The Latest Breaking News from Philippines

Manila (AFP) - Philippine election candidates will hit the hustings Tuesday for the official start of campaigning, with the son and namesake of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos leading the presidential race as he seeks the ultimate revival of the family brand.

Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao vowed on Friday that if elected Philippines president he would strengthen efforts to recover billions of dollars of wealth missing since the fall of the Marcos dictatorship, as part his anti-graft platform.

The Philippine Congress approved a bill allowing full foreign ownership of telecommunications and railways services, opening up one of the world’s most restrictive economies.

The Philippines goes up against Korea

Manila (AFP) - The United Nations has increased its fundraising target for victims of Typhoon Rai to $169 million as the Philippines struggles to recover from the devastating storm, the organisation's resident coordinator said Wednesday.

The easing of rules will mainly benefit those who have been fully vaccinated, or have their booster shot

SET-listed clean power generation firm Super Energy Corporation Plc (Super) has sold its 49% share in Solar NT Holdings (Solar NT), which operates nine solar farms in Vietnam, to Ayala Group, the largest business conglomerate in the Philippines, in a move to form strategic partnership in clean energy projects.

The Manila mayor vying for the Philippines presidency on Monday promised zero tolerance of Chinese maritime aggression and said he would not hesitate to push Beijing to abide by international law if he triumphs in this year's election.

The country’s tourism secretary hopes the move will revive the flagging travel industry