200,000 people affected as over 5,400 flee ash from Philippine volcano

Mayon volcano spews ash as seen from Camalig, Albay province Nearly 200,000 people in 124 villages in the northeastern Philippines were affected and over 5,400

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

Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2016 file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the Philippine Economic Forum in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) THE HAGUE -

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’ staunch commitment

Philippines opens key coast guard base in disputed waters

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Senator Erwin Tulfo poses with Coast Guard, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan at the newly activated Coast Guard District Kalayaan Island

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

Rescued passengers from M/V Trisha Kerstin, 3 an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry that sank, on a boat around waters of Isabela City, Basilan Provincey, yesterday A ferry

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

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

Manila and Tokyo sign a new defense pact as they face growing China influence

Japanese FM Toshimitsu Motegi (left) and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro shake hands in Manila, yesterday Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact yesterday

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

A semi-submerged freighter lists by the coast of the South Luzon The Philippines is testing a new type of carbon credit aimed at encouraging companies

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

Court convicts former mayor of human trafficking

Dismissed Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo arrives at a private hangar in the City of Pasayearly in Sept. 2024, following her deportation from Indonesia A Philippine court yesterday

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

Powerful politicians will be in jail by Christmas for corruption scandal, Marcos says

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said yesterday that many of at least 37 powerful senators, members of Congress and wealthy businesspeople

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,

Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains

People watch rough waves caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Khanh Hoa Typhoon Kalmaegi has made landfall north of Gia Lai province in central Vietnam, lashing the region

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

Air force chopper carrying five crashes while en route to help in typhoon response

Vehicles lie piled on after flooding caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu city, yesterday A Philippine air force helicopter with five personnel on board crashed in the country’s

Victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell

A ‘help’ sign is painted on the roof beside damaged homes caused by Typhoon Rai in Siargao island, Surigao del Norte, Dec. 2021 Philippine victims of

Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel, right, fires it’s water cannon at the Philippine’s BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Philippine occupied Thitu

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

Southern China cancels schools and flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches

Pedestrians walk along the waterfront of Victoria Harbor ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches Hong Kong, Tuesday (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei) Southern Chinese cities scaled back many aspects of daily

Police arrest 17 for hurling rocks as thousands peacefully protest corruption

Philippine police arrested 17 people — many dressed in black and wearing face masks — who set fire to the tires of a barricade truck and threw

Tensions flare as Chinese and Philippine ships collide near shoal

China’s coast guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels yesterday near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory that both countries claim in the

Marcos supports public outrage over corruption but says protests should be peaceful

The Philippine president yesterday encouraged the public to express their outrage over massive corruption that has plagued flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries

Military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar

Hundreds of students at the University of the Philippines walk out of their classes and protest against corruption in government projects in Manila The Philippine defense and military

Beijing protests Taiwan’s visit to the Philippines

Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, prompting a protest

Australia, Canada and Philippines stage air defense drills off disputed shoal

Australia, Canada and the Philippines deployed three warships and aircraft Wednesday for drills against simulated aerial threats off a disputed South China Sea shoal where

Marcos says the Philippines will be pulled into any conflict over Taiwan, despite China’s protest

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said yesterday his country would inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” into any conflict over Taiwan due to its proximity to the

Philippines condemns China’s rocket launch after suspected debris sparked alarm

A top Philippine security official last night condemned China’s latest rocket launch, which caused suspected debris to fall near a western Philippine province. Authorities said the incident sparked alarm and

Trump to host Philippine president to discuss trade and security in Asia

U.S. President Donald Trump will host his Philippine counterpart in the White House this month to discuss how the longtime treaty allies can further deepen their security

Lithuania’s defense chief praises Philippine campaign exposing China’s pressure

A Philippine campaign aimed at “exposing China’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea has shattered the illusion of China being peaceful and friendly,” Lithuania’s defense chief said

Breaking news: Philippines’ Tolentino banned from entering Macau, HK and mainland China

Staff Reporter Francis Tolentino (MDT Archive) China has imposed

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