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October 7, 2024 at 12:54 PM

Ex-Philippine President Duterte to run as mayor despite his drug killings legacy

Officials in the Philippines say former President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to run for mayor of his southern home city despite his notorious legacy over his brutal anti-drug crackdown that the International Criminal Court is investigating as a pos...
October 7, 2024 at 12:54 PM
FILE -Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a question from reporters at Manila's International Airport, Philippines on, Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
October 7, 2024 at 8:30 AM

Philippines, South Korea deepen security cooperation, elevating ties to partnership

South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, have elevated their ties to a strategic partnership, including broader defense and security cooperation between the two U.S. treaty allies
October 7, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., second right, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, look on as Kim Jong-Uk, second left, Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard, and Ronnie Gil Gavan, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, shake hands during a meeting during a meeting at the Malacanang Palace Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 in Manila, Philippines. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)
September 25, 2024 at 6:46 AM

US missile system will remain in the Philippines despite China's alarm

Two Philippine officials say that American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrance despite China’s expressions of alarm
September 25, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. right, sits inside the cockpit of a replica of a Saab Gripen combat aircraft during the Asian Defense and Security Exhibition on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
2 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.
2 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.
1 year 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.
1 year 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
5 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.
5 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 years ago

Duterte dismisses human rights concerns after meeting Tillerson

Rodrigo Duterte dismissed concerns about his country's human rights record.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 years ago

VIDEO: Manila casino shows video of the deadly gunman attack
7 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.
7 years ago
Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex in suburban Pasay city, Philippines, June 2, 2017.
7 years ago

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Manila attack

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

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

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

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

VIDEO: At least 35 dead in Philippine resort attack