Philippines

Manila Fire District said around 1,000 houses were burned in the blaze that is thought to have started on the second floor of one of the homes. Photo: AFP/BSS
Asia

Fire rips through slum area in Philippine capital

Manila Fire District said around 1,000 houses were burned in the blaze that is thought to have started on the second floor of one of the homes

Philippine Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte attends an economic briefing following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's first State of the Nation Address, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Asia

Philippine VP's assassination threat against president a national security matter: official

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Asia

Philippines Marcos' says will not block ICC if ex-president Duterte wants to be investigated

A Philippine supply boat sails during a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea, October 4, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
Asia

Philippines says it's under pressure from China to cede claims in South China Sea

Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuate residents after flood waters rose due to heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Trami in Camarines Sur, Philippines October 24, 2024. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Asia

Tropical Storm Trami wreaks havoc in the Philippines, at least 26 dead

Philippines condemns 'barbaric' killing of broadcast journalist
Asia

Philippines condemns 'barbaric' killing of broadcast journalist

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Asia

Philippines' Marcos signs law to revitalise country's defence industry

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pose for pictures as Kim Jong-Uk, Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard, and Ronnie Gil Gavan, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, hold up signed agreements during a meeting at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, October 7, 2024. Photo: Ezra Acayan/POOL via REUTERS
Asia

Philippines, South Korea boost defence cooperation, upgrades ties to strategic partnership

An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023 Photo: Reuters/File Photo
Asia

Philippines accuses China of assaulting Vietnamese fishermen in South China Sea

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looks on as he meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
Asia

Marcos-Duterte battle in focus ahead of Philippines midterm election 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Beijing, China December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Greg Baker/Pool
China

China says US missile deployment in Philippines undermines peace

The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford steams alongside USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) during a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, as a scheduled deployment in the U.S Naval Forces Europe area of operations, deployed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S, allied, and partners interests, in this photo taken on October, 11, 2023 and released by U.S. Navy on October 14, 2023. U.S Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 6th Fleet / Handout via REUTERS
Asia

Philippines, US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand to hold joint maritime activity in South China Sea

Filipino evangelist pastor Apollo Quiboloy (L) welcomes senator and presidential candidate Manuel Villar (C) and his vice-presidential candidate Loren Legarda during his 60th birthday celebration in Davao city, southern Philippines April 25, 2010. Photo: REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
Asia

Philippines arrests celebrity pastor accused of sex crimes