Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte strongly defended his deadly drug war as he testified on October 28 at a senate probe of the crackdown. Police…
Homeowners in the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear out debris left by Tropical Storm Trami on October 25 while rescuers trawled through…
Philippine rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters October 23 to reach residents trapped by Tropical Storm Trami, which has killed 14 people and forced thousands to…
A Philippine preacher accused of sexually abusing his followers spoke out on October 23 for the first time since being indicted for trafficking and other…
The Philippines is trying to enlist Taiwanese chip giants in an effort to expand in semiconductors, a bid to catch up with its neighbors who…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte threatened on October 18 to dig up the remains of President Ferdinand Marcos' dictator father and toss them into the…
Japanese giant Mitsubishi Corp. said on October 18 it is investing $320 million in Philippine fintech unicorn Mynt, buying half of Manila-based conglomerate Ayala's stake…
Gunmen have abducted an American man living in the southern Philippines, shooting him in the leg and ferrying him away in a boat, police said…
The Philippine central bank reduced its key interest rate by 25 basis points on October 16 for a second meeting, and left the door open…
Thousands of US and Filipino marines launched 10 days of joint exercises in the northern and western Philippines on October 15, a day after China…
Semirara Mining and Power Corp., the Philippines’ largest coal producer, said it’s looking to spend 291.4 billion pesos ($5.07 billion) to expand its mines. The…
A Chinese man accused of running an extensive network of scam farms across the Philippines has been arrested, authorities in Manila said October 11. Lin…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the South China Sea at regional summit talks on October 10, as…
A detained Philippine pastor who is also wanted in the United States for sex trafficking children registered October 8 to run in next year's senate…
The armed forces of the Philippines, the United States and four other countries began joint naval exercises off the coast of the Philippines' northern Luzon…
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte registered his candidacy on Monday to run for mayor of the southern city of Davao in midterm polls due next…
The Philippines and South Korea committed October 7 to deepening maritime cooperation, their presidents said, in the face of China's assertion of its claims over…
The Philippines on October 4 denounced China's alleged assault of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing are also locked in…
Veteran Philippine politician Juan Ponce Enrile, a top aide of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was on October 4 acquitted of charges he plundered three million…
A rumbling volcano south of the Philippine capital erupted in a cocktail of ash and steam on October 2, prompting public health warnings but causing…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on October 2 signed into law a measure that imposes a 12 percent value-added tax on foreign-based firms providing digital services…
Philippine budget carrier Cebu Pacific signed an agreement on October 2 to buy up to 152 Airbus planes worth $24 billion in a deal it…
President Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated on September 30 the first factory for electric vehicle batteries in the Philippines, calling it the "future" of clean energy. The…
Typhoon Krathon pounded a remote group of tiny Philippine islands near Taiwan on September 30, cutting power and communication services, the state weather service and…
Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on September 28, after a slew of tense encounters…
