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February 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM

Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine plane over disputed shoal

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the the South China Sea, as the Filipino pilot warned by radio: “You are flying too close, you are very dangerous.”
February 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A Chinese military helicopter flies close to a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic (BFAR) aircraft above Scarborough shoal on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan)
February 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM

Philippine ex-president Duterte faces criminal complaint over 'kill senators' comment

Police in the Philippines have filed criminal complaints against former President Rodrigo Duterte after he said during a campaign rally that 15 senators should be killed in a bomb attack so there will be more vacant seats for his political party’s cand...
February 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
February 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM

Philippines file criminal complaints against VP over assassination threats

Philippine government investigators have filed criminal complaints including sedition against Vice President Sara Duterte over her public threat to have the president assassinated if she herself was killed in an escalating political storm
February 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media during a press conference in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe)
February 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM

Philippine president thanks Cambodia for pardoning 13 women in surrogacy case

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has thanked Cambodia’s king for granting royal pardon to 13 Filipino women who were convicted of illegally serving as surrogate mothers in the Southeast Asian kingdom but were flown back to Manila last year
February 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM

DOD-contracted aircraft crashes in Philippines, killing all on board

A DOD-contracted aircraft flying an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission crashed in the Philippines, killing all four on board, federal officials said.
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wreckage of airplane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines, after officials say a U.S. military-contracted plane has crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, killing all four people on board, on Feb. 6, 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM

At least 4 killed after US military-contracted plane crashes in southern Philippines

Officials say a U.S. military-contracted plane has crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, killing all four people on board
February 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
February 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Philippine lawmakers back move to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte

The lower house of the Philippines has impeached Sara Duterte
February 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
House Speaker Martin Romualdez, top right, presides over the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives in Quezon City in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Feb.5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)
February 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM

US, Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by China

U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft have staged a joint patrol and training over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese fighter jets fired flares last year to drive away a Philippine aircraft
February 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
6 months ago

Smartmatic president, other execs charged with bribing Philippines election official

The voting machine company executives allegedly paid $1 million in bribes to the former chairman of the Philippines' Commission on Elections, the DOJ said.
6 months ago
Picture of the logo of Smartmatic, the firm that supplies Venezuela's voting technology, seen on a sliding door at the headquarters of the company in Caracas, Aug. 2, 2017.
2 years ago

How the Mayon volcano eruption is wreaking havoc in the Philippines

Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines are facing long-term displacement as the Mayon volcano, the most active on the archipelago, continues to erupt.
2 years ago
Mount Mayon spews lava during an eruption near Legazpi city in Albay province, south of Manila, June 11, 2023.
2 years ago

Huge fire breaks out at bus terminal in Philippines

A huge blaze broke out at a bus terminal in Quezon City, prompting evacuations at nearby businesses and rerouting buses.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Huge fire breaks out at bus terminal in Philippines
6 years ago

Dengue epidemic declared in Philippines; over 600 dead, nearly 150,000 cases in 2019

A dengue epidemic has been declared in the Philippines in the wake of 622 deaths and 146,062 cases of the disease having been recorded in 2019 alone.
6 years ago
Dengue patients lie inside a room at the San Lazaro government hospital in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 7, 2019.
6 years ago

Three policemen convicted of murder in deadly Philippines drug war

The convictions are the first rebuke to police since Duterte's election.
6 years ago
Two of three police officers are escorted out of the courtroom after being found guilty and sentenced up to 40 years without parole for the killing of a student, Nov. 29, 2018, in Caloocan city, Philippines.
7 years ago

Erupting volcano in Philippines forces evacuation of thousands of villagers

The Mayon volcano in the Philippines continued to erupt Tuesday evening.
7 years ago
This photo taken from a drone shows a column of ash shooting up from the Mayon volcano as it continues to erupt, seen from the city of Legazpi in Albay province, south of Manila, Jan. 24, 2018.
8 years ago

US Secretary of State offers Philippine President help with war on drugs, if he changes tactics

Tillerson is said to have offered specific resources to help the Philippines.
8 years ago
U.S. State Secretary Rex Tillerson, left, poses with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during the former's courtesy call at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 7, 2017.
8 years ago

Duterte dismisses human rights concerns after meeting Tillerson

Rodrigo Duterte dismissed concerns about his country's human rights record.
8 years ago
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, right, shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prior to their meeting at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Aug. 7, 2017.
8 years ago

Video from Manila resort attack shows gunman setting fire to casino

Video footage from the Manila resort's deadly attack shows the gunman setting fire to the casino, stealing gambling chips, and shooting at security forces in a stairwell.
8 years ago
Manila Police and Resorts World Manila released this image made from security video on June 3, 2017 showing a gunman walking away after setting fire to a gambling table in the Resorts World Manila entertainment and gambling complex, June 2, 2017 in Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines.
8 years ago

VIDEO: Manila casino shows video of the deadly gunman attack
8 years ago

What we know about the Philippine resort attack and how it unfolded

A timeline of the deadly attack at Resorts World Manila and its aftermath.
8 years ago
Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex in suburban Pasay city, Philippines, June 2, 2017.
8 years ago

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Manila attack

Thirty-six died in the attack.
8 years ago
8 years ago

VIDEO: 36 people dead after the attack at a resort in Manila, Philippines
8 years ago

At least 35 dead in Philippine resort attack, suspect has killed himself

Resorts World Manila went on lockdown after the shooting.
8 years ago
Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex in suburban Pasay city southeast of Manila, Philippines, June 2, 2017.
8 years ago

VIDEO: At least 35 dead in Philippine resort attack