Philippines

Three former Philippine police officers and six others have been charged with kidnapping after a spate of mysterious disappearances in the country’s massive cockfighting industry, authorities said on Friday, with dozens of victims feared…

Seventeen civic groups in the Philippines agreed Monday to form a network to eradicate statelessness of people in the country, including war-displaced Filipino-Japanese descendants, by 2024. The Civil Society Network on Statelessness aims…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr defended the multibillion-peso sovereign wealth fund that his allies are pushing in Congress, saying the controversial Bill would bring in “needed” investments to the country. Marcos, on a flight to…

Two Japanese fighter planes landed in the Philippines on Tuesday for the first time since World War II, as part of cooperation between Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and the Philippine Air Force. The two F-15 fighter jets arrived at Clark…

The bodies of 70 inmates from the Philippines’ largest prison were laid to rest Friday in a mass burial, weeks after their decomposing remains were discovered in a Manila funeral home. They were among 176 corpses found by police during an…

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated the newly sworn-in Malaysian premier Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday. “Your premiership comes amidst significant challenges in our regional and global environment. As close neighbours…

On board one of the Philippines’ biggest vessels patrolling the disputed South China Sea, United States Vice-President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced that Washington is allotting US$7.5 million to boost the capabilities of Manila’s…

The United States will open talks on a deal for the Philippines to build nuclear power plants with American technology, US Vice-President Kamala Harris has announced. Harris is set to meet Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and…

The Philippine economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, boosting the case for the central bank to tighten monetary policy further to contain inflation amid a sustained demand recovery. Gross domestic product rose 7.6 percent…

Debris likely from a Chinese rocket has been retrieved off the Philippines for a second time this year, its authorities said Wednesday, fueling criticism that China is not taking sufficient steps to reduce the risk of accidents. China said…