A super typhoon that rapidly formed in just 48 hours is threatening both the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rains over the coming days.

Super typhoon Chanthu threatens Philippines, Taiwan

The Philippines will elect its next president in 2022. Barred from seeking a second term, Rodrigo Duterte wants to run for the Vice Presidency. Critics say Durterte wants to stay in power to fend off lawsuits that he might face due to his war on drugs. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: President Duterte to Run for Vice President

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on Friday, amid his retracting of a decision to end a key defense pact with the United States. The pact allows large-scale combat exercises between US and Philippine forces that at times have alarmed China to proceed.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of US troops in the Southeast Asian nation, the two countries' defence ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused increasing concern in Washington and Manila.

President Duterte fully restores key pact that allows US troops in the Philippines

A strong earthquake shook the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but it was deep, and local authorities said they did not expect damage.

6.7-magnitude quake hits Philippines: USGS

Philippines evacuates thousands as monsoon rains flood Manila, provinces

The Philippines will ban travellers coming from Malaysia and Thailand, as well as tighten restrictions in the Manila area, in a bid to prevent the spread of the contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the presidential spokesperson said on Friday.

Philippines to bar travel from Malaysia, Thailand to curb Delta's spread

The Philippines has become the world's first country Friday to approve the commercial production of genetically modified "golden rice". Crops such as rice, wheat, and soybeans, as well as fruits and vegetables have a naturally occurring "glitch" in the way they photosynthesize that causes the plants to use up energy and resources, drastically suppressing productivity.

Philippines becomes first country to approve genetically modified 'golden rice' for commercial production

For several months, Philippines and China have been locking horns in South China Sea. In the recent development, the Philippines Coast Guard said it drove away a Chinese warship in the waterway.

Philippines-China tussle continues in South China Sea 

Philippine health officials warned Friday of a possible surge in coronavirus infections as the first locally transmitted cases of the highly contagious Delta variant were recorded and more than three million people went into lockdown.

Philippines warns virus 'surge' possible after Delta strain detected

The US has backed the Philippines against China in the South China Sea. But, is America betting on a reluctant partner? WION's Palki tells you about Rodrigo Duterte's South China Sea flip flops.

Gravitas: Is Rodrigo Duterte reluctant to take on China?

The President of Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte on Monday rubbished the "nonsense" claims of Chinese intervention in the 2016 election which he had won. A former foreign minister had recently alleged that China helped in determining the outcome of the Filipino election.

'Nonsense': Philippines responds to allegations of Chinese interference in 2016 election

Hundreds of Filipinos marched in front of the Chinese Consulate on Monday to mark the five-year anniversary of the U.N.'s Permanent Court of Arbitration's decision upholding the Philippines territorial rights on the South China Sea.

5 year anniversary of South China Sea ruling

In Pics | Aftermath of Philippines plane crash

All 96 passengers of the Philippine Air Force plane that crashed on Sunday killing 47 people have been accounted for, military chief Cirilito Sobejana said on Monday.

Philippines plane crash kills 47, injures 49; probe ordered

Philippine officials on Saturday said that over 2,000 people have fled from a volcano eruption that has filled the air near the Philippine capital with toxic gas.

More than 2,000 flee as Philippine volcano spews toxic gas

A two-year break from boxing has left Philippine legend Manny Pacquiao "hungry" to get back in the ring for what could be the last fight of his storied career -- and a warm-up for a presidential rumble.

President Pacquiao? King of the ring mulls Philippines' top job

Each morning, a group of Filipinos rakes up piles of trash on the banks of one of the world's most polluted rivers, filling sacks in an endless pursuit to clean a waterway that is also a major source of ocean plastics.

Philippine 'river warriors' fight tide of trash for cleaner future

Former Philippine president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, the reserved scion of one of Asia's most famous political families, died Thursday. He was 61. Aquino, who was in office from 2010 to 2016, was the only son of the late former president Corazon Aquino and her assassinated husband, senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, both revered for leading the struggle to restore democracy in the archipelago nation.

Philippines' ex-president 'Noynoy' Aquino dies

Former Philippines President Benigno Aquino has died at the age of 61. Aquino was the country's 15th President and was in office from 2010 to 2016. He died of renal failure as a result of diabetes.

Ex-Philippines President benigno aquino dies at the age of 61

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not cooperate with an investigation of the Southeast Asian nation's drug war killings planned by the International Criminal Court (ICC), his spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Philippine President will not cooperate with ICC probe into killings

The coronavirus pandemic is adding a new unwelcome element to sea pollution off the town of Bauan, a popular dive site in the Philippines' Batangas province. Regular visitors and local residents have reported a rise in the number of face masks, face shields and PPEs (Personal Protection Equipment) being collected from the seabed.

World Oceans Day 2021: Divers in the Philippines try to clear face masks, plastics from sea

The Philippines has protested China's continuing 'illegal presence and activities' near an island in the South China Sea held by the Southeast Asian nation, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Philippines protests China's 'illegal' South China Sea presence 

The Philippines has suspended the deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia after it received reports that their employers and recruiters were making them pay for COVID-19 testing, quarantine and insurance upon arrival in the kingdom.

Philippines halts deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia

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