Thousands protested in the streets of Manila on July 22 as President Rodrigo Duterte launched a spirited defence of his relationship with China. Duterte insisted that his refusal to challenge China's maritime assertiveness was not capitulation, but avoidance of conflict.

Protests rage in Philippine capital as President Rodrigo Duterte defends China relationship

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared he will never be tried by an international court for mass killings in his war on drugs, and vowed no let-up in a crackdown that he said he was winning and would see through "to the very end".

'You must be stupid': Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he won't be tried by international court

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is "seriously considering" cutting his nation's diplomatic ties with Iceland after it spearheaded a UN resolution to probe his deadly drug war, the leader's spokesman said.

Philippines' Duterte mulls cutting Iceland ties over United Nation probe

Allies of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have dominated a mid-term Senate election according to unofficial results on Tuesday, indicating growing support for the maverick leader and broad public endorsement of his controversial rule.

Philippines gives thumbs up to Duterte as loyalists dominate mid-term vote

In fresh show of naval force in the contested South China Sea, a US guided missile destroyer conducted drills with a Japanese aircraft carrier, two Indian naval ships and a Philippine patrol vessel in the waterway claimed by China, the US Navy said on Thursday.

US, India, Japan, Philippine navies sail together in South China Sea

The head of a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte was freed on bail on Thursday, a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges that critics say is a government effort to bully journalists.

Philippine journalist released on bail after criticising Duterte government

Philippine prosecutors said Wednesday they will file a libel charge carrying up to 12 years in prison against journalist Maria Ressa, who leads a news website that has clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte's administration.

Philippines announces libel charge against critical journalist

Investigators probing the Catholic cathedral bombing that killed 21 people in the Philippines' restive south said Monday a group tied to notorious Islamist Abu Sayyaf is the prime suspect.

Islamist militants prime suspects in Philippine cathedral bombing

The death toll from a storm that devastated the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 126, authorities said Sunday, adding landslides caused by torrential rain were the top cause.

Philippines: Death toll from storm, landslides climbs to 126

At least 22 people died from a storm that swept through the central Philippine islands at the weekend, authorities said Sunday, with rescue operations under way in flood-inundated communities.

Philippine storm death toll rises to 22

Philippines Earthquake: No Tsunami Threat after quake

Three other mayors on the list have since been shot dead, one of them while inside a jail cell

Philippine mayor survives ambush after Duterte threat

The abrupt presidential order to close Boracay to tourism for six months from April 26 aimed at rescuing the once idyllic island from ruin

Airlines cut back flights as Philippine holiday hotspot prepares for closure

19 dead and 21 others injured when an accident occurred near Sablayan town

19 dead as bus plunges off Philippine cliff

The dead were all casino employees. About 20 people were injured

Five killed in 24-hour Philippine hotel blaze

The US-backed military campaign to evict the militants claimed more than 1,000 lives, displaced 400,000 residents and left large parts of Marawi in ruins

Five-month battle with IS ends in Philippine city: Defence secretary

Security forces have engaged in ferocious street-to-street combat and launched airstrikes in their efforts to expel the fighters from Marawi, in a battle that has left 800 dead and raised fears that IS is looking to establish a Southeast Asian base in the Philippines

Philippine army captures key pro-IS base in besieged city Marawi

Ground forces were braced for higher casualties amid fierce fighting in Marawi City on the island of Mindanao, where the field of battle has shrank to a small area in a commercial heart infested with snipers, and littered with booby traps.

Philippine army says taking fire from women, children in Marawi battle

In the Philippines, all cabinet ministers must be approved by the panel and hearings can take place long after they start work. Taguiwalo's appointment had been bypassed five times

Philippine lawmakers reject leftist cabinet minister in latest cabinet exit

Bulacan police chief defended the action and said the deaths were during shootouts, and were not executions, as activists have often alleged

Bloodiest day in Philippines' war on drugs, police kill 32

The European Union has been one of the most vocal international critics of President Duterte's drug war which has seen thousands of people killed

Philippines to refuse EU grants that 'interfere' with its internal affairs

The Permanent Court of Arbitration had ruled in favour of Philippines in the arbitration case against China

Philippine President Duterte sweeps China's militarisation, man-made island issue under rug

Local police recently shifted tactics in Duterte's controversial war on drugs by focusing on influential people

Philippine mayor among 10 killed in shootout as drug war enters new phase

More than 3,000 people have been killed in the past 11 weeks in the country as a part of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on crime

UN rights expert to probe Philippine killings

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