As the Philippines’ coastguard struggles to patrol vast, contested waters with a handful of ageing planes and helicopters, a single politician’s larger private fleet has become a lightning rod for ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines at 5.6 percent this year, but trimmed its projection for 2026 ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is facing growing unrest from retired generals, with some veterans even urging active commanders to withdraw support for the president, according to multiple ...

MANILA, Philippines — Grocery chain Makro is making a Philippine comeback with the help of the Ayala conglomerate, which has recently regained appetite for the retailing business. ACX Holdings Corp., ...

MANILA, Philippines — Consumers eagerly anticipating the return of Makro in the Philippines will have to wait a little longer before they can once again shop at the grocery chain. Ayala head of ...

The earthquake killed at least 69 people, including residents of a village of “disaster-resilient homes” built for people who survived Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. By Aie Balagtas See and Jason ...

Latest death toll at 72, not expected to go significantly higher Over 20,000 displaced, and more than 300 injured Marcos says infrastructure damage complicates relief efforts Marcos says nowhere to ...

(3rd UPDATE) Philippine human rights groups want the ICC pre-trial chamber to impose disciplinary sanctions on Duterte's lead counsel, Nicholas Kaufman MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government ...

The Philippine Navy’s newest warship recently arrived at Subic Bay, marking the latest development in Manila’s military modernization efforts amid tensions in the South China Sea. The future BRP Diego ...

MANILA: The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the central Philippines late on Tuesday (Sep 30) has risen to 72, the civil defence agency said. Another 294 people were injured, ...

Discretionary lump-sum funds to lawmakers were often susceptible to misuse and corruption The Philippine Supreme Court in session. In a 2013 ruling, the Philippine Supreme Court declared the Priority ...

Filipino fishermen discovered the 12-foot-long drone Sept. 28, 2025, and turned it over to a Philippine Coast Guard station on Linapacan. Philippine Coast Guard photo The Philippine Coast Guard ...