Philippine

US considering seeking access to more Philippine bases, admiral says

After earlier this year accusing Washington of "stoking the fire" when the Philippines increased the number of bases the US military could use to nine, China is sure to react adversely

Fashion Faux Pas: Philippine actress accused of 'grave robbery' for wearing ancestral gold jewellery

Beauty Gonzalez wore a nude-coloured corseted gown and accessorised her look with a gold necklace and matching earrings that were reportedly from the ancient cities of Butuan and Surigao

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Philippine President Marcos, hails strong alliance

Blinken's meeting with Marcos came after China began a series of massive military drills around Taiwan, which the US and other Western partners have condemned

Smile or be fined six months' salary, Philippine mayor orders employees

Aristotle Aguirre introduced the ‘smile policy’ this month after receiving complaints from locals, mostly coconut growers and fishermen, about the unfriendly treatment they received from town hall staff when they went to pay their taxes or seek aid

At least 31 dead, 50 rescued after Philippine military plane with 92 onboard crashes in Sulu province

The C-130 aircraft crashed after missing the runway shortly before noon on Sunday in Bangkal village of the mountainous town of Patikul in Sulu province

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa faces upto six years in jail as questions emerge about freedom of media in Philippines

Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose website Rappler has put President Rodrigo Duterte under tough scrutiny, was convicted of libel on Monday and faces up to six years in jail, in a ruling widely seen as a blow to media freedom.

Lava erupts from Taal volcano in Philippines, tens of thousands of people evacuate their villages

The last time the volcano’s eruption has a disastrous effect was in 1965, when more than 200 people were killed.

Philippine’s Taal volcano spews lava, ash for third consecutive day; over 30,000 evacuated from Batangas, Cavite provinces

A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava, ash and steam and trembled constantly Tuesday on the third day of an eruption that could portend a much bigger and dangerous eruption, officials warned as tens of thousands of people fled ash-blanketed villages

Unhappy returns: Imelda Marcos' 90th birthday bash ruined as 261 hospitalised with suspected food poisioning

Imelda Marcos, the widow of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was not affected, radio station DWIZ quoted her chief of staff as saying

Malaysia to send 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to countries of origin; identifies 14 nations, including US, as perpetrators

Malaysia will send as much as 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to the countries it came from, the environment minister said on Tuesday, the latest Asian country to reject rich countries’ rubbish