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Philippines Flooding Displaces Thousands As New Storm Threatens

Heavy flooding inundated the Philippines' capital on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and schools and government offices to shut, while a fresh storm brewed off the coast.

International Business Times

Search For Missing Cockfighters Begins At Philippine Lake

Search teams arrived Thursday at a lake south of the Philippine capital Manila to look for dozens of cockfighters allegedly murdered by rogue police, the Department of Justice said.

International Business Times

Philippines Asks Japan's Help Searching Lake For Missing Cockfighters

The Philippines' justice secretary said Friday he has asked for Japan's technical assistance to help the search for dozens of cockfighting participants allegedly killed by rogue police and dumped in a lake south of Manila.

International Business Times

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Winged Intruders: Why Flying Ants Take Over London—and Moths Haunt Manila's Monsoons

Every summer in London, millions of winged ants emerge in a synchronized spectacle known as "Flying Ant Day"—a brief frenzy that disrupts cricket matches, startles commuters, and sends picnickers into a flurry of flailing arms.

International Business Times UK

Sam Frank Says Vitaly Zdorovetskiy 'Won't Make It Out' of Manila Prison — Who Is She and Why Did He Sue Her in 2024?

Sam Frank spat on YouTuber Vitaly during a livestream, prompting him to file a police report and pursue charges.

International Business Times UK

Vitaly Zdorovetskiy News : 7 Clips That Show the YouTuber's Obnoxious Behaviour in Manila Before Arrest

Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, known for daring stunts, is now in a secure Philippine prison facing multiple charges for his recent disruptive behaviour. Here are some clips that help illustrate why he's behind bars.

International Business Times UK

Rampage Jackson Warns Adin Ross That YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy 'Might Die' in Filipino Jail

MMA legend Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson warns Vitaly's life may be in danger at notorious Bicutan detention centre Influencer's arrest in Manila sparks diplomatic tensions and reignites debate over prank culture and social media accountability

International Business Times UK

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This Yamaha Scooter Bagged a Red Dot Award For Product Design

Scooters don’t always get the credit they deserve. They’re not flashy, loud, or built for bragging rights. But when it comes to surviving the daily grind—city traffic, fuel prices, tight parking—they’re pretty much unbeatable. In places like Manila, Bangkok, Tokyo, and all over Europe, scooters are the lifeblood of the…

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Five reasons why previous non-European papal candidates have fallen short

A Filipino or Congolese pope would signal that Catholicism’s demographic heart now beats in Manila and Kinshasa, rather than Milan and Cologne

The Independent UK

Prayers, Pride In Philippine Papal Contender's Hometown

Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle may be one of the favourites to be named the next pope, but a Catholic Sister who has known him for half a century says she will never pray for it to happen.

International Business Times

Who is Cardinal Tagle? The youthful 67-year-old tipped as a favourite to be the next Pope

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle likes to be called by his nickname ‘Chito’

The Independent UK

Who is Luis Antonio Tagle? The Philippine cardinal and ‘karaoke priest’ in the running for pope

Tagle is considered progressive and humble, but has faced some criticism for his response to the drug war and sexual abuse in the church

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 4, among two dead after vehicle crashes into Manila airport entrance

Other people were injured in the incident and the driver of the vehicle was in police custody

The Independent UK

Watchdog Accuses Papal Contenders Of Ignoring Sex Abuse

As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, campaigners warned Friday that neither of the frontrunners, Pietro Parolin nor Luis Antonio Tagle, would protect children and stamp out clerical sex abuse.

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Trump's tariffs overshadow marches across Asia as world marks Labour Day

While workers in Asia also marched for better pay and conditions, the US president's new tariff regime and the effect it will have on jobs overshadowed rallies in several countries.

The Independent UK

Philippines signs military pact with New Zealand to widen alliances while facing an assertive China

The Philippines has signed a military pact with New Zealand, allowing their forces to hold joint exercises as Manila continues to build security alliances as it faces an increasingly aggressive China in the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK

One of these cardinals could become the new pope

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.”

Al Jazeera

Japan, Philippines pledge to deepen security ties amid China tensions

Japan’s Ishiba and Philippines’s Marcos meet in Manila as nations confront China’s assertiveness in South China Sea.

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International Business Times

Japan, Philippines Leaders Vow To Deepen Security Ties

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines pledged in Manila on Tuesday to deepen security ties, including increased intelligence sharing, as they grapple with territorial disputes with China.

International Business Times

China, Philippines Trade Barbs Over Disputed Reef

China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of seeking to "intimidate and harass" with a state media report that suggested the area had been seized.

Al Jazeera

Manila denies China ‘dealt with’ Philippine mission to disputed reef

Philippine officials say a mission visited Sandy Cay Reef in disputed South China Sea and unfurled the national flag.

The Guardian - AU

China and Philippines display competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbank

Beijing and Manila accuse each other of illegal activities around Sandy Cay near the Spratly Isles, as joint US-Filipino military drills get under way in region

International Business Times

Philippines, US Test Air Defences As China Seizes Reef

Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines Sunday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defence drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila.

International Business Times

'Shared Loss': Filipino Catholics Bid Pope Francis Farewell

Filipino faithful prayed the rosary inside a Manila church on Saturday as the funeral of Pope Francis played overhead on large screens.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis’s death mourned by fans across southeast Asia where he transformed status of Church

Timor-Leste remembers Francis as ‘king’ who always ‘had a smile’

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