Manny Pacquiao has declared his candidacy for President of the Philippines.
Manny Pacquiao, a boxing champion and a Filipino senator, announced on Sunday that he will run for president in 2022. Pacquiao was nominated by a...
Thousands are forced to flee as a result of monsoon rains in the Philippines.
Authorities in the Philippines evacuated over 15,000 people due to heavy monsoon rains exacerbated by Typhoon Fabian, according to emergency officials on Saturday. The southwest...
Aircraft disaster in the Philippines kills 47 people and injures 49 others; an investigation has been launched.
According to military leader Cirilito Sobejana, all 96 passengers on the Philippine Air Force jet that crashed on Sunday, killing 47 people, have been accounted...
Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino has died in hospital at the age of 61.
Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino, the son of two democratic icons in the Southeast Asian country, died on Thursday after being hospitalised in Manila. From...
The Philippines extinguishes a five-hour fire in a hospital treating COVID-19 patients.
Firefighters extinguished a wildfire early Sunday at one of the Philippines' main hospitals, which had forced the evacuation of hundreds of patients. The hospital also...
A man from the Philippines has amassed a collection of 20,000 fast-food toys.
6uii6i6i6  The Guinness World Record holder for the biggest number of fast-food toys has announced that his collection has more than doubled to 20,000...
Philippines says to meet U.S. to iron out differences on troop deal
The Philippines and the United States will meet this month to iron out differences over a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), Manila’s top diplomat said,...
Rumours and fear dog Philippine plan for coronavirus vaccine drive
According to one rumour circulating in the Philippines, the coronavirus vaccine will allow President Rodrigo Duterte to kill people at the push of a button....
Philippines police kill Nigerian man during shootout during drug bust
Gabriel Onyechefula, a Nigerian man in the Philippines, has been killed after drug buy-bust operation by police and narcotics agents turned into a gunfight. The...
ICC prosecutor sees ‘reasonable basis’ for crimes against humanity in Philippine drug war
The office of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor said there is a “reasonable basis” to believe that crimes against humanity were committed during Philippine...
Woman releases photos claiming she saw a man’s soul leave his body as he drowned in a river while trying to rescue dog
A woman in the Philippines, Shanel Guiterrez, has revealed the spooky moment she claims she saw the soul of a man leave his body as...
Philippines scrambles to rescue thousands after Typhoon Vamco
Philippine coast guard and disaster agencies scrambled on Saturday to rescue thousands in a northern province flooded by Typhoon Vamco, the country’s deadliest cyclone this...
Philippines says U.S. lawmaker’s bid to halt security aid won’t succeed
A U.S. lawmaker’s push to block police and military aid to the Philippines over human rights concerns is unlikely to succeed, because of the friendship...
Lost at sea: surfboard drifts 8,000 km from Hawaii to Philippines
When Doug Falter (L) lost his board in a wipeout in Hawaii two years ago, he never imagined it would be found in the remote...
Strict mask, visor rules make Philippine commuters sweat
It is now compulsory to wear both face masks and plastic shields in indoor public spaces and on public transport in the Philippines AFP In...
Philippines deports U.S. Marine who killed transgender woman
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton (C) is escorted by U.S. security officers into a court in Olongapo city, north of Manila...
Philippines president pardons US marine in transgender killing
US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton has been granted an absolute pardon by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for the killing of a trangender woman...
172 countries are now part of largest COVID-19 vaccine campaign – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has announced that about 172 countries are now part of the “largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio” named COVAX...
Two suicide attackers carried out Philippine bombings
Military personnel and civilians stretcher away a soldier after the bombs in Jolo Nickee BUTLANGAN AFP Two suicide attackers carried out a double bombing in...
Philippine army may seek martial law return after suicide attacks
Twin blasts that killed 15 people in the volatile southern Philippines could both have been suicide bombings, the military said on Tuesday, representing an escalation...
Philippines reports 4,686 new coronavirus cases, 13 more deaths
The Philippine health ministry on Monday confirmed 4,686 additional novel coronavirus infections and 13 more deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases...
Town bombing kills 9, wounds dozens in Philippine south
A bombing in a town on a restive southern Philippines island killed nine people and wounded dozens on Monday, among them soldiers and civilians, the...
Philippines reports 4,786 more coronavirus infections, 59 deaths
The Philippines on Friday recorded 4,786 new coronavirus infections, taking its total confirmed cases to 182,365 since the pandemic began, the highest in Southeast Asia....
Philippines records 3,314 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths
The Philippines has recorded 3,314 new coronavirus cases and 18 additional deaths from the disease, the health ministry said on Monday. The country has so...
Hungry and homeless: Philippine ‘jeepney’ drivers hit by virus
A resident walks past jeepneys serving as temporary homes parked along a road in Manila Ted ALJIBE AFP Forced off the road by coronavirus lockdowns,...
Philippine security forces ‘alert’ for reprisals after militant held
Abduljihad Susukan was being held at the national police headquarters PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE/AFP Philippine security forces were on alert Saturday for possible reprisal...
Duterte to skip Philippine trial of Russia virus vaccine
Russia's coronavirus vaccine has been dubbed 'Sputnik V' after the pioneering Soviet satellite of the 1950s Handout Russian Direct Investment Fund/AFP/File The Philippines will begin...
Philippines’ Duterte says will be Russia vaccine ‘guinea pig’ as talks begin
Rodrigo Duterte has expressed 'huge trust' in Russia's efforts to stop the contagion Ted ALJIBE AFP/File Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be a guinea pig...