Passenger plane in Singapore escorted by fighter jets after bomb hoax
A Scoot airlines flight TR385 from Cebu in the Philippines had to be escorted mid-air by two fighter planes from Singapore’s air force over a … Read more
Philippines returns huge amounts of waste ‘illegally shipped’ by Canada
The Philippines is returning huge amounts of waste which it says was illegally shipped by Canada.
Manila said it was mislabelled as recyclable plastics and … Read more
Filipinos and Korean released in Libya after months of captivity
Authorities in Seoul and Abu Dhabi announced that one South Korean and three Filipinos have been released following months of captivity in Libya.
The … Read more
Photo Story: Duterte faces key election test
Voting is under way in the Philippines, in mid-term polls seen as a popularity test for President Rodrigo Duterte after his first three years … Read more
Strong earthquake in the Philippines
An earthquake of a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck at a depth of 48 km at 10:48 am local time, 20km north of Santa Praxedes, Philippines.… Read more
Filipinos ordered to leave Libya
Philippine officials say they have issue a mandatory evacuation order for more than 1,000 Filipinos in the Libyan capital amid escalating fighting, rocket fire and … Read more
UPDATED: The Philippines hit by another earthquake
The Philippines was hit by an other earthquake early Tuesday morning. This time the tremor was further south in Samar. This earthquake is estimated to … Read more
Slideshow: The earthquake in the Philippines
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred on Monday 22 April in the Philippine region of Luzon with an epicenter located northeast of Zambales province, according to data … Read more
UPDATED: Strong earthquake rocks the Philippines…at least 11 persons killed
A strong earthquake struck the central Philippines on Monday with the U.S Geological Survey giving it an intensity of 6.4.
At least 11 persons … Read more
Slideshow: Good Friday in the Philippines
Penitents during Good Friday in San Juan village, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. Thousands of Catholic devotees witnessed dozens of men who were nailed to … Read more
Filipinos start evacuating from Libya
Philippine diplomats have started evacuating a small group of Filipinos from the Libyan capital after it was hit by a barrage of rocket fire that … Read more
40kg of plastic found in dead whale
Workers at D’Bone Collector Museum found 40kg of plastic bags inside its stomach of a dead whale that washed up in the Philippines earlier … Read more
Photo Story – El Nino causes low water supply in Philippines
A Filipino waters plants in a field within view of of Makati’s financial district skyline in Taguig City, Philippines, 14 March 2019. According to reports, … Read more
Photo Story – Philippine draught
A Filipino boy takes a bath inside a water container along a street in Manila, Philippines, 12 March 2019.
Philippine government advised the public to … Read more
5 detained over deadly Philippines church bombing
A senior Abu Sayyaf operative and four members of the militant group believed to be behind the deadly bombing of a church in the southern … Read more