World Jul 26 Typhoon Doksuri slams into the northern Philippines, leaving at least 2 dead and thousands displaced The typhoon slammed into Fuga Island before dawn and later made landfall in another island off Aparri town in Cagayan province, where more than 15,000 people were evacuated from high-risk coastal villages.
World Jul 14 Blinken meets with top China diplomat in Indonesia amid regional tensions United States officials said Blinken stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and raised unspecified concerns by Washington and its allies over China's actions.
World Jul 12 Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi wants to join talks on crisis, Thail diplomat says Thailand’s top diplomat says he met with ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis in her strife-torn nation.
World Jun 11 Mount Mayon, the Philippines’ most active volcano, spews lava as locals evacuate The Philippines' most active volcano has begun spewing lava in a gentle eruption, putting thousands of people on heightened alert for the possibility of a violent explosion that would force them to suddenly evacuate from their homes, authorities said Monday.
World May 29 Thousands evacuated as Philippines warns of approaching Typhoon Mawar The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 96 mph and gusts of up to 118 mph but is forecast to spare the mountainous region a direct hit.
Politics May 01 WATCH: Biden says U.S. and Philippines are ‘ironclad’ partners amid China tension President Joe Biden reiterated U.S. commitment to the Philippines' security and noted the "deep friendship" of the two nations as he welcomed Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for White House talks.
World Apr 27 Chinese coast guard ship blocks Philippine patrol vessel in new stand-off A Chinese coast guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel steaming into a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing a frightening near-collision in the latest act of Beijing's aggression in the strategic waterway.
World Apr 12 China warns against deepening security alliance as U.S., Philippines stage combat drills China has warned that a deepening security alliance between the United States and the Philippines should not harm its security and territorial interests and interfere in long-simmering territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Politics Apr 11 WATCH: Blinken and Austin hold briefing after meeting with Filipino counterparts Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin held a news briefing as American and Filipino forces on Tuesday launched their largest combat exercises in decades in the Philippines and its waters across the disputed South China Sea.
World Feb 18 Philippine President Marcos says China laser not enough to activate U.S. defense pact The Philippine president said Saturday the Chinese coast guard’s use of military-grade laser that briefly blinded some of the crew aboard a Philippine patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea was not enough for him to invoke a mutual defense…