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Marcos-Duterte alliance that swept to power in 2022 has collapsed in lead-up to next year's mid-term elections

Wang Yi calls on Philippines to "honour its commitments" under recent provisional deal rather than to backtrack

Chinese carrier Shandong passes close to the Philippines on its way to the Pacific exercises

The quake was at a depth of 630 km (391.46 miles), GFZ reported

Previously, PCG accused Chinese counterpart of blocking medical evacuation from warship, calling actions "barbaric

Marcos' instructions came after Manila and Beijing agree on restoring trust to better manage maritime disputes

Namesake son's victory would cap a three-decade fightback for a family driven out in 1986 uprising

Travellers will have to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arrival, says presidential spokesperson

President Rodrigo Duterte to take into consideration army chief's proposal to place Sulu province under martial law

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for what was the biggest attack of its kind in the southern Philippines

Expert lauds Pakistan's smart lockdown strategy, says his country looking to replicate

Duterte believes it is time to be more militarily independent, says his spokesperson

Destroyed crops and killed off potentially tonnes of fish raised in the lake that rings the volcano

Taal's last eruption was in 1977

The driver lost control as the engine, brakes failed

The scandal raises fresh criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte's signature campaign

The dead were members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the country's largest guerrilla group

Customs officials turned over the tarantulas to Philippine's environment ministry's rescue centre

The Philippine military wrested back the ruined city after a five-month battle that claimed more than a thousand lives

Ressa faces tax evasion charges and a libel case after clashing with Duterte over his deadly crackdown of drug dealers

Maria Ressa is accused of cyber libel over 2012 article that linked a businessman to murder

President Sirisena is yet to sign a death warrant of a condemned prisoner

Philippine polls are frequently marred by violence as politicians resort to force and intimidation to win positions

Historians say bells were rung to signal start of surprise attack on American forces, who massacred women and children

Duterte repeatedly & unapologetically joked about rape, defended womanising and ordered soldiers to shoot women rebels

The plane hit the house of an 80-year-old woman, who was inside at the time

Inside the drum, anti-drug agents found about 24 kilograms of cocaine bricks wrapped in plastic

The storm's slow movement caused large volumes of rain to fall on the central Philippines,

He won last year's presidential elections after promising to eradicate illegal drugs

The incident occurred at an elite security force camp within the sprawling presidential grounds

Father Teresito expressed his thanks but gave no statement

Police also shot dead 32 drug suspects in what was billed as a "shock and awe" operation against drug traffickers

Despite a relentless offensive, troops have failed to dislodge gunmen from entrenched positions in the city's pockets

Other measures included a ban on singing karaoke at night and a 2am curfew on drinking alcohol in public.

Militants beheaded two Canadians last year and an elderly German sailor in February

China insists it has sovereign rights over South China Sea

More than 8,000 people have been killed in the country since Duterte took power on June 30 last year

Duterte has repeatedly urged police to kill drug addicts as well as traffickers

The bus was taking over 50 teenage students and an instructor on the trip

Military spokesperson says members of a Muslim rebel faction helped arrange the release

Duterte called Obama a 'son of a bitch' and said he would not be lectured over extrajudicial killings in Philippines

Duterte's campaign was dominated by threats to kill tens of thousands of criminals and tirades against nation's...

Congressional leaders say they are unlikely to pass peace bill before President Benigno Aquino's term ends in June

Police say gunmen trekked into Davao Oriental province, a hotbed of Maoist and Islamic rebels

Governor says a wall collapsed and buried miners who were using heavy machinery to remove sea water from open-pit mine