Philipphines

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos on Wednesday to show solidarity with Muslims as the Catholic-majority Southeast Asian nation observed Eid Al-Adha. Muslims constitute roughly 5 percent of the nearly 110 million…

The Philippines’ most active volcano was gently spewing lava down its slopes Monday, alerting tens of thousands of people they may have to quickly flee a violent and life-threatening explosion. More than 12,600 people have left the…

More than 14,000 people living within the danger zone of a restive volcano in the central Philippines will be evacuated by Sunday as officials brace for the possibility of a major eruption within days or weeks. The Mayon volcano in Albay…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Wednesday his administration would foster stronger ties with countries that host overseas Filipinos to ensure their safety and welfare. Nearly 2 million migrant workers are key…

Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years. The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican…

Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rain and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines. The storm was moving slowly toward southern Japan. With waves…

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr would be "welcome" to the United States given his diplomatic immunity as a head of state, a top Washington diplomat pointed out on Thursday (June 9). "The fact is, when you're a head of state, you have…

The Philippines is protesting the return of more than 100 Chinese vessels on April 4 that operated illegally within the Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef and the waters around it. This comes barely a year after Manila filed a diplomatic…

The Philippines’ health ministry on Thursday confirmed 9 new coronavirus deaths, in addition to 443 new infections. The ministry said total confirmed infections have increased to 24,175 while deaths have reached 1,036.