Catholics hold big procession after pandemic eases

Thousands of Catholic devotees, many donning protective masks and bearing candles, joined a night procession through downtown Manila early yesterday to venerate a centuries-old black statue of

Philippine leader cites stable ties on visit to Beijing

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cited stable ties with China during a visit to Beijing in which he has sought to downplay territorial disputes in

Authorities seek to cleanse police force of drug ties

The Philippines’ interior secretary announced yesterday he has asked all police generals and full colonels to submit their courtesy resignation to clean the ranks of ties to

Philippines’ Marcos Jr. heads to Beijing amid sea disputes

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to China yesterday for a three-day state visit, saying he looks forward to his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as

Rain, flooding cause at least 25 deaths, damage

The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missing, the

Prisons chief charged in journalist’s killing

Philippine authorities filed murder complaints yesterday against the top prisons official and an aide, accusing them of masterminding the killing of a radio commentator in an elaborate

Philippine storm victims feared tsunami, ran toward mudslide

Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought

Korean Air plane overruns Cebu runway, 173 people safe

A damaged Korean Air plane remained stuck in the grass at a central Philippine airport yesterday after it overshot a runway in rainy weather the night before.

Powerful typhoon leaves six rescuers dead in Bulacan province

Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines yesterday, leaving six people dead, knocking down power in two entire provinces, trapping villagers in floods and forcing

Powerful typhoon hits north Philippines, thousands evacuated

A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines yesterday and was barreling across the main Luzon island toward the capital in a densely populated path where

Manila court rejects bid to declare rebels as terrorists

A Philippine court has dismissed a government petition to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed guerrilla wing as a terrorist organization in a decision that

No sighting in northern Philippines of Chinese rocket debris

Philippine officials have warned of possible danger to aircraft and ships from debris from a new Chinese rocket launch that might fall in northern Philippine waters, authorities

Philippine, Indonesia talks on pandemic recovery challenges

Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. affirmed deepening economic and security ties with Indonesia on Monday during the first overseas trip of his presidency, while expressing concern about

Inmates protest on prison roof over food, warden

About 100 inmates in an overcrowded jail climbed atop the roof of a prison building in the central Philippines and noisily protested with raised fists and

Manila eyes US helicopters after scrapping Russian deal

Philippine officials are considering a U.S. offer to provide heavy-lift helicopters like its widely used Chinooks after Manila scrapped a deal to buy military choppers from Russia

No reported damage in Philippines from Chinese rocket debris

There was no reported damage in a western Philippine region where debris from a rocket that boosted part of China’s new space station reportedly fell, a

Philippines scraps Russian chopper deal

The Philippine government has scrapped a deal to purchase 16 Russian military transport helicopters due to fears of possible U.S. sanctions, Philippine officials said. Former Defense

NAT directive for Filipinos receives backlash, Consulate says order not a ‘political issue’

The Philippine Consulate General in Macau has called on Filipino nationals to heed the new mandate from the local government that requires all Filipinos to

China to work with new Philippine gov’t to upgrade infrastructure: spokesperson

China is ready to work with the new government of the Philippines to advance project construction and build more benchmark projects for infrastructure cooperation, a Foreign

Marcos plays balancing act in meeting with China’s FM

New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with China’s top diplomat yesterday to take up long-simmering disputes in the South China Sea, as he waded into foreign

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