Rescue under way after M/V Esperanza Star catches fires while travelling from Siquijor province to Bohol province. A ferry carrying 120 passengers
Former senator and fierce critic of Rodrigo Duterte has been held in Manila’s National Police Headquarters for six years. A court in
The United States has accused China of “harassment and intimidation of Philippine vessels” and called on Beijing to end “provocative” action in
Some 230 people have been rescued after a ferry caught fire in the sea off the southern Philippine province of Basilan. At
The Princess Empress sank with 800,000 litres (210,000 gallons) of industrial fuel oil that is leaking into the sea. Authorities in the
Marcos Jr earlier summoned Beijing’s envoy to express ‘serious concern’ over China’s harassment of a Philippine ship. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr
China’s foreign ministry defended the Chinese coastguard’s actions towards a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr
Hundreds of flights in and out of Manila are halted due to air traffic control malfuntion, stranding passengers at airports. Tens of
At least 13 soldiers and an unknown number of Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters were wounded in the clashes. Three soldiers and
Official says Southeast Asian economy on track to meet government’s growth target for 2022. The Philippine economy grew at a faster-than-expected clip