Tag: Philippines
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Wagging tails fill Manila church where priests bless pets for St. Francis feast
It’s a day for wagging tails, happy faces and a special annual blessing at a church in the Philippine capital. Every Oct. 4, Catholics mark the ... -
European Union strikes a new free trade deal with the Philippines
BRUSSELS — The European Union and the Philippines announced a new free trade deal on Tuesday in the latest bilateral agreement struck by Brussels as it ... -
Muslim region in southern Philippines holds first elections
A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first elections for a regional parliament Monday and Tuesday following years of delays, moving it closer ... -
War of words between China and Philippines over disputed waters claims
China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of “stirring up trouble” after harsh words from Philippines Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over Beijing’s increasingly aggressive pursuit of ... -
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed school attack, official says
A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself yesterday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school ... -
US asks Philippines to extradite Filipino church leader accused of sex crimes and fraud
The United States has asked the Philippine government to extradite a Filipino church leader, who was once an influential adviser to former President Rodrigo Duterte, to ... -
Beijing holds military drills near disputed shoal in the South China Sea
China conducted military drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday as territorial tensions with the Philippines intensify. The joint naval ... -
Another senator arrested for alleged large-scale corruption
A Philippine senator was arrested yesterday and charged under the country’s anti-corruption statutes, becoming the latest member of the upper legislative chamber to be arrested in more than ... -
Town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger in quake-hit villages
The mayor of a southern Philippine town that was devastated by a powerful earthquake pleaded yesterday for helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger in ... -
20,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines yesterday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country ... -
A 7.8 magnitude quake kills at least 32, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami
An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the southern Philippines yesterday, killing at least 32 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in ruined buildings and sending ... -
Bishop and ex-ICC judge lead new inquiry into thousands of Duterte-era killings
A group led by a Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines launched a fact-finding body yesterday to document accounts of witnesses and other details of ex-President ... -
200,000 people affected as over 5,400 flee ash from Philippine volcano
Nearly 200,000 people in 124 villages in the northeastern Philippines were affected and over 5,400 fled massive plumes of ash that billowed from Mayon volcano over ... -
Ex-President Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
Judges at the International Criminal Court yesterday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while ... -
Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
THE HAGUE – Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns ... -
US forces to join combat drills in Philippines to show commitment to Asia while fighting Iran
More than 17,000 American and Filipino military personnel will participate in one of their largest annual combat exercises in the Philippines that underscore the United States’ ... -
Philippines opens key coast guard base in disputed waters
Chinese officials did not immediately react to the Philippines’ opening of its coast guard district command on Thitu Island, which has been occupied by Filipino forces ... -
Gov’t grounds company’s fleet of passenger ships after at least 18 die
Philippine officials yesterday grounded the entire fleet of passenger ships belonging to a company that owned a ferry that sank in the south and left at ... -
At least 18 killed, hundreds rescued after ferry disaster
A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early yesterday near an island in the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 people, officials said. ... -
Beijing says two people are dead and four are missing after boat capsizes
Two people were dead and four others missing after a Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 21 Filipinos on board capsized in the South China Sea, Chinese authorities ... -
Philippines discovers new gas deposit near disputed waters
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced yesterday the discovery of a new natural gas deposit near the disputed South China Sea, which could shield his country ... -
Manila and Tokyo sign a new defense pact as they face growing China influence
Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact yesterday that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage ... -
Philippines says 3 fishermen injured by Chinese coast guard’s water cannons off disputed shoal
Chinese coast guard ships used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal, injuring three Filipinos ... -
Manila tests ‘transition credits’ to cut coal use in novel experiment
The Philippines is testing a new type of carbon credit aimed at encouraging companies to cut their climate warming emissions by creating funds that can be ... -
Philippines’ millennial relations with China recalled over Macau Consulate celebration
The Philippine Consulate General marked the 50th anniversary of Philippines-China diplomatic relations with a talk by renowned historian Ambeth R. Ocampo. Speaking at the University of ... -
Court convicts former mayor of human trafficking
A Philippine court yesterday convicted a former mayor, who officials say is a Chinese national, of human trafficking charges for helping establish an illegal online gaming complex ... -
Tens of thousands rally in Manila over corruption scandal that implicates top officials
Tens of thousands gathered yesterday for the start of a three-day rally organized by a religious group in the Philippine capital to demand accountability over a ... -
Powerful politicians will be in jail by Christmas for corruption scandal, Marcos says
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said yesterday that many of at least 37 powerful senators, members of Congress and wealthy businesspeople implicated in a massive corruption ... -
More than a million people evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens the northeastern coast
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall yesterday, knocking down power, forcing ... -
Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains
Typhoon Kalmaegi has made landfall north of Gia Lai province in central Vietnam, lashing the region with fierce winds and torrential rain after leaving more than ... -
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 66 dead, mainly in province still recovering from deadly quake
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs ... -
Air force chopper carrying five crashes while en route to help in typhoon response
A Philippine air force helicopter with five personnel on board crashed in the country’s south while flying to help respond to the devastation wrought by Typhoon ... -
Victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell
Philippine victims of a 2021 typhoon are seeking compensation from energy giant Shell for deaths and damage that they say were intensified by climate change partly ... -
Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island
A Chinese coast guard ship used a powerful water cannon yesterday then rammed and slightly damaged an anchored Philippine government vessel off an island inhabited by ... -
Tropical storm rips through Vietnam and kills at least 12 people
Heavy rain and strong winds from the former Typhoon Bualoi flooded roads, knocked off roofs and caused at least 12 deaths in central Vietnam before weakening ...
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