ThePhilippineauthoritiesraisedthealertlevelfortheMayonvolcanofromlevelthreetolevelfouronMonday,meaningthata"hazardouseruptionisimminent."Underalertlevelfour,the
PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertewillasktheCongressforaone-yearextensionofmartiallawinthesouthernPhilippineMindanaoisland,hisallyintheHouseofRepresentativessaid
ByAPDWriterWangPengPhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterte’svisittoJapanhasaccomplishedsuccessfully.Duringthevisit,JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeheldtalkswithhiminTok
ThePhilippineNationalPolice(PNP)chiefsaidonThursdaythathehasorderedthepolicetostayoutoftheanti-drugcampaignafterPhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertedesignatedthePh
ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaManila,Sept.29(APD)–TransportationSecretaryArthurTugadesaidtheten-dayultimatumsetbyPresidentRodrigoDuterteforPhilippineAirLinestosettleits
ThePhilippineshaslashedoutatagroupofmostlyEuropeancountriesovertheirrenewedcriticismofitshumanrightsrecord,tellingthemtorespectManila'sdomesticprocesses,agovern
SomeIslamicState-linkedmilitantsbesiegingthesouthernPhilippinescityofMarawihavesent“feelers”theyarepreparedtosurrenderafterthreeandahalfmonthsoffighting,themili
ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaCLARKFREEPORT,ANGELESCITY,August10(APD)–Filipinoshopingtoprovidebetterlivesfortheirfamiliesbyworkingabroadshouldengagerecruitmentagencieso
ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,August10(APD)–SocioeconomicPlanningSecretaryErnestoM.PerniasaidheexpectsPhilippinetradetorecoverduetoglobaleconomicrecoveryduringth
APhilippinemayorlinkedtoillegaldrugswaskilledalongwithatleast11othersinapoliceraidonSunday.ReynaldoParojinog,MayorofOzamizCity,andhiswifediedduringtheraidonhish
TheremaybenobetterexampleoftheChinesediplomaticsaying"Harmonybenefitsboth,whileconfrontationhurts"thantheChina-Philippinesrelationship.Justayearago,whenBenignoA
The Philippines expressed on Friday its welcome to Australia's offer to send its intelligence-gathering planes to help the country crush the militants allied with the Islamic State (IS) in the southern Philippine city of Marawi.
Southeast Asia's jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria now have a different battle closer to home in the southern Philippines. It's a scenario raising significant alarm in Washington.
ThebattleforthesouthernPhilippinecityofMarawihasentereditsthirdweekasgovernmenttroopscontinuetoclashwiththeMauteandAbuSayyafIslamicgroups.PhilippinePresidentRod
The Philippine military has been dropping bombs on the southern city of Marawi, parts of which are occupied by Islamic militants. Authorities say they have made gains in the battle, but still have not completely retaken the entire city.
ThePhilippinemilitaryhasbeendroppingbombsonthesoutherncityofMarawi,partsofwhichareoccupiedbyIslamicmilitants.Authoritiessaytheyhavemadegainsinthebattle,butstill
ByAPDwriterWangPeng“Idon'twantwarinMindanaodespiteattacks.”--PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterteafterhistriumphofcampaignJusthalfayearlater,Duterte’s“prophecy”has