The Latest Breaking News from Philippines

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr made it clear Thursday the additional military bases in his country that he recently granted the United States access to will not be used to target China or any other country.

The Philippine government plans to phase out traditional public jeepneys, the iconic Filipino version of a minibus that originated from American military jeeps from World War II. Workers say it’s killing the only jobs they know that could support them and their families.

The United States and the Philippines have agreed on new guidelines for their 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, following multiple requests by Manila to make clear the conditions under which Washington would come to its defence.

The United States has laid out in clear terms the extent of its defence treaty commitments to the Philippines, issuing new guidelines that refer specifically to attacks in the South China Sea, including on its coast guard.

Rising Covid-19 cases are threatening to overstrain Malaysia’s crowded hospitals and the Philippines has reopened its coronavirus treatment wards amid a surge in Southeast Asia, underscoring the need for governments to adjust to the disease’s ebb and flow in a world now living with the virus.

Philippine investigative journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa warns how disinformation campaigns are eroding democracy at home — and globally.

The United States stands with treaty ally the Philippines in the face of harassment by China's coast guard in the South China Sea and remains deeply concerned about "intimidation" by Beijing, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

Investments in Bristol and Santo Tomas in the Philippines will be worth £100m and £166m respectively

The Philippines, Japan, Australia and South Korea could all be key players.

When two Philippine coast guard vessels set out to patrol the volatile South China Sea recently, they had to face more than China’s growing territorial ambitions

Saudi Arabia, under the directives of its leadership, continues to make efforts to evacuate its citizens and nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from Sudan. On Monday's evening, 41 Saudi citizens and 171 individuals of various nationalities arrived at the H M S "Abha" ship, including citizens from Afghanistan, the…