The United States has denied Philippine government's request to turn over a U.S. Marine who allegedly murdered a Filipino transgender in October, according to a statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Manila on Tuesday.
The United States on Tuesday pledged full cooperation with the Philippine authorities in the investigation into the killing of a Filipino allegedly by a U.S. Marine.
The Philippine government ordered Wednesday to verify a report that foreign domestic workers, including Filipino household service workers (HSWs), were being put in display and made available for "purchase" at "discounted prices" in some shopping malls in Singapore.
Philippine securities forces were ordered to neutralize the terrorist Abu Sayyaf members responsible for the death of seven soldiers, including a military officer, a senior government official said Sunday.
Around 24 soldiers and firemen were wounded after a powerful explosion rocked the armory of the Philippine Army in the Philippine capital region of Metro Manila on Wednesday morning.
Chinese embassy in Manila urged the Philippines on Wednesday to "take no more provocative action" after 11 Chinese fishermen were seized by Philippine police near Half Moon Shoal of Nansha Islands.
The Philippine government has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to exert maximum efforts in tracking down and bringing to justice the attackers of the Chinese nationals who were reportedly involved in a shooting incident Friday night, a senior government official said Sunday.
The Philippine government expressed its most sorrowful regret and profound sympathy, and extended its most sincere condolences for the pain and suffering of the victims and their families in the bus hostage crisis that happened in Manila in August 2010, according to a joint statement issued by the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Philippine government here on Wednesday.
Investors remained optimistic on the growth of the local economy, sending the Philippine stock market higher on Tuesday.
Philippine provincial court of Batanes has ordered the arrest of eight Philippine Coast Guard ( PCG) personnel who face homicide charges for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in South China Sea in May last year.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said Tuesday that the military deliberately attacked its fighters during an operation against the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippine province of Basilan last Friday.
The Philippine government assured Thursday that concerned agencies are closely monitoring the situation in evacuation centers in Central and Southern Philippines to prevent the alleged cases of prostitution or human trafficking there.
Philippine authorities were coordinating with Malaysian side in exchanging information and in working towards the resolution of the abduction case in Semporna in Malaysia's state of Sabah, according to a Thursday statement from the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
The Philippine government said on Sunday that it won't allow the United States to bring into the country nuclear weapons under a security agreement that will grant U.S. forces access to military bases here.
The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) advised Monday overseas Filipino workers ( OFWs) in Ukraine to stay calm and stay home, and not to make any unnecessary visit or detours to public places where marches or protests are being held.
A soldier was killed following an attack launched by suspected members of the leftist rebel group New People's Army (NPA) in southern Philippines on Thursday, a military official said Friday.
Death toll from Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, breached the 6,000 level, the Philippine disaster reduction agency said Friday.