A joint military exercise being conducted by the United States, Japan, and the Philippines has kicked off at the Subic Bay International Airport. About 1,000 naval and marine troops from …
Typhoon Kong-rey has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and adopted its local name of Queenie. Queenie today (Monday, October 1) became the Philippines’ 17th tropical cyclone so far …
Agents of the Bureau of Immigration have arrested 46 Chinese fugitives operating illegal call centres in Metro Manila. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said today (Monday, October 1) that the fugitives …
A suspected Pakistani member of the Islamic State terror group was barred from entering the Philippines at Clark Airport. The Bureau of Immigration’s deputy commissioner Marc Red Mariñas identified the …
A Philippine lawmaker has been caught on camera apparently refusing to comply with airport security and bullying security staff. Footage of Congressman John Bertiz at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport …
The death toll following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has passed 800 — and continues to rise. The national disaster agency confirmed today …
More Filipinos are satisfied with President Duterte’s performance despite his controversial remarks, a nationwide survey has found. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey for the third quarter of the year …
The Philippine and US armed forces have confirmed an increase in joint defence and security activities, including annual combat exercises. The number of joint security activities next year will rise …
The Philippines has expressed condolences to Indonesia after a massive earthquake and the tsunami that it triggered struck Sulawesi island, claiming nearly 400 lives. In a statement today (Saturday, September …
The Chinese defense ministry has denounced flyovers by US B-52 bombers over the South China Sea as “provocative” actions. The Pentagon has confirmed that the bombers had taken part in …
Presidential aides have offered a range of explanations for President Duterte’s apparent admission of his “sin” of extra-judicial killings. Among the reasons given today (Friday, September 25), were that the …
Tourist chiefs have announced further restrictions on visitors to Boracay — including a water sports ban and a daily arrivals limit of 6,405. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat today (Friday, September …
Visitors to Boracay may be required to wear compulsory access bracelets throughout their stay, environmental bosses have suggested today. As we have previously reported, tourists could also be required to …
The Philippines has raised interest rates for the fourth time this year as it aims to tame surging inflation and shore up its tumbling currency. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas …
President Duterte has claimed that Jordan’s King Abdullah mocked his own cousin, a former UN human rights chief who criticised the war on drugs. Speaking at the Malacañang today (Thursday, …
President Duterte appeared to take responsibility for extrajudicial killings, saying they were the only “sin” that he is guilty of. Speaking during an oath taking at the Malacañang today (Thursday, …
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The Malacañang has said it is “unfazed” after a survey recorded a double-digit drop in the trust and approval ratings of President Duterte. Speaking today (Tuesday, September 25) a presidential …
The Philippine peso has fallen to a new 13-year low as trade tensions between China and the United States continued to intensify. The currency depreciated to 54.31:$1 today (Tuesday, September …
Opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes has posted bail after his arrest on revived charges of rebellion that were dropped in a 2011 amnesty. Mugshots of President Duterte’s most outspoken political foe …
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Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has backed claims by the country’s armed forces that there is a coup plot against the administration. However, he said today (Monday, September 24) that communist …
Police captured an alleged camp of an Islamic State-inspired terror group and recovered improvised explosives during an operation in South Cotabato. Chief Superintendent Eliseo Rasco, regional police director, said the …
The US government has handed the Armed Forces of the Philippines five million rounds of ammunition to be used for counterterrorism training. The donation, worth at least 117.4 million pesos …
The numbers of confirmed deaths caused by the two recent catastrophic landslides in the Philippines continues to rise. As of today (Saturday, September 22), the death toll of the catastrophe …
A 13-ton cake — which contained 25,000 bananas and 1,500 litres of whipping cream — took centre stage at a mass wedding in Baguio City. The colossal confection was served up …