World Jun 03 Zelenskyy visits Philippines to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine Zelenskyy arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila late Sunday after speaking over the weekend at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore.
World May 30 Global aid group asks warring forces to respect its neutrality with 24 of its aid workers killed The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has asked state forces and combatants to respect its neutrality and work of delivering urgent humanitarian help to the most destitute in war zones.
World May 08 U.S. and Philippine forces sink mock enemy ship in disputed South China Sea Washington and Beijing have been on a collision course over China’s increasingly assertive actions to defend its vast territorial claims in the South China Sea.
World Apr 29 Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled in-person classes for two days.
World Apr 08 The U.S. Army will hold combat training in the Philippines as maritime tensions rise The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by ensuring adequate supply of ammunition and other needs in difficult conditions in tropical jungles and on scattered islands.
World Feb 13 Millions of Indonesians choose a new president in one of the world’s largest elections Millions of Indonesians are choosing a new president as the world's third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse just over 25 years since emerging from a brutal authoritarian era.
World Feb 02 UN expert says more needs to be done to address human rights abuses in the Philippines A U.N. expert says steps have been taken under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address human rights abuses such as the killings of journalists and rights activists.
World Jan 29 Former Philippine president accuses successor of plotting to expand power Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who was notorious for a harsh anti-drug crackdown that left thousands of mostly poor suspects dead during his presidency, offered no evidence for his claims.
World Dec 10 Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for 2nd day The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said.
World Dec 03 Bombing at Sunday Mass in Philippines kills 4, president blames foreign militants The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on…