Sep 05 Watch 6:01 What 3 generations of a Filipino family prove about poverty and migration For some families, ensuring economic stability requires a wrenching choice: to leave children behind and find work abroad. Author Jason DeParle has written a book, “A Good Provider is One Who Leaves,” that traces three generations of a single Filipino… Continue watching
Jul 27 8 dead, 60 hurt as quakes shake northern Philippine isles By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least eight people, injuring about 60 and damaging ancestral houses famous among tourists. Continue reading
Jul 18 Thousands of Philippine police punished for their role in deadly drug raids By Jim Gomez, Associated Press A total of 2,367 police officers have been fired, 4,100 suspended while the rest were reprimanded, demoted, had their salaries forfeited or deprived of certain privileges. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Pompeo warns Russia over election interference In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Russia over its interference in U.S. elections. Meeting in Sochi with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who again denied meddling in 2016, Pompeo called such intrusion “unacceptable.” Also, Florida's governor… Continue watching
May 13 Filipinos cast vote in elections crucial to Duterte By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The midterm elections are a showdown between President Rodrigo Duterte's allies and opposition candidates fighting for checks and balances of the leader. Continue reading
Apr 14 Philippines: US DNA tests confirm death of IS-linked leader By Jim Gomez, Associated Press U.S. DNA tests have confirmed the death of a Muslim militant commander who helped lead the 2017 siege of a city in the southern Philippines and was considered a key leader of the Islamic State group in the region, officials… Continue reading
Jan 27 20 dead as bombs target Sunday Mass in Philippine cathedral By Associated Press Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111 others during a Sunday Mass, officials said. Continue reading
Dec 29 Tsunami alert lifted after undersea quake off Philippines By Jim Gomez, Associated Press A powerful undersea earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Saturday, prompting people to scramble out of shopping malls and buildings and authorities to warn villagers to stay away from beaches in case of a tsunami. Continue reading
Dec 11 4 journalists and a newspaper are Time’s Person of the Year By Associated Press The group, which Time calls the "guardians," includes slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed two months ago when he visited Saudi Arabia's consulate in Turkey for paperwork so he could get married. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 3:55 News Wrap: Typhoon Mangkhut death toll grows In our news wrap Monday, a powerful typhoon that left dozens in the Philippines dead has now weakened to a tropical storm over southern China. Also, multiple Taliban attacks in Afghanistan overnight killed at least 27 members of the security… Continue watching