A lawmaker has claimed that a Chinese helicopter harassed and endangered a Philippine Navy boat in the South China Sea. Speaking during a Congressional briefing on recent developments in the …
President Duterte expressed regret that a Harley Davidson was among 122 smuggled motorbikes and other vehicles crushed today. The president, a well-known motorcycle enthusiast, admitted that he too was “crushed” …
President Duterte is ready to declare war on China or any other country over Philippine sovereignty in the South China Sea, his Foreign Secretary has said. Alan Peter Cayetano used …
The USA’s ambassador to the Philippines is playing a key role in setting up the on-off-on meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Trump. Ambassador Sung Kim, a …
China sent warships to ward off US Navy ships sailing in the South China Sea, the country’s Ministry of Defence has announced. The guided missile cruiser USS Antietam and guided-missile …
Dangerous levels of pollution caused by human excrement has been detected in the waters off 60 per cent of popular Philippine beach destinations. The Environmental Management Bureau has reported that …
One month on from the closure of Boracay Island, the environment secretary has said it could reopen in less than the planned six months. In previous statements, Roy Cimatu had …
The Philippines has started to counter Beijing’s militarisation of the South China Sea by updating its own facilities in the disputed waters. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI, a US …
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has said Sister Patricia Fox has until June 18 to leave the Philippines, not today as the Bureau of Immigration previously ordered. In an order issued …
Federal prosecutors seeking to block an alleged child abuser’s bail application have revealed shocking new details of the case. As we reported earlier this month, former US Air Force pilot …
Communist leader Jose Maria Sison has shrugged off President Duterte’s threat to kill him, saying it would be best for them to continue “preparing for the resumption of formal talks …
The Philippine peso hit its lowest level in almost 12 years as traders braced themselves for the possibility of more capital outflows next month. The currency declined to as low …
Tom Fowdy, a postgraduate student of Chinese studies at Oxford University, examines the road ahead for bringing peace to the Korean peninsula… Just over a week ago, Donald Trump made …
President Duterte has threatened to kill Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison if the government’s proposed peace talks fail. In a speech in Davao City today (Thursday, …
President Duterte has said he does not know if he would turn to China or the USA for help if there were an outbreak of Islamic State-linked violence in Mindanao. …
New Zealand has appointed honorary consuls for Cebu and Mindanao to “help deepen the trade and economic partnership” its embassy gas announced. HopeNow Philippines Foundation chairman Manuel Osmeña was appointed …
President Duterte has reiterated that he would never go to war with China, even amid the country’s show of military force in the South China Sea. The president made the …
The government has unveiled an ambitious vision for the rehabilitation of Marawi, one year after Islamic State terrorists laid siege to the city. The five-month war left much of the …
A defiant Sister Patricia Fox have vowed to fight on as the deadline for her to leave the Philippines fast approaches. Jobert Pahilga, the 71-year old nun’s lawyer, said they …
The head of the Philippine Army has warned that Islamic State sleeper cells across the country could launch deadly attacks at any time. Lieutenant General Rolando Joselito Bautista said the …
Communist leader Jose Maria Sison is an instant millionaire after receiving reparation from the government as a human rights victim during the martial law years. Sison, founder of the Communist …
A Polish man was arrested in a Cebu City hotel after a 16-year-old girl he was with contacted her father for a lift home. Although police have conceded that the …
An Australian locked in a Philippine jail for more than four years without trial says his bid for freedom is being hampered by a spate of extra-judicial killings. Troy Birthisel, …
President Duterte said he could never have “good rapport” with the US unless it returned the Balangiga Bells, taken as war booty from Samar in 1901. The president reiterated his …
President Duterte said the Philippines and China did not need to wage war over the South China Sea when they could share resources there instead. Duterte made the statement in …
A 67-year-old German man was arrested after he was found with two teenage boys in a rented apartment in Lapu-Lapu City. Ulrich Market was with the boys aged 12 and …