The Latest Breaking News from Philippines

Stephen Kerry-Jones was visiting his partner in the Philippines when he died from multi-organ failure

MANILA -- The Philippine Justice Department has said it wants to "immediately take the necessary steps" to extradite four Japanese men suspected of involvement in a series of robberies across Japan, according to the Japanese Embassy in Manila.

Passing comment violated country’s strict ‘bomb joke law’, aka the Anti-Threat Jokes Act of 2014

The defense chiefs of the United States and South Korea vowed on Tuesday to expand military drills and boost nuclear deterrence planning to counter North Korea's weapons development and prevent a war. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Seoul for talks as Washington seeks to reassure a key Asian…

MANILA -- The "Luffy" figure suspected of overseeing a string of robberies nationwide allegedly controlled the operation in Japan while being detained at an immigration facility in the Philippines.

Onions now cost more than meat in the Philippines. As the country hits near-unprecedented levels of inflation sparked by natural disasters and a global fuel crisis, the pantry staple is in high demand at even higher prices. Since December 2022, people have been posting prices of onions online and even…

Japan and the Philippines are making arrangements for a summit to be held in Tokyo early February, according to sources.

Four Japanese men suspected of being linked to a series of robberies in Japan are being held at a Philippine immigration detention center in suburban Manila, according to investigative sources.

Supporters say a revival of the project would ease the country’s reliance on coal and prop up its renewables sector. But, detractors tell Rebecca Tan, decades-old safety risks remain

Ten Filipino men who worked for a major offshore oil industry employer under federally granted visas claim in a federal lawsuit they were treated like prisoners at a company bunkhouse and that some of them were abandoned there when Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in August 2021

The Philippine justice secretary says any investigation violating the country’s sovereignty by the International Criminal Court into the widespread killings of suspects during an anti-drug crackdown under former President Rodrigo Duterte would be “totally unacceptable.”