Philippines

Philippines

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte attends a legislative inquiry into her office's use of public funds at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, Philippines, November 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

Impeachment trial of Philippine VP Sara Duterte to open in divided Senate

The outcome will not only determine whether Duterte could run for the presidency, it will also test confidence in the Southeast Asian nation’s institutions and politicians

Illustration/Shakib Ahmed

How Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Philippines gained World Bank upper-middle-income status

A road is blocked near the collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Philippines, June 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Edwin Espejo

Earthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes off southern Philippines, 32 feared dead

Rescue workers search for survivors among debris as a nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, May 24, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Noel Celis

Death toll rises to three with 17 still missing after Philippine building collapse

Workers survey the collapsed building in Angeles City. Photo: Facebook/ Angeles City Information Office

Two trapped people alive after Philippines building collapse, rescue continues

SWAT members stand outside the Philippine Senate, which holds Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, in protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Noel Celis

How a Philippine war crimes suspect thwarted arrest (for now)

SWAT members stand outside the Philippine Senate, which holds Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, in protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Noel Celis

Philippines seeking to confirm ICC suspect has fled after chaos at Senate

Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone stand on stage for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, in Cebu, Philippines, May 8, 2026. Photo: Aaron Favila/Pool via REUTERS

Asean summit ends with only a push to fast-track oil share pact

A Myanmar protester living in Japan holds a placard of Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, during a rally denouncing an upcoming election led by the military junta, outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Phot

Philippines urges Myanmar to grant ASEAN envoy access to Aung San Suu Kyi

An aerial view shows the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

US, Australia, Philippines hold second joint drills in South China Sea this year

An aerial view shows the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Manila, Beijing resume talks on South China Sea, energy security

Infographics: Mehedi Hasan Marof/TBS

Bangladesh seeks Philippines' support on Bangladesh Bank heist issue

Photo: Collected

Bangladesh seeks Philippines' support on Bangladesh Bank heist case