The Latest Breaking News from Philippines

'Money talks' at detention center holding 'Luffy' in Philippines

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.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 30, 2023

Soaring prices and smuggling: The Philippines are in an ‘onion crisis’

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…

France 24 · Jan 29, 2023

Tokyo, Manila mull holding summit in Feb.

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

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 29, 2023

Philippines: Unapproved probe into killings unacceptable

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.”

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

ICC to resume investigation into Philippines’s deadly drug war

Manila had argued it was conducting its own investigation into deaths under the controversial policy.

Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2023

ICC judges reopen probe into Philippines' 'war on drugs'

International Criminal Court judges have cleared the way for the court’s prosecution office to resume its investigation into the so-called war on drugs in the Philippines

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Philippines defiant, says won't cooperate with ICC investigation

The International Criminal Court's decision to allow a probe into the Philippines' drugs war to resume is an "irritant", the country's justice secretary said on Friday, maintaining the ICC has no jurisdiction over the country's affairs.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2023

Mastermind of robbery ring believed to be in R.P.

The suspected mastermind behind a string of robberies across Japan is believed to be in the Philippines, according to an investigative source.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 26, 2023

Son of prominent rabbi tragically drowns while on honeymoon in the Philippines

Benedict Hayyim Anidjar Romain died on Sunday after the 'weather turned' quickly and he was caught in a riptide in Philippines while on his honeymoon with wife Stella

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

Philippines shakes off inflation for best growth since 1976

The Philippines weathered the fastest inflation and highest policy rate in 14 years to deliver one of Asia’s strongest expansions, shoring up the economy by the most in decades amid a bleak global outlook.

Bangkok Post · Jan 26, 2023