Phillipines

Mt. Kanlaon erupted, spewing ash up to 3,000 metres, prompting evacuations.

Nations aim to ease tensions with new resupply arrangement; Philippines to conduct missions independently

23 people were injured in the fire that started in air-conditioned cabins, coast guard said

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he may visit the stricken areas to assess the situation

Google announced that it will ban political advertising on its platform in the run-up to Philippine elections.

Twenty-nine bodies were retrieved, 50 people had been taken to hospital, leaving 17 unaccounted for

Firefighters put out a blaze early on Sunday at one of the Philippines' largest hospitals

Statement says both sides reaffirmed the continuing vitality of relations despite the constraints imposed by Covid-19

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The quake struck southeast of Davao City at a depth of 59 kilometres

Polls say millions of Filipinos support the crackdown but not the thousands of slayings that are central to it

The psychiatrist told me: 'You are okay, mayor. You are just fond of cursing'

War on Drugs was a central objective of Duterte's manifesto

Local news site Rappler has called the move ludicrous and continues to operate pending appeal

President Rodrigo Duterte told ICC to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity

This is not the first time the Philippines has seen such errors on currency

Maryam has converted to Islam and married Imran; fears she'll be deported after her visa expires

Declaration made during regional defence moot

Marawi battle has left nearly thousand people dead

Duterte says his campaign is justified because drugs are destroying the Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte has admitted to paying people to defend him on social media

Ground commanders estimate more than 100 militants are still holding out in Marawi

Maute was a suspected bomb-maker for the group

The fresh casualties brought to 58 the number of government troops killed in the fighting

Police surrounded the complex following the reports of the gunfire, which occurred just after midnight

The farmers receive practical, actionable information directly on their phones

Since his election, the Philippine president has played down country's territorial dispute with China

Stunned detainees came stumbling out of a hidden room

Military has been struggling to wipe out Abu Sayyaf

Inmates forced to strip while anti-drug agents checked their cell for contraband

Temporary evacuation centres have been set up at nearby gyms and schools

Duterte said he has ordered the military to "blast" militants who have been on a kidnap-for-ransom spree

Mindanao has been wracked by bombings and other forms of violence carried out by militants

Duterte's latest threat comes just a few weeks after he admitted killing people during his 22 years as a mayor

The typhoon is expected to pack winds of 222 kilometres per hour

Duterte on Monday revealed that he used to take fentanyl, often prescribed for cancer pain and other chronic ailments

Besides environmental issues, security has been a concern for the Miss Universe competition.

Officials from both countries met in Manila last week to discuss efforts to recover the rest of the funds

Rodrigo Duterte threatened to follow Russia's footsteps and pull his country out of the International Criminal Court

Duterte has called for the withdrawal of American troops from his country

Militants have waged a decades-long separatist insurgency in Mindanao that has claimed more than 120,000 lives

The disaster agency said 290 commercial flights, including 63 to international destinations, were cancelled

A man was found dead on the seashore while three fishermen were reported missing in the eastern island of Catanduanes

Authorities said they were investigating why the jail's guards did not resist Saturday's raid

Troops battled rebels of the small but violent Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters for hours on Mindanao island

Duterte is enjoying a double-digit lead over his rivals ahead of Monday's presidential election

Centre will include senior ministers, military and police chiefs and will be designed to respond quickly to situations

The $81 million was stolen from the Bangladesh central bank's American accounts last month

Health department officials said they still had no clue how the American was infected while in the Philippines

Manila tops a list of the world's worst airports compiled by the travel website 'The Guide to Sleeping in Airports'