known as Yagi, has claimed two lives in the Philippines and caused significant disruptions, including flight cancellations, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on (...)
The Philippines has reported two new cases of mpox, bringing the total number of active cases in the country to three this year, the Health Ministry announced on Monday.
The new cases involve two men in their mid-30s, one of whom is from the (...)
The US reaffirmed its support for the Philippines in defending its sovereign rights, the Pentagon announced Monday.
This declaration came during a meeting between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Philippine (...)
The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed floating barriers and started to clean up an oil spill to prevent it from reaching the capital, Manila.
Authorities are racing to stop the oil spill from the 65-meter-long (213 feet) MT Terra Nova, which (...)
A powerful typhoon made landfall in northeastern Taiwan early on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring hundreds of others as authorities closed financial markets, schools and offices.
Conditions in Taiwan worsened as Typhoon Gaemi (...)
Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage.
Continuous heavy (...)
Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines.
More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian have been relocated to safer areas in anticipation of the storm.
It (...)
The Philippines has announced plans to ban offshore gaming operators, targeting an industry that mostly caters to Chinese gamblers and has sparked growing alarm from law enforcement over its alleged connections to organized crime.
Known locally as (...)
China and the Philippines have reached a deal aimed at ending confrontations at the fiercely disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government announced Sunday.
The shoal, claimed by both nations, has been a hotspot for (...)
A small town mayor in the Philippines who has been accused of being a Chinese spy has gone into hiding, officials said.
Police could not carry out a warrant for the arrest of Alice Guo over the weekend as she was not at any of her known (...)
