A new World Bank report released this week said that the Philippines' progress in reducing poverty will continue, leading to a drop in poverty incidence…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte expressed doubts on December 11 on getting enough support among legislators to fight impeachment complaints filed against her, saying the…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 11 approved a 500-million-US dollar policy-based loan to help the Philippines pursue its public financial management (PFM) reform…
The Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation will proceed with probing Vice President Sara Duterte’s apparent threat to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated if she’s…
The Philippine economy is expected to grow more slowly than first thought this year after the country was hit by a series of typhoons but…
Criminal gangs running online scam farms in the Philippines are downsizing in a change of tactics to avoid a sweeping crackdown, officials said on December…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his nation won’t deploy Navy warships to the South China Sea in response to recent clashes with Beijing in…
The Philippines booked a trade deficit of $5.8 billion for October, its largest gap since August 2022, preliminary official data showed on December 10. Imports…
A volcano briefly erupted in the central Philippines on December 9, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered the…
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on December 9 inked the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, a landmark measure that aims to improve…
Growtheum Capital Partners will invest 7 billion pesos ($121 million) in Philippine cold storage provider Mets Logistics Inc., backing an industry that the Southeast Asian…
Philippine tycoon Dennis Uy is looking to partner with a construction company backed by a firm linked to the family of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on December 9 enacted a law granting value-added tax refund to non-resident tourists, aiming to spur visitors to shop and…
The Philippines held maritime drills with the US and Japan inside its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, its military said on December…
The Philippines is set to slash its budget for an early-warning system to detect landslides, despite being highly vulnerable to natural disasters amid climate change.…
Philippine civil society and religious leaders asked Congress on December 2 to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte over a list of complaints that include graft,…
China on December 2 said it had taken "control measures" against Philippine ships it accused of "illegally gathering" near a disputed reef in the South…
The Philippines is close to approving a key security pact with Japan that would deepen defence cooperation between the two sides and make it easier…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on December 2 the reported presence of a Russian submarine in the Philippine's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South…
Beijing on November 28 said it was conducting air and naval patrols around a contested shoal in the South China Sea to "resolutely defend" its…
Philippine security forces said November 27 they had replaced Vice President Sara Duterte's bodyguards, days after the justice department launched a probe into her alleged…
Violent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea are being manipulated online by disinformation networks for profit, posing risks to regional…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on November 26 denied she was plotting to kill President Ferdinand Marcos, saying her comments that sparked a government probe…
The Philippines justice department on November 25 labelled Vice President Sara Duterte the "mastermind" of a plot to assassinate the country's president, giving her five…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos' security detail has been put on alert over what his office is calling an "active threat" against his life by Vice…
